WESIG

Welcome to the Wildlife and Exotics Special Interest Group! Follow this page for updates on events

20/08/2026

A huge thank you to our two Wine & Cheese night speakers, Dr Shelly Butcher and Dr Alanna Knight, who took the time to speak to us about their different career journeys working with wildlife. We hope everyone who came along enjoyed the night as much as we did, and we can’t wait to see you at more events this semester! 🍷🧀🦎🐨💕

15/08/2026

Join WESIG & ESIG to hear from researcher Belinda Linnegar on her Hendra Virus research. Free banh mi for the first 30 members to sign-up!

More on Belinda’s research below:
From the Horse’s Mouth - Hendra Virus and the One Health Challenge of Emerging Zoonoses
Hendra virus was first identified 30 years ago and a vaccine to mitigate this disease was introduced 13 years ago. But how effective are our responses to this pathogen and how have they changed over time? We investigated the horse-related factors of Hendra virus spillover, including the distribution of domestic horses in northeast NSW and southeast Queensland, their vaccination levels against Hendra virus and our surveillance of spillover events. We found that spillover events occurred where higher horse densities and counts of flying fox roosts overlapped within agricultural landscapes. Although the risk of spillover continues across expanding geographical ranges, vaccination and surveillance have declined. The strongest predictor of both vaccination and surveillance was access to veterinarians.

Sign-up here:
https://forms.gle/etcriwuYazF6utXe8

11/08/2026

Get excited for semester two with WESIG's Wine and Cheese Night! Join us for an exciting evening hearing some incredible industry professionals who will share insights from their careers, along with advice for students keen to get involved in zoo, exotics or wildlife medicine in the future. Enjoy free wine and cheese at this event as you network and connect with your fellow club members! 🍷🧀

When: 18th August (Tuesday Week 3), 6:30pm onwards
Where: Vet Science G05-07 Tute Rooms

Please BYO wine glass/mug/vessel of choice for the wine!

All students are welcome (not just WESIG members!) but note that free wine and cheese will be provided for WESIG members (first 30 signups only); simply fill in the Google Form below to express your interest:
https://forms.gle/PMUMk8t6K4iETpEu5

10/08/2026

Semester 2 has arrived, and we've got plenty in store. Next on the calendar is Wine & Cheese night, scheduled for next Tuesday (week 3). More info on that coming soon. 🐾🍷🧀

02/08/2026

We are excited to put out WESIG’s 2025 Newsletter! 🥳 From hands-on workshops and field trips to lunch and learns and fundraising initiatives, 2025 was filled with memorable moments, and we could not have done it without you 🦁🐍🐬🐼🦧🦜🦥💕

Please enjoy this Newsletter featuring the highlights of 2025 with WESIG. ✨ A huge thank you to everyone who everyone who attended our events, volunteered their time, and shared our enthusiasm for all things wildlife and exotics! 🌸 Special thanks also goes out to our 2025 sponsors: Wombaroo Passwell, Specialised Animal Nutrition, and Oxbow - your contributions to our various events have allowed us to hold so many new events, and we are grateful for your continued support. You have truly made WESIG such a vibrant community, and we can’t wait to see what the rest of 2026 has in store. 💝

Stay tuned for even more exciting events coming your way in Semester 2 🐨🌟

11/05/2026

Join us this Sunday to walk for wildlife! We’re raising money for the Australian Wildlife Conservation’s Biggest Bushwalk, and we’d love to have you join us. We’ll be meeting at the main carpark at Anstey Hill Recreation Park at 10am before completing a moderate 7.5km walk (the Yellowtail loop). You can sign up here: https://forms.gle/pZBni4U6ExE9DtBN8

Join the WESIG team and help us reach our walking & fundraising goals, by creating your own profile and setting a kilometre goal. You can do that here: https://join.australiasbiggestbushwalk.org.au/register/step1

Or, help us reach our team fundraising goal and support the wildlife we love, and sponsor us today, via this link: https://australiasbiggestbushwalk.org.au/wesig

We can’t wait to see you there! 🌳🥾🦜🍃🐞🌱

26/04/2026

We're getting active in nature to help protect Australia's threatened animals! 🐸🐍🦘🦇

From 1 to 31 May, we'll be taking part in Australia’s Biggest Bushwalk challenge to raise funds to help save our beloved animals from extinction!

We are a veterinary student group passionate about wildlife and conserving species for the health of our ecosystems.🌿

Did you know that over 80% of Australia's animals are found nowhere else other than in our very own big backyard? Sadly, 666 of these animals like the numbat, pink cockatoo and mountain pygmy-possum are threatened species, losing their homes to bulldozing and climate change every single day.

Help us reach our team fundraising goal and support the wildlife we love. Please sponsor us today! https://australiasbiggestbushwalk.org.au/wesig

Alternatively, you can join our team and help us kick some goals - simply create your own profile here (https://join.australiasbiggestbushwalk.org.au/register/step1), set your own kilometre goal and join our team "WESIG".

Members, keep your eyes peeled for some fun social bushwalking days coming up this month!

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