Animal Sponsorship

Prahran Veterinary Hospital is proud to sponsor the Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo at Melbourne Zoo and we have also adopted a Bengal Tiger.

Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo

Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo is a native to Papua New Guinea and is an endangered species because of habitat reduction. It is related to two species of tree kangaroo found in Northern Australia.

More information about the Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo can be found at the Melbourne Zoo Web Site.


tree kanga
We were privileged to be able to visit with the Tree Kangaroos at the Zoo recently and a photo of Dr Muller with the kangaroo is shown below.

tree kangaroo

 


Bengal Tiger

Malu Pothi is the name of the Bengal Tiger in Nepal. She is about 9 years old. She lives in the Suklaphanta Wildlife Reseve in south west Nepal. "Pothi means female in Nepali. The word "Malu" comes from the region of the wildlife  reseve where she is most often spotted.

Further information about adoption of threatened animals can be obtained from  World Wildlife Fund

 
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