Faculty of Veterinary Science Wildlife Health Surveillance Victoria

Reporting wildlife health events (sick and dead wildlife)

Please contribute to our understanding of wildlife health in Victoria by reporting disease events (sick and dead animals) in free ranging wildlife by:

  1. → Rapid reporting form
    Please submit reports as soon as possible.
  2. Also, if urgent disease investigation may be possible (examination of a fresh carcass or field visit to sick wildlife), please also contact Pam Whiteley by phone 0400 119 301 and/or email pamw@unimelb.edu.au. If you need clinical help, see key contacts for wildlife welfare emergencies from our website.
  3. → Reporting form for wildlife health event from the past
    Please provide information (including estimated date/s or date range) about significant wildlife health problems you are aware of from the past. 
  4. Regular reporting form [this will be made available in the near future], including reports of health and not healthy wildlife you observe every 3 months - winter (June-Aug), spring (Sept – Nov), summer (Dec-Feb), autumn (Mar-May).  Record your health observations of free ranging wildlife and report these at one time.  We will send an email reminder if you provide your contact details (for use in wildlife health surveillance only)

You will be asked:

Your reporting and information will increase our understanding of wildlife health events in Victoria and the detection of changes in these patterns of disease.  Thank you for your contributions.

Pam Whiteley BVSc MS MACVS BTeach
Professor Ian Beveridge
Associate Professor Andrew Vizard

Wildlife Health Surveillance Victoria
Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne
250 Princess Highway, Werribee, 3030
pamw@unimelb.edu.au   0400 119 301

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