Anna Le Souef

Anna Le Souef is a Senior Lecturer in Wildlife and Conservation Medicine at Murdoch University's School of Veterinary Medicine, part of the College of Environmental and Life Sciences. Her work focuses on avian health, particularly endangered black cockatoo species in Western Australia, combining clinical veterinary expertise with conservation biology. She leads research on wildlife toxicology, health monitoring, and rehabilitation strategies for threatened species.

Her research emphasizes Carnaby’s and Baudin’s cockatoos, investigating health parameters, toxin exposure, and hindlimb paralysis syndromes. Collaborative projects include satellite tracking post-rehabilitation releases and developing diagnostic tools for age estimation and disease management. She also explores agricultural land conservation impacts on cockatoo breeding habitats.

Notable projects involve long-term health studies of wild cockatoo nestlings and advancing clinical pathology methods for wildlife. Her work bridges veterinary medicine and ecological conservation, addressing both individual animal care and population-level threats.