Recent Stories About Animal Health

Zoo and wildlife vets--like everyone else--surf the Web for news related to our work as well, as stories that appeal to our interest and love of nature. Scientists discover new facts about disease states, diagnosis, and treatment on a daily basis.

Part of the job is keeping up with the latest health information about domestic animals and people, as well as wild animals. We surf the Web, maintain a network of colleagues, and attend a scientific meeting or two each year. It turns out that much of what we learn applies to not only to the health of wild animals, but also to healthy ecosystems.

We're looking for stories about endangered species and conservation, advances in medical technology, the latest scientific findings published by our colleagues, relevant health studies in humans and domestic animals, and updates about infectious diseases that can affect all of us.

User-friendly websites for animal health, science, and conservation news

Science Daily offers a searchable database of scientific papers, but is also very user friendly for the non scientist.

The Discovery Channel’s Animal News site is amazingly up to date, plus it’s easy to review the archives and check out missed news.

Reuters AlertNet provides up-to-date international news about humanitarian emergencies, including health.

The website managed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) offers updates about the status of the world's endangered species, IUCN Redlist.

For selected stories, see Vets in the News.