Your data on MRCVSonline
The nature of the services provided by Vision Media means that we might obtain certain information about you.
Please read our Data Protection and Privacy Policy for details.

In addition, (with your consent) some parts of our website may store a 'cookie' in your browser for the purposes of
functionality or performance monitoring.
Click here to manage your settings.
If you would like to forward this story on to a friend, simply fill in the form below and click send.

Your friend's email:
Your email:
Your name:
 
 
Send Cancel

Endangered Australian birds top music charts
Pictured: A gang-gang cockatoo, one of the species featured on the album.

BirdLife Australia created the album to celebrate the diversity of Australia's wildlife. 

Endangered birds in Australia have become chart toppers after an album created using their tweets and squawks has debuted in the top five of Australia's Aria music charts, as reported by BBC News.

Songs of Disappearance, created by BirdLife Australia, features birdsong from 53 of Australia's most endangered species. 

Released on 3 December, the album was accompanied by a social media campaign to get into the charts and raise awareness of the need to protect these species. 

BirdLife Australia's CEO Paul Sullivan told The Music Network: "This album is a very special record with some rare recordings of birds that may not survive if we don't come together to protect them.

"While this campaign is fun, there's a serious side to what we're doing, and it's been heartening to see bird enthusiasts showing governments and businesses that Australians care about these important birds.”

The recordings used on the album were recorded by David Stewart, who has spend over 30 years collecting the sounds of Australia's wildlife. Some sounds took hours of waiting for even the smallest noise!

Songs of Disappearance has even overtaken Abba, The Weeknd, Michael Bublé and Mariah Carey on the chart, and can be listened to here

Become a member or log in to add this story to your CPD history

Practices urged to audit neutering data

News Story 1
 RCVS Knowledge has called on vet practices to audit their post-operative neutering outcomes.

It follows the release of the 2024 NASAN benchmarking report, which collates data from neutering procedures performed on dogs, cats and rabbits.

The benchmarking report enables practices in the UK and Ireland to compare their post-operative outcomes to the national average. This includes the rate of patients lost to follow-up, which in 2024 increased to 23 per cent.

Anyone from the practice can submit the data using a free template. The deadline for next report is February 2026.

Visit the RCVS Knowledge website to complete an audit. 

Click here for more...
News Shorts
New guidance for antibiotic use in rabbits

New best practice guidance on the responsible use of antibiotics in rabbits has been published by the BSAVA in collaboration with the Rabbit Welfare Association & Fund (RWA&F).

The guidance is free and has been produced to help veterinary practitioners select the most appropriate antibiotic for rabbits. It covers active substance, dose and route of administration all of which are crucial factors when treating rabbits owing to the risk of enterotoxaemia.

For more information and to access the guide, visit the BSAVALibrary.