THE WILDLIFE DISEASE ASSOCIATION

The WDA is an international, non-profit organisation dedicated to wildlife conservation through sharing the study and understanding of diseases in wildlife. The WDA 'parent body' is based in North America and there are a number of regional & interest based sections. Currently WDA has six geographic-based sections, Australasian (WDA-A), European (EWDA), Latin American (WDA-LA), African Middle East (WDA-AME), Asia-Pacific (WDA-AP), and Nordic (NWDA), and one interest based section, Wildlife Veterinary Section (WVS). Find out more about being a member of the WDA here.

THE WDA AUSTRALASIAN SECTION (WDA-A)

The Australasian Section, established in 1973, was the first geographic WDA section. The mission of the WDA-A is to acquire, disseminate and apply knowledge of the diseases of wild animals in relation to their biology, ecology, and conservation.

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Find out more about the WDA-A section by exploring these web pages and the Australasian (WDA-A) Student Chapter here.

You can also visit us on the WDA-A Facebook page.
 

If you have a specific query about the WDA Australasian section, contact one of us via email.

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Upcoming 2026 Conference of the WILDLIFE DISEASE ASSOCIATION AUSTRALASIAN SECTION

​The next WDA-A conference will be held in Kaikōura in Aotearoa/New Zealand from 29th November to 4th December 2026. We will provide further information once Registration and Abstract submissions have opened.

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Statement on behalf of the WDA-A committee: 

The Australasian Section of the Wildlife Disease Association (WDA-A) stands in support of all of those working in the field of wildlife health. The world’s biodiversity and environment are under significant pressure through human activity; this requires urgent and decisive leadership by governments around the world. We are therefore concerned about recent developments that suggest a devaluation and disregard of these issues and those who work in associated fields. We emphasise the importance of resilient ecosystems to human and animal health (“One Health”) everywhere, and advocate for scientific evidence as the foundation for all decision-making affecting animal, human and ecosystem health, including policy, funding and legislation.