Zoo and Wildife Vets and Their Patients in the News

Disease-free (Facial Tumor-free) Devils Born

See also blog post about facial tumors in tasmanian devils. LINK

Vet to Lead Georgia Sea Turtle Center

Veterinarian, Dr. Terry Norton, becomes director of the Georgia Sea Turtle Center.  LINK

First successful reverse vasectomy on an endangered species

Vets and human reproductive experts operate on a Przewalski's horse, at the National Zoo, Wash DC LINK

Heart disease in captive Western lowland gorillas

Vets and human cardiologists evaluate heart disease in captive gorillas LINK

Fertility problems in the black rhino

Vets evaluate fertility in the endangered black rhino LINK

Pregnant Beluga Whale

Vancouver aquarium’s vet Dr. Marty Haulena announces pregnancy of beluga whale LINK

Domestic Animal Medicine

Prosethic limb for a pony.

Molly the Pony receives a prosthetic leg and becomes a symbol of hope post-Katrina. LINK

Human and Animal Medicine Links

Hysterectomy on a captive gorilla with uterine cancer

A team of vets and human physicians are treating a female Western lowland gorilla at the North Carolina Zoo for uterine cancer.  LINK