Dr Wayne Boardman
Biography/ Background
Wayne Boardman is a dedicated
wildlife veterinarian and conservationist. After qualifying from the
Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Wayne worked for five years in
mixed practice in England and New Zealand, before taking up a new position as
Veterinary officer at Auckland Zoo.
During this time, he worked closely with the Department of Conservation
as veterinary clinician for their endangered species programs. Following a
period as veterinarian at Perth Zoo, he then worked as Senior Lecturer in Wildlife
Medicine at Massey University, NZ a joint posting between the university and
the Department of Conservation developing systems and standards for endangered species like Kakapo and Takahe. A period as Senior veterinarian
at Taronga Zoo, Sydney was followed by consultancy work in Cambodia training
wildlife veterinarians. He then spent
nearly three years in Uganda capacity building for the Jane Goodall
Institute and the World Bank working with species such as chimpanzees and mountain gorillas. After a short wildlife consultancy in China,
he became Head of Veterinary Services for the Zoological Society of
London. During this period he ran and
participated in training courses in wildlife health in several countries in
Africa and Asia. In 2006, he took up a position as Head of Veterinary Conservation
Programs at the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia before joining the
School of Animal and Veterinary Science in 2011.
Qualifications
B Vet Med (Royal Veterinary
College, University of London)
MANZCVS Member of the
Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (Zoo medicine)
MANZCVS Member of the
Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (Avian health)
Teaching Interests
Conservation biology, veterinary biosecurity, wildlife health and
medicine, zoo medicine, conservation medicine, wildlife management, wildlife
anaesthesia
Course coordinator for “Wildlife and Conservation Practice” in DVM II
and teach in other courses as part of BSc Prevet, Animal Science and DVM
programs.
Research Interests
Conservation of endangered species,
emerging wildlife diseases, wildlife disease ecology, health and diseases of
Australian native wildlife, wildlife anaesthesia
Specifically
- Southern Hairy nosed wombat health and disease
- Besnoitiosis in macropods
- Chytridiomycosis in frogs of the Adelaide hills
- Koala health and disease
- Dromedary camel anaesthesia and management
Publications
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A.Woolnough, J.Hampton, S. Campbell, M. Lethbridge, W. Boardman, T.Sharp, K.Rose. (2012). Field Immobilization of Feral Judas Donkeys (Equus asinus) by remote injection of medetomidine and ketamine and anatagonism with atipamezole. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 48 (2) 435-443.‘
Byard R, Machado A, Woolford L and Boardman W. (2012). Symmetry - the key to diagnosing strike injuries in sea mammals. Forensic Sci Med Pathol. Forensic Sci Med Pathol DOI 10.1007/s12024-012-9335-0
Byard R, Machado A, Winskog C and Boardman W. (2012). The
assessment of lethal propeller injuries in sea mammals. Journal of Forensic
and Legal Medicine. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine 19 158-161
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W.Boardman and M.Reichel. (2011). Zoonotic
disease in South Australia: the role of wildlife. Public Health
Bulletin SA. Vol 8, 2, 42-46
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Byard R.W and W.Boardman. (2011). The potential
role of forensic pathologists in veterinary forensic pathology. Forensic Sci Med
Pathol. DOI 10.1007/s12024-011-9241-x
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Byard R, Machado A, Braun K, Solomon, L, Boardman W.
(2010). Unexpected deaths in captive juvenile NZ fur seals (Actocephalus
forsteri). Forensic Sci Med
Pathol. 6:217–220 DOI 10.1007/s12024-010-9165-x
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Philip Clark, Wayne Boardman and Shane Raidal.
(2009). Book. Atlas of Clinical Avian Hematology, Wiley
Blackwell.
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C. Kilgallon, E Flach, W Boardman, A Routh, T Strike, B
Jackson. (2008). Analysis of
Biochemical Markers of Bone Metabolism in Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus). J Zoo Wild Med.
39(4):527-536.
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R. Pizzi, J. C. Gordon, E. J. Flach, A. D. Routh, B. Clark, W. S. J. Boardman. (2008). Capillaria hepatica (syn Calodium hepaticum) in primates in a zoological collection in the UK. Veterinary Record 163, 690-691
M. Taema, J Bull, S, Macgregor, E Flach, W Boardman, A
Routh. (2008). Retrospective study
of Campylobacter infection in a zoological collection.
Applied & Environmental Microbiology, Vol 74, 5, 1332-8.
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P Clark, W Boardman, P Duignan. (2008). Cytology of
haematological cells of otariid seals indigenous to Australasian waters.
Aust Vet J. Vol 80, (3): 161-4
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Wenger S, W Boardman, P Buss, D Govender, C Foggin.
(2007). The cardiopulmonary
effects of etorphine, azaperone, detomidine, and butorphanol in
field-anesthetized white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium
simum). J Zoo Wild Med; 38 (3):380-7.
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Wayne Boardman. (2007).
Book Chapter: Veterinary Care of Kiwi. Zoo and Wild Animal
Medicine 6th ed. Ed Fowler and Miller, Saunders Publ.
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F. Leendertz, G Pauli,K. Maetz-Rensing, W. Boardman,
C. Nunn, H. Ellerbrok, S. Jensen, S. Junglen and C. Boesch.
(2006). Pathogens as drivers
of population declines: The importance of systematic monitoring in great apes
and other threatened mammals. Biological
Conservation, Vol 131, 325-337.
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P.Watts, K.Buley, S. Sanderson, W.Boardman, C. Ciofi
& R. Gibson. (2006) Parthenogenesis in
Komodo dragons. Nature 444, 1021-1022 (21 December 2006)
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T.B. Hildebrandt, F. Goritz, W. Boardman, T. Strike, G.
Strauss, K. Jewgenow. (2006). A non-surgical
uterine lavage technique in large cats intended for treatment of uterine
infection-induced infertility.
Theriogeniology. Vol 66, 6-7, 1783-6.
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Clark P and Boardman W. (2005). Haematological
response to naturally occurring disease in the western quoll (Dasyurus geoffroyi). Comp Clin
Path 13: 182–185.
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Wayne Boardman. (2003). Book
Chapter: Tuatara. In Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine ed
Fowler and Miller. 5th ed, Saunders Publishing.
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P. Clark, P. Holz, R. Booth, R.
Jakob-Hoff, D. Cooper, W. Boardman, B. Parry and R. Norman.
(2003). Haematological
characteristics of captive parma wallabies (Macropus
parma). Comp Clin Path 12.1.
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H. Hesterman, N. Gregory, W.Boardman.
(2001). Deflighting procedures and their welfare implications in
captive wild birds. Animal Welfare. Vol
10 No 4. 405-419.
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W.Boardman, S.Huntress,
R.Jakob-Hoff, C.Monaghan, A.Reiss, M.Lynch. (2001). Book Chapter.
Medical and Surgical
Management of foot abscesses in captive Asiatic Elephants. In The
Elephant’s Foot. Ed Csuti, Sargent and Bechert. Iowa State University press.
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P. Ramsey, W. Boardman, B. McDonald, C. Roberts, I.
Fraser. (2000). Chorionic villus
sampling for sex determination in a Western Lowland Gorilla. J Zoo
Wild Med. 31 (4):532-8.
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R. Jackson, R. Morris and W.Boardman. (2000).
Development of a method for evaluating the risk to New Zealand’s indigenous
fauna from the introduction of exotic pests – including a case study on
native parrots. Science for Conservation 138. Department of Conservation,
Wellington, NZ.
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J. Creeper, D. Main, L. Berger, S. Huntress and
W.Boardman. (1998). An outbreak of
Mucormycosis in slender tree frogs (Litoria adelensis) and white-lipped
tree frogs (Litoria infrafrenata). Aust Vet
J. Vol 76 (11): 761-762.
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J.Ladyman, G.Kuchling, D.Burford, W.Boardman, S.Raidal.
(1998). Skin disease
affecting the conservation of the western swamp tortoise (Pseudemydura umbrina). Aust Vet J.
Vol 76 (11):743-745.
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A.Svensson, J.Mills, W.Boardman, S.Huntress.
(1998). Hematology and Serum Biochemistry Reference
Values for Anaesthetised Chuditch (Dasyurus geoffroi). J
Zoo Wild Med. Vol 29 (3):311-314.
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E.Ramsay, M.Loomis, K.Mehren, W.Boardman,
J.Jensen, D. Geiser. (1998). Chemical restraint
of the Nile Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in captivity.
J Zoo Wild Med. Vol 29(1):45-39.
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D.Schultz, I.Hough, W.Boardman. (1996). Special
challenges of maintaining wildlife in captivity in Australia and New Zealand
to prevent infectious and parasitic diseases. Rev.Sci.Tech.Off.Int.Epiz,
15 (1), 289-308.
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Professional Associations
Wildlife
Disease Association
European Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians
Australian
Wildlife Health Network – SA University Focus Group Member
South
Australian Wildlife Health Network
Australian
College of Veterinary Scientists
Adjunct
Lecturer - Uni SA
Scientific
Committee Australian Marine Wildlife Research and Rescue Organisation (AMWRRO)
World
Conservation Union (IUCN) - Conservation Breeding Specialist Group-
Australasian member
World
Conservation Union (IUCN) - Wildlife Health Specialist Group member
Expertise for Media Contact
| Categories | Animals and veterinary science, Environment |
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| Expertise | wildlife health, wildlife disease, zoo, disease ecology, primate health and disease, elephant health and disease, NZ native fauna, Australian fauna, Camels, Ecohealth, Conservation Medicine |
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