Archived News and Announcements

Ebola - Written by several VSG members, the latest update on Ebola is available.

Necropsy Manuals - Dr. Thierry Work has written necrospy manuals for sea turtles and sea birds. The sea turtle manual is available in English and Spanish. The avian necropsy manual is also available in English and Spanish.

Ford Foundation - The Ford Foundation provides fellowships for developing country nationals to fund higher education towards degrees related to Ford Foundation program areas, including development and environmental conservation. The deadline for 2005-6 academic year applicants from eligible West African countries (Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal) is 23, January 2004. Click here for more information.

IFP (International Fellowships Program) award information is also available for Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique and South Africa as well as Russia and several countriess in Asia and Latin America. Click here for more details.

Solomon Islands dolphin live-capture and export report - The IUCN/SSC Cetacean Specialist Group and Veterinary Specialist Group members have conducted a site visit and prepared a report in response to widespread public interest in the recent live-capture and export of dolphins from the Solomon Islands. Findings and recommendations.

WCS AHEAD Forum at World Parks Congress: for information on the Southern and East African Experts Panel on Designing Successful Conservation and Development Interventions at the Wildlife/Livestock Interface: Implications for Wildlife, Livestock, and Human Health click here.

Call for Comments! - The African Elephant Specialist group has developed, in collaboration with the IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group, a set of guidelines on the re-introduction and translocation of African elephants. All VSG members with elephant translocation experience are asked to review these guidelines, which are available for download at: http://iucn.org/afesg/tools/index.html

New Health Guidelines! - The Wildlife Conservation Society's Field Veterinary Program has released Animal Health Matters: Improving the Health of Wild and Domestic Animals to Enhance Long-Term Development Success in USAID-Assisted Countries. It is available at: http://wcs.org/animalhealthmatters

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