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This going to be EPIC!! I will be chairing the Scientific Programme Committee for the World Veterinary Association Congress in Cape Town next year (16-19 April) - The wildlife theme will be a major component of the congress, so wildlife vets... BE THERE!! #WVAC2024

In today's episode, Adrian Tordiffe talks to Jairaj Singh and me about the three cheetah deaths at Kuno and the way forward to have cheetahs across India open.spotify.com/episode/6IdX0l…

Demonstrating why predictions only have limited value in conservation biology and why the real proof of the pudding is in the eating. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

'The University of Pretoria’s Veterinary Sciences team has performed South Africa’s first beak transplant on an injured vulture to enable her to feed again.' #VeterinaryScience getaway.co.za/travel/travel-…

As veterinarians, we interfere with nature. I think it is the primary reason we are often at odds with old-school preservationists 🤔. With the move to active wildlife management, vets are becoming an increasingly important part of the team.

Putting some of the challenges with the reintroduction of cheetahs in India into perspective. indiaspend.com/indiaspend-int…

Vincent van der Merwe is in Kuno National Park in India and linking up with the various cheetah monitoring teams. Here the Phinda males (aka The White Walkers) approach a herd of chital (spotted deer) in Kuno.

Vincent van der Merwe visiting Kuno National Park in India. Spending time with the team who are monitoring the free-roaming male coalition from Namibia. #projectcheetah #cheetasinindia

Just had this shared on our wildlife vet group, but I don't know who filmed it or where this happened. Just too amazing not to share 😱. Please message me if you filmed this.

If we are to succeed in our efforts to conserve wildlife in the 21st century, we are going to have to have to take some risks. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/c…

The white-fronted bee-eaters were posing beautifully at Velorenkloof in Mpumalanga this week.

Our latest paper. Well done Kelsey Brown. Reduced Feeding Frequency in Captive-Born Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus): Implications for Behavioural and Physiological Stress and Gastrointestinal Health mdpi.com/2460918 #mdpianimals via Animals

The first paper to be published from my student Kathryn van Boom's PhD study on the effects of dietary glycine supplementation in cheetahs. Well done Dr van Boom! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Great surgery and care from our staff at the Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital to save the life of a very loyal and brave dog . timeslive.co.za/news/south-afr…

Registration for the 39th Annual World Veterinary Association Congress, April 16 to 19, 2024, is now open, with Super Early Registration closing on October 31 and Early Registration open November 1. The theme is "Resilience in the face of adversity". Visit wvac2024.com

"Most of the recorded cheetah were found to be utilising miombo woodland habitats, which adds to a growing body of evidence that woodlands and regions of dense vegetation, rather than just grasslands, are valuable habitats for cheetah." africageographic.com/stories/the-ch…

Tune in to kykNET channel 144 on DStv this Sunday, 19 May 2024 at 20:00 when the Faculty's Prof Gerhard Steenkamp, world famous for his maxillofacial work on wild animals, will feature on the next episode of ‘Bewonder & Bewaar’ with English subtitles, hosted by Bonné de Bod 🆚

Our letter in The Society for Conservation Biology - Spatial ecology of cheetahs in India: Complexities beyond extrapolation from Africa conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Etorphine induces pathophysiology in immobilized white rhinoceros through sympathomimesis that is attenuated by butorphanol academic.oup.com/conphys/articl…

Just saw this figure in one of the recent papers from a Frontiers journal (Cellular and Infectious Microbiology)... Can anyone tell me what a Fatty Patty Acid is? Spot the other problems 🫣