http://www.wildlifedisease.org/

Wildlife disease

Endangered Species

Focus of the WDA

Wildlife conservation

Wildlife translocation

Wildlife rehabilitation Zoological parks

Public Health

Comparative medicine

Ecosystem Health Wildlife disease ecology

Who are the members ?

Students: Wildlife Disease area

Wildlife managers

Zoo veterinarians

Pathologists

Epidemiologists

Wildlife researchers

Public health experts

Natural resource agencies

Different active sections

Australasia

European

Nordic

Latin America

Wildlife Veterinary

• Published quarterly

• www.jwildlifedis.org

•Newsletter

Reduced membership fees

Student mixer at conferences

Student on council

Student awards: Terry Amundsen

Student mentoring by WDA members

Student Chapter with workshop

Strongly promoting and supporting students in the educational goals involving wildlife health issues

Student education and involvement

Student Chapters"Promoting Shared Knowledge”

1. Educate students interested in wildlife health and disease about: - The profession and career opportunities

- Job qualifications and education

- Externships, volunteer and research opportunities

2. Enhance the skills of students through lectures, workshops, conferences, field trips

3. Connect students interested in wildlife health and disease to mentors in WDA through workshops, conferences, student-mentor-mixers

4. Develop international relationships between students interested in wildlife disease across Europe and beyond.

Current board:

Chair: Estelle Rousselet, France

Workshop Coordinator and Communication Officer:

Catharina Vendl, Germany

Past-Chair: Lidewij Wiersma, The Netherlands

EWDA student chapter"Promoting Shared Knowledge”

ewdastudent@gmail.com

159 members from 30 countries

Every two years: The 6th EWDA Student Workshop held in spring 2015 in Veryier-du-Lac, France

EWDA student chapter"Promoting Shared Knowledge”

Invite and meet renowned WDA scientists to lecture chapter students and have fun

Hiking @ lake Annecy by Janneke Schreuder

The whole group at Les Pensieres Conference Centre, Veryrier-du-Lac, France.

By Mariella Aalto-Araneda

EWDA student chapter

Country Representatives

Applications are open year-round.

Their roles :

1. Disseminate information among students interested in wildlife diseases

2. Promote the involvement of students interested in wildlife diseases

3. Develop a coordinative network of wildlife health mentors.

EWDA student chaptersCountry Representatives focus

GOAL: One day Student Symposium

1. In their home country

2. On a theme related to wildlife health

3. To give an opportunity to meet and share the experience of wildlife health experts and fellow

students

EWDA student chapters

All about Wildlife, all about Science, all about One Health !

Any questions?

ewdastudent@gmail.com