Dr. Karrie Rose - Manager

Karrie first became interested in working with wildlife while conducting field research and population studies with Ferruginous Hawks and Burrowing Owls during university summer breaks.  Further summer employment within the wildlife rehabilitation and pathology programs at Calgary Zoo cemented her commitment to the study of wildlife health. 

Shortly after graduating with the faculty gold medal from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, in Saskatoon, Karrie pursued a 3 year residency at the Metropolitan Toronto Zoo.  This residency was completed in conjunction with a Doctor of Veterinary Science Degree in Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine and Pathology at the Ontario Veterinary College.  Completion of this degree lead to 16 months of employment in New Zealand as the manager of a charitable wildlife rehabilitation organisation that was contracted by the Maritime Safety Authority of New Zealand to provide preparedness and response to wildlife affected by oil spills. 

After a twelve month period conducting locum zoo veterinary work and wildlife health surveillance contracts, Karrie moved to Sydney in 1998 to undertake the position of Veterinary Pathologist for the Zoological Parks Board of NSW.  Following in the auspicious footsteps of Dr. Bill Hartley, she now provides a diagnostic pathology service for Taronga and Western Plains Zoo’s, as well as overseeing the Australian Registry of Wildlife Health.

Via the Registry, Karrie provides information, diagnostic services and advice regarding wildlife health to species recovery program managers, NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change, RSPCA, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, and other government and non-government agencies.

Karrie also sits on a number of Committees for other agencies, including the Australian Wildlife Health Network, Wildlife Exotic Disease Preparedness Program/Fund, PIHC National Laboratory Services and National Registry Domestic Animal Pathology.

Karrie was on the steering group towards the establishment of the Australian Wildlife Health Network, has written many published papers on wildlife, wildlife disease and wildlife pathology, and has published the highly regarded Wildlife Health Investigation Manual.