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Read on below to keep up to date with the work of Wildlife Vets International, WVI's partner projects, and other news about conservation and endangered species.

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Painted Dog Conservation in the Field

15th Jun 2010
WVI vet and trustee, Brig. Tom Ogilvie-Graham's has submitted his report on his spring visit to Painted Dog Conservation, Zimbabwe. He took part in vital field surgery on a Painted Dog pack leader, as well as providing much needed supplies to the Painted Dog Conservation clinic. The other aim of Tom's visit was to vaccinate domestic dogs in surrounding villages against distemper, in order to protect Painted Dogs and other wildlife that might be affected. The vaccination clinics were a great success. Find out the full details read the report.

News from the Sunderbans

04th Jun 2010
A link to the work that the Sunderbans Tiger Project have been doing in April and May. They dealt with six tiger-attack incidents this past month, and have been continuing their good work with local communities to modify human behaviour.

Sunderbans Tiger Project News

We are fundraising to continue our support of their work, and look forward to working with them again soon.

Vaccinating domestic dogs to save wild dogs

12th Mar 2010
Trustee Tom Ogilvie-Graham has returned from an emergency trip to Zimbabwe where an outbreak of canine distemper has been threatening domestic dogs and Painted Dogs alike. We were asked to assist in treating dogs to prevent sick dogs coming into contact with the Painted Dogs. Find out more about how the trip went above.

Conflict Tiger Resolution Bangladesh

08th Mar 2010
WVI provide desperately needed training in tiger anaesthesia and relocation techniques to protect tigers and people in the mangroves of Bangladesh. Between 20-30 people a year are killed by tigers in this area, and tigers are being killed in response. Read about how we work to help solve this problem here.

WVI vet gives world's rarest cat a check up

06th Nov 2008
A female Amur leopard has been trapped by a team including WVI's veterinary director, Dr. John Lewis, as part of their twice-yearly health screening programme. With only 35 of these animals remaining in the wild, and covering huge ranges, capturing the cats is not easy! Read more here.

New hope for great apes

07th Aug 2008
Numbers of the critically endangered western lowland gorilla living in the forests in the Congo could be double the previous estimate.

Raise money for WVI while you shop

06th Aug 2008
With just one extra click when you do your online shopping, WVI gets paid commission from over 100 well-known online stores. Find out more here!

Online fundraising tool for WVI

03rd Oct 2006
Supporters of Wildlife Vets International can now raise money taking part in sponsored events with our online fundraising page at Just Giving.

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