This report summarises the proceedings of a workshop to review wildlife disease preparedness in Australia. The workshop was organised by the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre (IA CRC), with funding from the Wildlife Exotic Disease Preparedness Program (WEDPP) of the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. It was held over 2-3 April 2008 in Canberra.
The workshop aimed to review:
- recent research related to wildlife disease preparedness, including WEDPP-funded
projects - current status of training manuals (particularly AUSVETPLAN’s Wild Animal Response Strategy) and preparedness exercises
- infrastructure of WEDPP.
Representatives from all states attended, from departments of agriculture and environment, universities, the Australian Wildlife Health Network (AWHN), Australian Registry of Wildlife Health, the IA CRC and the Australian Biosecurity CRC. Two representatives from New Zealand’s Department of Conservation and Landcare Research also attended.
| Reference type: | Conference or Workshop Proceedings |
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| Author: | Henderson, W. R. |
| Date (dd/mm/yyyy): | 04/03/2008 |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Secondary title: | Review of wildlife exotic disease preparedness in Australia |
| Place published: | Conference Location |
| Publisher: | Invasive AnimalsCooperative Research Centre |
| Institution: | Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre |
| Pages: | 50 pp |
| Notes: | Notes |
| ISBN/ISSN: | Web ISBN: 978-0-9804999-6-4 |
| Region: | Australia - national |
| Documents: | Review of wildlife exotic disease preparedness in Australia |
Tags: biosecurity, exotic disease, IA CRC, IACRC, invasive animals, WEDPP, wildlife disease
