hi everyone my name is bokya I’m the senior vet at Wellington Zoo and I’m
senior vet at Wellington Zoo and I’m
senior vet at Wellington Zoo and I’m really excited to be
really excited to be
really excited to be this evening with you guys so I came to
this evening with you guys so I came to
this evening with you guys so I came to vintner E science because my passion has
vintner E science because my passion has
vintner E science because my passion has always always been working with animals
always always been working with animals
always always been working with animals wildlife and conservation I think my
wildlife and conservation I think my
wildlife and conservation I think my parents knew pretty early on that I was
parents knew pretty early on that I was
parents knew pretty early on that I was going to go in that direction because
going to go in that direction because
going to go in that direction because there’s a small child that would
there’s a small child that would
there’s a small child that would sometimes be late to school because I’d
sometimes be late to school because I’d
sometimes be late to school because I’d be busy saving worms out of rain puddles
be busy saving worms out of rain puddles
be busy saving worms out of rain puddles on rainy days as a teenager I brought
on rainy days as a teenager I brought
on rainy days as a teenager I brought home a series of unusual animals that
home a series of unusual animals that
home a series of unusual animals that needed rearing and rehabilitating and
needed rearing and rehabilitating and
needed rearing and rehabilitating and almost half the photos throughout my
almost half the photos throughout my
almost half the photos throughout my childhood have me holding an animal of
childhood have me holding an animal of
childhood have me holding an animal of some kind so as my mum would say there
some kind so as my mum would say there
some kind so as my mum would say there was never a dull moment so I went
was never a dull moment so I went
was never a dull moment so I went through vet school self-proclaimed bird
through vet school self-proclaimed bird
through vet school self-proclaimed bird nerd and wildlife enthusiast and I
nerd and wildlife enthusiast and I
nerd and wildlife enthusiast and I graduated with a B VSC with distinction
graduated with a B VSC with distinction
graduated with a B VSC with distinction I was really keen to get into the
I was really keen to get into the
I was really keen to get into the wildlife and conservation field so after
wildlife and conservation field so after
wildlife and conservation field so after two years in private practice I did a
two years in private practice I did a
two years in private practice I did a residency in avian wildlife in zoo
residency in avian wildlife in zoo
residency in avian wildlife in zoo animal health and it was this residency
animal health and it was this residency
animal health and it was this residency that made me realize both how much I
that made me realize both how much I
that made me realize both how much I loved New Zealand wildlife how
loved New Zealand wildlife how
loved New Zealand wildlife how incredible our wildlife is and also how
incredible our wildlife is and also how
incredible our wildlife is and also how a lot of our species are in a lot of
a lot of our species are in a lot of
a lot of our species are in a lot of trouble and need all the help they can
trouble and need all the help they can
trouble and need all the help they can get so today I’d like to introduce you
get so today I’d like to introduce you
get so today I’d like to introduce you to the kind of conservation work and the
to the kind of conservation work and the
to the kind of conservation work and the kind of scientific discoveries that can
kind of scientific discoveries that can
kind of scientific discoveries that can be achieved through a veterinary
be achieved through a veterinary
be achieved through a veterinary Wildlife Hospital like ours the mystic
Wildlife Hospital like ours the mystic
Wildlife Hospital like ours the mystic Kohanga was opened in 2009 and as
Kohanga was opened in 2009 and as
Kohanga was opened in 2009 and as wellington zoo’s animal hospital and a
wellington zoo’s animal hospital and a
wellington zoo’s animal hospital and a real conservation hub it provides
real conservation hub it provides
real conservation hub it provides victory care for all the animals living
victory care for all the animals living
victory care for all the animals living in the zoo and also for injured wildlife
in the zoo and also for injured wildlife
in the zoo and also for injured wildlife that gets brought in an important
that gets brought in an important
that gets brought in an important feature is that all the work that we do
feature is that all the work that we do
feature is that all the work that we do is on display so our zoos visitors
is on display so our zoos visitors
is on display so our zoos visitors through large viewing windows and our
through large viewing windows and our
through large viewing windows and our staff are miked up whenever we’re
staff are miked up whenever we’re
staff are miked up whenever we’re working so if I’m working with a patient
working so if I’m working with a patient
working so if I’m working with a patient I can talk to our visitors about what it
I can talk to our visitors about what it
I can talk to our visitors about what it is that we’re doing and they can ask me
is that we’re doing and they can ask me
is that we’re doing and they can ask me whatever questions they need about
whatever questions they need about
whatever questions they need about what’s wrong with the patient what we’re
what’s wrong with the patient what we’re
what’s wrong with the patient what we’re doing or what we do at our Hospital in
doing or what we do at our Hospital in
doing or what we do at our Hospital in general our wildlife patients come from
general our wildlife patients come from
general our wildlife patients come from Wellington and they come from further
Wellington and they come from further
Wellington and they come from further afield around New Zealand they arrive
afield around New Zealand they arrive
afield around New Zealand they arrive injured or unwell and we treat them so
injured or unwell and we treat them so
injured or unwell and we treat them so that they treat them and rehabilitate
that they treat them and rehabilitate
that they treat them and rehabilitate them so that they can be returned back
them so that they can be returned back
them so that they can be returned back into the wild we treat four to five
into the wild we treat four to five
into the wild we treat four to five hundred patients every year so that
hundred patients every year so that
hundred patients every year so that keeps us busy and we treat a real range
keeps us busy and we treat a real range
keeps us busy and we treat a real range of species so everything from penguins
of species so everything from penguins
of species so everything from penguins to parrots
to parrots
to parrots from our tiny latest inks and geckos
from our tiny latest inks and geckos
from our tiny latest inks and geckos into atera to our Kiwi and from species
into atera to our Kiwi and from species
into atera to our Kiwi and from species that are in decline two species that are
that are in decline two species that are
that are in decline two species that are highly endangered so you can imagine
highly endangered so you can imagine
highly endangered so you can imagine with that number of wildlife patients
with that number of wildlife patients
with that number of wildlife patients coming into our hospital but a huge
coming into our hospital but a huge
coming into our hospital but a huge amount of data comes and with them and
amount of data comes and with them and
amount of data comes and with them and this is the first important way in which
this is the first important way in which
this is the first important way in which we can perform conservation work through
we can perform conservation work through
we can perform conservation work through our hospital so this data comes in the
our hospital so this data comes in the
our hospital so this data comes in the form of blood test results x-ray images
form of blood test results x-ray images
form of blood test results x-ray images so radiographs of our patients and other
so radiographs of our patients and other
so radiographs of our patients and other diagnostic results from Diagnostics that
diagnostic results from Diagnostics that
diagnostic results from Diagnostics that we might perform it comes in the form of
we might perform it comes in the form of
we might perform it comes in the form of what diseases or injuries these patients
what diseases or injuries these patients
what diseases or injuries these patients are diagnosed with where they’ve come
are diagnosed with where they’ve come
are diagnosed with where they’ve come from what time of year it is and how
from what time of year it is and how
from what time of year it is and how they respond to our treatments this is
they respond to our treatments this is
they respond to our treatments this is this is an important opportunity to
this is an important opportunity to
this is an important opportunity to learn from all this data because for a
learn from all this data because for a
learn from all this data because for a lot of our wildlife patients for a lot
lot of our wildlife patients for a lot
lot of our wildlife patients for a lot of our species not everything is yet
of our species not everything is yet
of our species not everything is yet known about them there are huge huge
known about them there are huge huge
known about them there are huge huge gaps and even some very basic knowledge
gaps and even some very basic knowledge
gaps and even some very basic knowledge around their anatomy physiology and
around their anatomy physiology and
around their anatomy physiology and pharmacokinetics so how drugs work and
pharmacokinetics so how drugs work and
pharmacokinetics so how drugs work and other different different other fields
other different different other fields
other different different other fields as well so sorry so there’s this mess of
as well so sorry so there’s this mess of
as well so sorry so there’s this mess of gifts in our knowledge so if you compare
gifts in our knowledge so if you compare
gifts in our knowledge so if you compare this to human medicine or medicine of
this to human medicine or medicine of
this to human medicine or medicine of veterinary medicine of domestic animals
veterinary medicine of domestic animals
veterinary medicine of domestic animals when we’re working with wildlife we work
when we’re working with wildlife we work
when we’re working with wildlife we work with more unknowns we often have to
with more unknowns we often have to
with more unknowns we often have to apply treatments or Diagnostics very
apply treatments or Diagnostics very
apply treatments or Diagnostics very very carefully and sometimes we have to
very carefully and sometimes we have to
very carefully and sometimes we have to extrapolate from closely related species
extrapolate from closely related species
extrapolate from closely related species and all of these all of these approaches
and all of these all of these approaches
and all of these all of these approaches have have a degree of inaccuracy with
have have a degree of inaccuracy with
have have a degree of inaccuracy with them so an important scientific venture
them so an important scientific venture
them so an important scientific venture for a wildlife hospital like ours is to
for a wildlife hospital like ours is to
for a wildlife hospital like ours is to collect all that data coming in record
collect all that data coming in record
collect all that data coming in record it analyze it and share it so that we
it analyze it and share it so that we
it analyze it and share it so that we can keep growing a basic knowledge of
can keep growing a basic knowledge of
can keep growing a basic knowledge of wildlife medicine for our own native
wildlife medicine for our own native
wildlife medicine for our own native species so an example of this would be
species so an example of this would be
species so an example of this would be if 50 years ago you took an x-ray
if 50 years ago you took an x-ray
if 50 years ago you took an x-ray picture of a Kiwi estat Kiwi that came
picture of a Kiwi estat Kiwi that came
picture of a Kiwi estat Kiwi that came in if there was something really obvious
in if there was something really obvious
in if there was something really obvious like a broken leg you just fought that
like a broken leg you just fought that
like a broken leg you just fought that pretty quickly but for some of the more
pretty quickly but for some of the more
pretty quickly but for some of the more subtle changes you’d have nothing to
subtle changes you’d have nothing to
subtle changes you’d have nothing to refer back to like you would for if you
refer back to like you would for if you
refer back to like you would for if you took a dog or a cat there’d be a big
took a dog or a cat there’d be a big
took a dog or a cat there’d be a big atlas
atlas
atlas to compare it to but 50 years ago for
to compare it to but 50 years ago for
to compare it to but 50 years ago for our Kiwi they’d be almost nothing to
our Kiwi they’d be almost nothing to
our Kiwi they’d be almost nothing to refer to so after decades and in the
refer to so after decades and in the
refer to so after decades and in the past few years a lot of Wildlife
past few years a lot of Wildlife
past few years a lot of Wildlife hospitals around the country have
hospitals around the country have
hospitals around the country have accumulated large banks of normal x-rays
accumulated large banks of normal x-rays
accumulated large banks of normal x-rays of our Kiwi as if we so now when a Kiwi
of our Kiwi as if we so now when a Kiwi
of our Kiwi as if we so now when a Kiwi comes in you can just look back through
comes in you can just look back through
comes in you can just look back through other x-ray images and that tiny little
other x-ray images and that tiny little
other x-ray images and that tiny little double that you’re wondering is that
double that you’re wondering is that
double that you’re wondering is that normal or is it not you can say yep
normal or is it not you can say yep
normal or is it not you can say yep that’s prisons and all that other Kiwis
that’s prisons and all that other Kiwis
that’s prisons and all that other Kiwis nothing to worry about so that’s helpful
nothing to worry about so that’s helpful
nothing to worry about so that’s helpful it’s also important I think to let
it’s also important I think to let
it’s also important I think to let people know that there are these gaps in
people know that there are these gaps in
people know that there are these gaps in our knowledge in our native wildlife
our knowledge in our native wildlife
our knowledge in our native wildlife medicine so that we can inspire other
medicine so that we can inspire other
medicine so that we can inspire other people to our exciting field so I was in
people to our exciting field so I was in
people to our exciting field so I was in our laboratory the other day I was
our laboratory the other day I was
our laboratory the other day I was looking at a smear of blood that I’d
looking at a smear of blood that I’d
looking at a smear of blood that I’d taken from one of our wildlife patients
taken from one of our wildlife patients
taken from one of our wildlife patients and there was a small boy he was 5 years
and there was a small boy he was 5 years
and there was a small boy he was 5 years old he was very young and he was asking
old he was very young and he was asking
old he was very young and he was asking these incredible questions like what are
these incredible questions like what are
these incredible questions like what are those cells look like what are they do
those cells look like what are they do
those cells look like what are they do what are their biochemical functions and
what are their biochemical functions and
what are their biochemical functions and I had to say to him
I had to say to him
I had to say to him eventually but I’m really sorry we
eventually but I’m really sorry we
eventually but I’m really sorry we didn’t actually know the answers to
didn’t actually know the answers to
didn’t actually know the answers to these incredible questions of yours so
these incredible questions of yours so
these incredible questions of yours so maybe when you grow up you can look
maybe when you grow up you can look
maybe when you grow up you can look those up and you can tell us so looking
those up and you can tell us so looking
those up and you can tell us so looking forward to seeing his research proposal
forward to seeing his research proposal
forward to seeing his research proposal in 20 years time using our wildlife data
in 20 years time using our wildlife data
in 20 years time using our wildlife data in that way helps us to help individual
in that way helps us to help individual
in that way helps us to help individual wildlife patients we can you also use it
wildlife patients we can you also use it
wildlife patients we can you also use it we can also use it to think bigger to
we can also use it to think bigger to
we can also use it to think bigger to population health and conservation of
population health and conservation of
population health and conservation of whole populations because over years and
whole populations because over years and
whole populations because over years and years of treating individual wildlife
years of treating individual wildlife
years of treating individual wildlife patients patterns start to emerge so
patients patterns start to emerge so
patients patterns start to emerge so which diseases or injuries are common in
which diseases or injuries are common in
which diseases or injuries are common in which species or at certain times of
which species or at certain times of
which species or at certain times of year other diseases or injuries that are
year other diseases or injuries that are
year other diseases or injuries that are associated with wildlife living in an
associated with wildlife living in an
associated with wildlife living in an urban setting and are there diseases
urban setting and are there diseases
urban setting and are there diseases that are changing in frequency
that are changing in frequency
that are changing in frequency increasing are there emerging diseases
increasing are there emerging diseases
increasing are there emerging diseases so for example in the Wellington region
so for example in the Wellington region
so for example in the Wellington region serious injuries as a result of flying
serious injuries as a result of flying
serious injuries as a result of flying into windows or cars are common in our
into windows or cars are common in our
into windows or cars are common in our kiru large endemic wood pigeon injuries
kiru large endemic wood pigeon injuries
kiru large endemic wood pigeon injuries as a result of entanglement in fishing
as a result of entanglement in fishing
as a result of entanglement in fishing debris are common in pyj eggs as certain
debris are common in pyj eggs as certain
debris are common in pyj eggs as certain species of endemic cormorant these guys
species of endemic cormorant these guys
species of endemic cormorant these guys come into the clinic and they have
come into the clinic and they have
come into the clinic and they have fishing line tangled around their wings
fishing line tangled around their wings
fishing line tangled around their wings or legs fishing hooks in their mouths
or legs fishing hooks in their mouths
or legs fishing hooks in their mouths and in their stuff
and in their stuff
and in their stuff they’re horrible conditions which are
they’re horrible conditions which are
they’re horrible conditions which are very frequently fatal beacon bone
very frequently fatal beacon bone
very frequently fatal beacon bone deformities are common in very young
deformities are common in very young
deformities are common in very young North Island khakha are endemic forest
North Island khakha are endemic forest
North Island khakha are endemic forest parrot as they’re growing in the nest
parrot as they’re growing in the nest
parrot as they’re growing in the nest and that’s probably the result of being
and that’s probably the result of being
and that’s probably the result of being fed an unbalanced diet while they’re
fed an unbalanced diet while they’re
fed an unbalanced diet while they’re growing in the nest so you can very
growing in the nest so you can very
growing in the nest so you can very quickly see patterns like this can help
quickly see patterns like this can help
quickly see patterns like this can help us to advise on the health of a
us to advise on the health of a
us to advise on the health of a population or identified disease risks
population or identified disease risks
population or identified disease risks or injury risks that are affecting a
or injury risks that are affecting a
or injury risks that are affecting a population sharing this data with the
population sharing this data with the
population sharing this data with the Department of Conservation might lead to
Department of Conservation might lead to
Department of Conservation might lead to changes in conservation management or
changes in conservation management or
changes in conservation management or species planning and sharing it with the
species planning and sharing it with the
species planning and sharing it with the City Council might result in changes in
City Council might result in changes in
City Council might result in changes in City Planning and very frequently I have
City Planning and very frequently I have
City Planning and very frequently I have our visitors to the zoo asking me it’s
our visitors to the zoo asking me it’s
our visitors to the zoo asking me it’s horrible to see this patient so unwell
horrible to see this patient so unwell
horrible to see this patient so unwell what can I do to help and we can use our
what can I do to help and we can use our
what can I do to help and we can use our population data to advise individuals
population data to advise individuals
population data to advise individuals and small changes that they can make in
and small changes that they can make in
and small changes that they can make in their everyday life that will help our
their everyday life that will help our
their everyday life that will help our wild populations in the Wellington
wild populations in the Wellington
wild populations in the Wellington region and further afield so clean up
region and further afield so clean up
region and further afield so clean up fishing tackle that you use or find to
fishing tackle that you use or find to
fishing tackle that you use or find to help our pied shakes look at the window
help our pied shakes look at the window
help our pied shakes look at the window visibility and layout of your homes to
visibility and layout of your homes to
visibility and layout of your homes to help our Keira roof and don’t feed
help our Keira roof and don’t feed
help our Keira roof and don’t feed Parker human foods so that they feed
Parker human foods so that they feed
Parker human foods so that they feed their chicks a balanced diet so that
their chicks a balanced diet so that
their chicks a balanced diet so that they grow strong and healthy chicks a
they grow strong and healthy chicks a
they grow strong and healthy chicks a third way that we can use our data for
third way that we can use our data for
third way that we can use our data for conservation and work is to think even
conservation and work is to think even
conservation and work is to think even bigger still one health is the concept
bigger still one health is the concept
bigger still one health is the concept that the fields of animal health
that the fields of animal health
that the fields of animal health environmental health and human health
environmental health and human health
environmental health and human health have many many interconnections so much
have many many interconnections so much
have many many interconnections so much so that factors affecting one might
so that factors affecting one might
so that factors affecting one might affect the others also so there might be
affect the others also so there might be
affect the others also so there might be findings in our wildlife data that have
findings in our wildlife data that have
findings in our wildlife data that have implications for human house and for
implications for human house and for
implications for human house and for environmental health so an example of
environmental health so an example of
environmental health so an example of this is that in the last few decades
this is that in the last few decades
this is that in the last few decades it’s become apparent that LED toxicity
it’s become apparent that LED toxicity
it’s become apparent that LED toxicity is a very common finding in our native
is a very common finding in our native
is a very common finding in our native wildlife as it is over seeds lead is
wildlife as it is over seeds lead is
wildlife as it is over seeds lead is used by humans and a number of different
used by humans and a number of different
used by humans and a number of different things and some activities we do with it
things and some activities we do with it
things and some activities we do with it leaves it exposed for wildlife to get in
leaves it exposed for wildlife to get in
leaves it exposed for wildlife to get in contact with and if wildlife adjusts its
contact with and if wildlife adjusts its
contact with and if wildlife adjusts its or eats it that can make them very
or eats it that can make them very
or eats it that can make them very unwell can cause toxicity it can cause
unwell can cause toxicity it can cause
unwell can cause toxicity it can cause illness and it can cause death
illness and it can cause death
illness and it can cause death so in a New Zealand setting birds of
so in a New Zealand setting birds of
so in a New Zealand setting birds of prey can encounter lead if they’re
prey can encounter lead if they’re
prey can encounter lead if they’re scavenging small prey species they can
scavenging small prey species they can
scavenging small prey species they can ingest any lead shot that they may
ingest any lead shot that they may
ingest any lead shot that they may contain I need a waterfowl I can pick up
contain I need a waterfowl I can pick up
contain I need a waterfowl I can pick up small pieces of lead from our waterways
small pieces of lead from our waterways
small pieces of lead from our waterways as they’re feeding from the sediment of
as they’re feeding from the sediment of
as they’re feeding from the sediment of our waterways then in a Wellington
our waterways then in a Wellington
our waterways then in a Wellington sitting native car cut with their big
sitting native car cut with their big
sitting native car cut with their big beaks and their boundless curiosity and
beaks and their boundless curiosity and
beaks and their boundless curiosity and it sure on a number of things sometimes
it sure on a number of things sometimes
it sure on a number of things sometimes because it’s functional sometimes
because it’s functional sometimes
because it’s functional sometimes because it’s fun and they can just live
because it’s fun and they can just live
because it’s fun and they can just live that way and can become very unwell as
that way and can become very unwell as
that way and can become very unwell as well a new finding though is that tui in
well a new finding though is that tui in
well a new finding though is that tui in the Wellington region so our large
the Wellington region so our large
the Wellington region so our large endemic honeyeater is are also getting
endemic honeyeater is are also getting
endemic honeyeater is are also getting lead toxicity and we don’t know where
lead toxicity and we don’t know where
lead toxicity and we don’t know where they’re getting it from till we use
they’re getting it from till we use
they’re getting it from till we use feeding strategy is quite different from
feeding strategy is quite different from
feeding strategy is quite different from those other birds so it’s likely that
those other birds so it’s likely that
those other birds so it’s likely that the source is different to where those
the source is different to where those
the source is different to where those other birds are getting lead from I
other birds are getting lead from I
other birds are getting lead from I think it’s very important and also very
think it’s very important and also very
think it’s very important and also very interesting to try and figure out where
interesting to try and figure out where
interesting to try and figure out where to we’re getting this lid from but first
to we’re getting this lid from but first
to we’re getting this lid from but first of all so if we know the source we can
of all so if we know the source we can
of all so if we know the source we can reduce the to ease access to it and make
reduce the to ease access to it and make
reduce the to ease access to it and make lest we become unwell from the lead
lest we become unwell from the lead
lest we become unwell from the lead poisoning and secondly thinking along
poisoning and secondly thinking along
poisoning and secondly thinking along the lines of one house this unknown
the lines of one house this unknown
the lines of one house this unknown source in our Wellington environment may
source in our Wellington environment may
source in our Wellington environment may have implications for human health and
have implications for human health and
have implications for human health and for environmental health as well so
for environmental health as well so
for environmental health as well so recently we’ve embarked on a research
recently we’ve embarked on a research
recently we’ve embarked on a research project which is just started with
project which is just started with
project which is just started with Nessie University so we’re trying to
Nessie University so we’re trying to
Nessie University so we’re trying to find out the source where are the
find out the source where are the
find out the source where are the targeting the slid from and I’m really
targeting the slid from and I’m really
targeting the slid from and I’m really excited to see what we’re going to find
excited to see what we’re going to find
excited to see what we’re going to find and how we can apply that to make a
and how we can apply that to make a
and how we can apply that to make a difference for conservation for
difference for conservation for
difference for conservation for Wellington collaboration like this is a
Wellington collaboration like this is a
Wellington collaboration like this is a fourth way in which wildlife hospitals
fourth way in which wildlife hospitals
fourth way in which wildlife hospitals can contribute to conservation
can contribute to conservation
can contribute to conservation so we collaborate with groups like the
so we collaborate with groups like the
so we collaborate with groups like the Department of Conservation New Zealand
Department of Conservation New Zealand
Department of Conservation New Zealand universities as in India other
universities as in India other
universities as in India other conservation groups laboratories in the
conservation groups laboratories in the
conservation groups laboratories in the zoo’s collaboration conservation
zoo’s collaboration conservation
zoo’s collaboration conservation requires the coming together of all
requires the coming together of all
requires the coming together of all kinds of different fields and
kinds of different fields and
kinds of different fields and professions because the field of
professions because the field of
professions because the field of conservation is huge and the science
conservation is huge and the science
conservation is huge and the science contained within that is both very very
contained within that is both very very
contained within that is both very very specific and very broad so we need to
specific and very broad so we need to
specific and very broad so we need to keep
keep
keep groups invested in conservation
groups invested in conservation
groups invested in conservation communicating well together working well
communicating well together working well
communicating well together working well together so we that leads to faster and
together so we that leads to faster and
together so we that leads to faster and better science and better conservation
better science and better conservation
better science and better conservation outcomes I think of teaching as being
outcomes I think of teaching as being
outcomes I think of teaching as being included in collaborations our vet
included in collaborations our vet
included in collaborations our vet hospital we teach vet students and VIP
hospital we teach vet students and VIP
hospital we teach vet students and VIP nursing students our basic clinical
nursing students our basic clinical
nursing students our basic clinical skills before they head out into the
skills before they head out into the
skills before they head out into the world and we work together again with
world and we work together again with
world and we work together again with Mercer University to develop a master
Mercer University to develop a master
Mercer University to develop a master program in inventory science so
program in inventory science so
program in inventory science so postgraduate program where graduated
postgraduate program where graduated
postgraduate program where graduated vets work together with us to learn more
vets work together with us to learn more
vets work together with us to learn more about avian wildlife and zoo animal
about avian wildlife and zoo animal
about avian wildlife and zoo animal health and it’s really great to see
health and it’s really great to see
health and it’s really great to see these people that we’ve worked with and
these people that we’ve worked with and
these people that we’ve worked with and that we’ve taught them that we’ve
that we’ve taught them that we’ve
that we’ve taught them that we’ve learned from heading out into the world
learned from heading out into the world
learned from heading out into the world and this wonderful large collaborative
and this wonderful large collaborative
and this wonderful large collaborative network of knowledge that results
network of knowledge that results
network of knowledge that results sometimes collaboration can also come
sometimes collaboration can also come
sometimes collaboration can also come from our visitors so we’ve got our
from our visitors so we’ve got our
from our visitors so we’ve got our intercom system while we’re working and
intercom system while we’re working and
intercom system while we’re working and we’ve had people hop on there and say
we’ve had people hop on there and say
we’ve had people hop on there and say hey I’m a human anesthetist we what
hey I’m a human anesthetist we what
hey I’m a human anesthetist we what drugs are you using on the patient
drugs are you using on the patient
drugs are you using on the patient you’re an exercising today or hey I’m a
you’re an exercising today or hey I’m a
you’re an exercising today or hey I’m a wildlife it from overseas these issues
wildlife it from overseas these issues
wildlife it from overseas these issues that you’re describing affecting your
that you’re describing affecting your
that you’re describing affecting your wildlife affect ours also and we have
wildlife affect ours also and we have
wildlife affect ours also and we have some other interesting findings along
some other interesting findings along
some other interesting findings along those lines
those lines
those lines so each introduction like that from a
so each introduction like that from a
so each introduction like that from a range of professions and people from
range of professions and people from
range of professions and people from different walks of life
different walks of life
different walks of life I’m very interesting but also each of
I’m very interesting but also each of
I’m very interesting but also each of those introductions can be a new point
those introductions can be a new point
those introductions can be a new point for more collaboration and better
for more collaboration and better
for more collaboration and better conservation outcomes a final way in
conservation outcomes a final way in
conservation outcomes a final way in which I think a vintner Wildlife
which I think a vintner Wildlife
which I think a vintner Wildlife Hospital can do conservation work is by
Hospital can do conservation work is by
Hospital can do conservation work is by inspiring action in our local
inspiring action in our local
inspiring action in our local communities so we have wonderful people
communities so we have wonderful people
communities so we have wonderful people bringing us injured wildlife we come
bringing us injured wildlife we come
bringing us injured wildlife we come with wonderful stories like they’ve been
with wonderful stories like they’ve been
with wonderful stories like they’ve been driven all the way from Otaki with a
driven all the way from Otaki with a
driven all the way from Otaki with a ninja Delbert us in the back of the car
ninja Delbert us in the back of the car
ninja Delbert us in the back of the car or we had a person who missed their
or we had a person who missed their
or we had a person who missed their ferry crossing because they stop pull
ferry crossing because they stop pull
ferry crossing because they stop pull over the side of the road and rescued a
over the side of the road and rescued a
over the side of the road and rescued a clutch of orphan paradise ducklings from
clutch of orphan paradise ducklings from
clutch of orphan paradise ducklings from the side of the road and brought them to
the side of the road and brought them to
the side of the road and brought them to our VIP hospital and it’s it’s these
our VIP hospital and it’s it’s these
our VIP hospital and it’s it’s these people and it’s our visitors who we can
people and it’s our visitors who we can
people and it’s our visitors who we can I think through showing them the work
I think through showing them the work
I think through showing them the work that we do so when we’re working with a
that we do so when we’re working with a
that we do so when we’re working with a patient showing them how incredible
patient showing them how incredible
patient showing them how incredible these patients are how incredible our
these patients are how incredible our
these patients are how incredible our the birds of birds-of-prey how amazing
the birds of birds-of-prey how amazing
the birds of birds-of-prey how amazing their talons are
their talons are
their talons are how beautiful the feathers the
how beautiful the feathers the
how beautiful the feathers the iridescent feathers of our kiru and our
iridescent feathers of our kiru and our
iridescent feathers of our kiru and our tui
tui
tui and I think showing people giving people
and I think showing people giving people
and I think showing people giving people those those magical encounters and
those those magical encounters and
those those magical encounters and combining that with explaining that this
combining that with explaining that this
combining that with explaining that this is an incredible species but these are
is an incredible species but these are
is an incredible species but these are the issues affecting them in the wild
the issues affecting them in the wild
the issues affecting them in the wild and I think that’s a really neat little
and I think that’s a really neat little
and I think that’s a really neat little package to send people home with
package to send people home with
package to send people home with inspires change in action in our
inspires change in action in our
inspires change in action in our community so that’s a very quick tour a
community so that’s a very quick tour a
community so that’s a very quick tour a very quick introduction to the kind of
very quick introduction to the kind of
very quick introduction to the kind of conservation work and the kind of
conservation work and the kind of
conservation work and the kind of scientific discoveries that can be
scientific discoveries that can be
scientific discoveries that can be achieved through veterinary wildlife
achieved through veterinary wildlife
achieved through veterinary wildlife hospital we treat hundreds of patients
hospital we treat hundreds of patients
hospital we treat hundreds of patients every year and this allows us to advise
every year and this allows us to advise
every year and this allows us to advise on individual patient health on
on individual patient health on
on individual patient health on population health and potentially also
population health and potentially also
population health and potentially also on environmental and human health
on environmental and human health
on environmental and human health wildlife health is important the
wildlife health is important the
wildlife health is important the contribution that wildlife health can
contribution that wildlife health can
contribution that wildlife health can make to conservation and to the concept
make to conservation and to the concept
make to conservation and to the concept of one health is really important
of one health is really important
of one health is really important and also important I think is inspiring
and also important I think is inspiring
and also important I think is inspiring people from all professions and walks of
people from all professions and walks of
people from all professions and walks of life so become interested in science
life so become interested in science
life so become interested in science wildlife and conservation because
wildlife and conservation because
wildlife and conservation because conservation is a huge field and it
conservation is a huge field and it
conservation is a huge field and it requires much collaboration it needs all
requires much collaboration it needs all
requires much collaboration it needs all of us universities and vet hospitals
of us universities and vet hospitals
of us universities and vet hospitals doctors and ecologists politicians and
doctors and ecologists politicians and
doctors and ecologists politicians and little kids who pick up worms on the way
little kids who pick up worms on the way
little kids who pick up worms on the way to school and anyone else interested in
to school and anyone else interested in
to school and anyone else interested in the health of our wildlife the health of
the health of our wildlife the health of
the health of our wildlife the health of our environment and the health of our
our environment and the health of our
our environment and the health of our communities thank you
communities thank you
communities thank you [Applause]
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