Several government authorities are interested in the potential for wild species to carry and transfer potential pathogens to other wildlife, companion animals and even people.

Wildlife are more frequently being submitted to private veterinary practices by clients and other members of the public with an expectation that the animal will be cared for and possibly treated or the cause of the problem determined.

This presentation 'Practical Post-Mortem Examination of Australian Wildlife' will briefly describe and demonstrate the euthanasia of a range of wild species and how to necropsy them to take samples for disease diagnosis and pathogen identification.