Conserving Hong Kong's wild species through Veterinary Research

Wildlife Health Research

A warm thanks to our supporters and sponsors:Monitoring wild species health is essential in order to protect wildlife and ecosystems

  • Wildlife health, human health, domestic species health and the ecosystem's health are closely interrelated.
  • Conservation Medicine Veterinarians study the parasites, the emerging or re-emerging infectious agents and the environmental contaminants which threaten wild species.
  • By learning more about their diseases and the threats wild species are facing, we can better protect them.
  • Conservation medicine, including non-invasive techniques allow us to monitor wild species' health.

 

Stranded porpoise, Sousa chinensis Hong Kong, Injured barking deer

 

SOME OF OUR RECENT PROJECTS:

  • Marine species strandings and health monitoring (marine mammals)
  • Giant Panda disease investigation manual
  • Capture myopathy in wildlife
  • The role of Wildlife Microbiome
  • One Health and Wildlife
  • Wildlife clinical pathology (blood reference ranges)

 

A warm thanks to our supporters and sponsors:

* Thanks to the team at Zodiac Pet and Exotic Hospital for their logistics support for our projects!

http://zodiacvet.com/

 

Partial funding of our projects is provided from the following organisations:

 

* Marine Ecology Enhancement Fund

 

* Environmental and Conservation Fund

 

 

 

* Ocean Park Conservation Foundation