Exoticvetnursetraining

Ludovica Valenza graduated from the veterinary science degree at the University of Queensland after previously completing a Bachelor in Animal and Veterinary Science, as well as an Honours degree at La Trobe University and the University of Melbourne respectively. Ludo began her wildlife career as a teenager, by assisting her parents with koala research. She volunteered at the RSPCA wildlife hospital and the Rockhampton Zoo as well as volunteering in Thailand at a Gibbon sanctuary, and in South Africa on a wildlife expedition. Ludo began her veterinary career in domestic animal emergency and critical care, whilst volunteering her time at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital. Ludo joined the AZWH team in 2018 as a veterinarian treating and rehabilitating sick and injured native wildlife, and has since become the AZWH Hospital Supervisor. Ludo is a keen wildlife carer, rehabilitator, educator and passionate conservationist.

Amy is a Senior Veterinary Nurse at Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital. After completing her Certificate II in Animal Studies, Certificate III in Captive Animals and Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2015, she spent the next 4 years volunteering and working as a Vet Nurse and Zookeeper across various institutions, including the Red Panda Network, Symbio Wildlife Park and Taronga Zoo/Taronga Wildlife Hospital. In 2018 she combined her love of veterinary care with wildlife rehabilitation to fulfil her dream career at Australia Zoo as a Wildlife/Zoo Veterinary Nurse and is loving every minute of it. She also has a side business (wildscrubsau) sewing Animal-Print Scrub shirts/medical attire where profits are donated monthly to various wildlife conservation organisations. Amy is passionate about the education of veterinary staff, carers and members of the public about wildlife treatment and husbandry and its effect on successful wildlife rehabilitation and release.