What does One Health actually mean to me and why should I think about it?

If the Covid-19 pandemic has shown us anything it is the importance of wildlife health to our health. Exacerbated by the trade in wildlife and climate change, diseases are turning up in new places and encountering species that have never come across them before. Sometimes with devastating effect.

The species we work with have small, genetically deprived populations in the wild and as BIAZA members we spend our working lives conserving them in many ways

Is this fourth horse of the apocalypse going to undo all this good work? Of course not! Come and hear from the BIAZA members and their partners that are putting measures in place and find out what your collection can do to help.

Speakers include Andrew Cunningham, Institute of Zoology, ZSL, Prof. Diana Bell, University of East Anglia, Olivia Walter, Wildlife Vets International.

Talks include Wild Tiger Health Project (spoiler alert – those of you with tigers have probably contributed to the content!), choughs in Kent, pink pigeons in Mauritius, swine flu and pygmy hogs in India, Asian frogs in Madagascar, beavers in Scotland, CDV, SARS, H5N1 and a whole host of other acronyms! There will of course be the usual broader array of conservation presentations alongside the several sessions focussing on ‘One Health’.

Accommodation

We have negotiated a discount for FCC conference delegates at the Holiday Inn right next door to the zoo! Guests can make bookings using the following methods. The group code EZ1 must be quoted.

Browse the rooms available here.

Guests will need to input their arrival/departure dates, choose number of rooms/guests and input the group code EZ1 into the 'Group Rate' box under 'Rate Preference'.

Alternatively, guests can call the hotel on 0044 (0)371 942 9026 and quote the EZ1 code when making their booking.

What does One Health actually mean to me and why should I think about it?

Accommodation

Dates: 2 days, Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 January 2023 (optional trip to Highland Wildlife Park on Thursday 26)

Venue: Budongo Lecture Theatre at Edinburgh Zoo

BIAZA Field Conservation Conference