Taronga Conservation Society Australia
Michelle Campbell-Ward is an accomplished veterinary professional with extensive experience in animal welfare and medicine. Currently serving as a member of the NSW Animal Welfare Advisory Council since December 2023, Campbell-Ward also holds positions as an Associate Professor in Wildlife and Avian Medicine at the University of Sydney and an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Charles Sturt University. Additionally, Campbell-Ward has been a veterinarian with the Taronga Conservation Society Australia since November 2008 and serves as a consultant for the Veterinary Information Network. Previous roles include Team Leader of Animal Welfare Policy and Program at the NSW Department of Primary Industries, Chairperson of the NSW Exhibited Animals Advisory Committee, and Co-convenor of the Zoo and Aquarium Association Veterinary Specialist Advisory Group. Campbell-Ward's foundational education includes a BSc BVSc (Hons I) from the University of Sydney and a Postgraduate Certificate in International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law from the University of Edinburgh.
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Taronga Conservation Society Australia
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Taronga Conservation Society Australia is a not-for-profit organisation that is committed to securing a future for wildlife. At Taronga Zoo in Sydney and Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, we lead conservation efforts in the field and participate in regional and global conservation breeding programs to establish insurance populations for species threatened in the wild. We also operate two wildlife hospitals that treat and rehabilitate injured native wildlife, as well as providing best practice health care for the animals at our Zoos. Taronga recognises that the planet’s biodiversity and ecosystems are the life support systems for the health and prosperity of all species including our own. At no time in history has this been more evident, with drought, bushfires, climate change, global pandemics, habitat destruction, ocean acidification and many other crises threatening natural systems and our own future. Whilst we cannot tackle these challenges alone, Taronga is acting now and working to save species, sustain ecosystems, provide experiences and create learning opportunities so that we act together.