Using Dietary Supplements to Manage Iron Overload in Black Rhinos
This study investigates the use of a dietary iron-binding supplement to minimize iron absorption in zoo-maintained endangered black rhinos afflicted with iron overload disorder.
This study investigates the use of a dietary iron-binding supplement to minimize iron absorption in zoo-maintained endangered black rhinos afflicted with iron overload disorder.
Researchers will examine the effects of different forms of land-use on the prevalence of ticks and tick-borne diseases in African wild dogs.
This study investigates whether obesity is a problem for African elephants in zoos, and if the condition is related to the high prevalence of ovarian acyclicity, which causes infertility, observed in this species.
The aim of this research is to use stem-cell therapy to eradicate tumor cells from Tasmanian devils suffering from devil facial tumor disease.
Researchers will investigate the epidemiology and control of a newly emerging strain of tuberculosis that is infecting and killing banded mongoose living in community and wildlife areas in Northern Botswana.
This project investigates the role of virus evolution and reservoir host dynamics in driving canine distemper virus emergence in Serengeti lions.
Researchers will validate molecular techniques for quicker, more practical and more sensitive diagnosis of tuberculosis in elephants.