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Wild Animal Health Fund @wildanimalhealth.bsky.social · 7d

With your support, WAHF is funding a trial in South Africa that tests anesthetic combinations to find the safest option for zebra treatment or translocation.

Power more wildlife health breakthroughs: wildanimalhealthfund.org/donate

#wildlife #conservation #wildlifehealth #veterinarymedicine #zebra

Wild Animal Health Fund @wildanimalhealth.bsky.social · 8d

When you give to WAHF, you power the science that helps veterinarians save wildlife. 100% of your donation supports research.

Give today: wildanimalhealthfund.org/donate

#wildanimals #conservation #protectwildlife #onehealth #wildlifemedicine #veterinarymedicine #endangeredspecies #animalhealth

Wild Animal Health Fund @wildanimalhealth.bsky.social · 9d

WAHF support fuels real impact. Meet Dr. Matt Allender, advancing turtle health across North America.

🎥 Watch: www.canva.com/design/DAGxS...

➡️ Donate: wildanimalhealthfund.org/donate

#WildlifeHealth #Turtles #AnimalHealth #ZooMedicine #Wildlife #ProtectWildlife #WildAnimals #Reptiles

Wild Animal Health Fund @wildanimalhealth.bsky.social · 19d

Your support powers zoo & wildlife veterinarians on the front lines. On #WorldAnimalDay, help fund the studies that catch outbreaks, improve anesthesia, and guide safe releases.
Since 2012: 164 projects • $1.78M invested. Give today: wildanimalhealthfund.org/donate 💚

Wild Animal Health Fund @wildanimalhealth.bsky.social · 25d

Today is #WorldRabiesDay, a global day of awareness dedicated to rabies prevention and the fight against this disease.

WAHF has backed research exploring innovative vaccine delivery methods to protect bat populations and prevent zoonotic spillover. 🦇

#OneHealth #WildlifeHealth #Zoonoses

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Wild Animal Health Fund @wildanimalhealth.bsky.social · 27d

Wild animals face new health threats every day. WAHF funds the science that saves them and turns research into real-world care.

wildanimalhealthfund.org/donate

#WAHF #WildlifeHealth #ScienceSavesWildlife

Wild Animal Health Fund @wildanimalhealth.bsky.social · Sep 24

It's World Gorilla Day! 🦍🌍

The Wild Animal Health Fund powers science that protects gorillas, including studies on:
• Mountain gorilla virome
• Cardiac disease in western lowland gorillas

wildanimalhealthfund.org

#WorldGorillaDay #GorillaConservation #WAHF #VetScience #OneHealth #GreatApes

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Wild Animal Health Fund @wildanimalhealth.bsky.social · Sep 19

We're excited to be featured in today’s New York Times! 🗞️

The article spotlights Dr. Lily Parkinson’s work to develop a blood bank for animals - a game-changing innovation for zoos and aquariums worldwide.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/s...

#WAHF #WildlifeHealth #AAZV #BloodBank @nytimes.com

Wild Animal Health Fund @wildanimalhealth.bsky.social · Sep 18

With support from the Wild Animal Health Fund, researchers are working to understand why baby Franciscana #dolphins are stranding alone - and how to save them. Their findings will improve care and help protect this #endangeredspecies.

📸 © Alliance AFCR3

#WildlifeHealth #MarineMammalCare

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Wild Animal Health Fund @wildanimalhealth.bsky.social · Sep 15

Since 2012, the Wild Animal Health Fund has powered 130+ research projects that protect endangered species and support evidence-based veterinary care.

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#WildAnimalHealthFund #WildlifeResearch #Conservation #OneHealth #VeterinaryMedicine #WildlifeProtection #AnimalHealth

Wild Animal Health Fund @wildanimalhealth.bsky.social · Sep 12

Science that protects wildlife health. 🐾

The Wild Animal Health Fund turns research into real-world solutions for animals.

100% of your gift goes directly to wildlife health research.

wildanimalhealthfund.org

#WildAnimalHealthFund #WildlifeHealth #Conservation #ScienceSavesWildlife

Wild Animal Health Fund @wildanimalhealth.bsky.social · Sep 8

We welcomed several new WAHF recurring donors at our recent conference. Thank you!

Why monthly matters: steady, predictable funding that keeps studies running - and small gifts add up.

wildanimalhealthfund.org/donate

#WildAnimalHealthFund #AAZV #Conservation #MonthlyGiving #KansasCity

Wild Animal Health Fund @wildanimalhealth.bsky.social · Aug 19

🦭 Research funded by the Wild Animal Health Fund reveals how California sea lions respond to phocine distemper virus infection.

Read the published study here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

#WildAnimalHealthFund #ScienceThatSavesSpecies #SeaLions #VeterinaryResearch #ZooVets

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Wild Animal Health Fund @wildanimalhealth.bsky.social · Aug 17

The Wild Animal Health Fund supported important research on a novel Helicobacter infection in #degus, advancing both #animalhealth and #conservationscience. 🐭🌿🔬

Read the publication: doi.org/10.1638/2024...

Help protect #wildlifehealth today. 💚 wildanimalhealthfund.org/donate

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Wild Animal Health Fund @wildanimalhealth.bsky.social · Aug 13

With support from the Wild Animal Health Fund, scientists are studying #orangutan reproductive tissues to learn if they experience menopause and what factors may affect its timing.

wildanimalhealthfund.org/donate

#WildAnimalHealthFund #WildlifeResearch #Conservation #PrimateResearch

Wild Animal Health Fund @wildanimalhealth.bsky.social · Aug 12

🌎🐦 How is #climatechange impacting wild birds?

WAHF is funding research looking at wild wood ducks in Texas to understand how rising temperatures affect duckling health and parental behavior.

wildanimalhealthfund.org/donate

Photo by Jacquelyn Grace

#WildlifeHealth #ConservationScience #Birds

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Wild Animal Health Fund @wildanimalhealth.bsky.social · Aug 9

🦓 Safer care for zebras

WAHF is funding research in South Africa to find the safest anesthetic drug combinations for zebras during capture and transport - protecting their health when they need treatment or relocation.

📸 Photo – Ellie Milnes

#WAHF #WildlifeHealth #Zebra #ConservationScience

Wild Animal Health Fund @wildanimalhealth.bsky.social · Aug 5

🐗 WAHF is funding a study to map reproductive hormones and estrous cycles in the critically endangered Visayan warty pig (Sus cebifrons).

Thank you for powering wildlife science.

#wildlifehealth #conservationscience #criticallyendangered #Biodiversity #wartypig

Photo by James Lindstrom

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Wild Animal Health Fund @wildanimalhealth.bsky.social · Jul 31

🦈 With WAHF support, researchers from @stonybrooku.bsky.social and the South Fork Natural History Museum are studying how EMFs from #offshorewind infrastructure may impact the health of #sharks and #rays in the #NewYorkBight. wildanimalhealthfund.org/donate

#MarineWildlife #ConservationScience

Wild Animal Health Fund @wildanimalhealth.bsky.social · Jul 30

🐋 Whales need our help, yet post-mortem tools have lagged behind.

But with support from the Wild Animal Health Fund, researchers are using eye fluid to uncover 130+ proteins linked to stress, disease & trauma.

➡️ wildanimalhealthfund.org/donate
#WhaleResearch #ScienceForWildlife #WildAnimalHealth

Wild Animal Health Fund @wildanimalhealth.bsky.social · Jul 29

🐅 International Tiger Day

Veterinary care plays a critical role in tiger conservation.

Stronger care means stronger conservation.

wildanimalhealthfund.org/donate

#InternationalTigerDay #TigerConservation #WildAnimalHealthFund #ZooVetMedicine #WildlifeHealth #Tigers #VeterinaryResearch

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Wild Animal Health Fund @wildanimalhealth.bsky.social · Jul 26

Support wildlife health with every purchase of AAZV merchandise! 🐾 All proceeds go to the Wild Animal Health Fund - advancing critical veterinary research.

Ship to your home or pick up at the AAZV 57th Annual Conference.

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Wild Animal Health Fund @wildanimalhealth.bsky.social · Jul 24

White Rhino Reproduction 🦏 A new study is testing whether prolactin can signal early pregnancy and fertility issues in white rhinos. Better monitoring means improved breeding success, vital for this endangered species.

#WildAnimalHealthFund #ZooVetMedicine #Conservation #WildlifeResearch

Wild Animal Health Fund @wildanimalhealth.bsky.social · Jul 16

🐍 It’s #WorldSnakeDay!

📖 Read more about snake studies and other WAHF-funded studies here: wildanimalhealthfund.org/challenges/2...

Photo - Wildlife Epidemiology Lab, College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois

#WorldSnakeDay #WildAnimalHealthFund #SavingWildlifeThroughScience

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Wild Animal Health Fund @wildanimalhealth.bsky.social · Jul 14

Today is #WorldChimpanzeeDay! 🐵 Support the health and future of chimps and so many other species:

wildanimalhealthfund.org/donate

#ChimpanzeeConservation #ZooVetMedicine #WildAnimalHealthFund #VeterinaryScience #OneHealth #WildlifeHealthMatters #WAHF #Chimpanzees #EndangeredSpecies

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