Conservation Medicine Centre

New Zealand Centre for Conservation Medicine (NZCCM)

This $4.6 million, 980m² state-of-the-art facility is the first national centre for conservation medicine in the world, and is a place where visitors can view our veterinary team in action!

Accessible from 9.30am to 4.00pm daily, the NZCCM's public viewing gallery offers visitors clear views into the centre's laboratory, large treatment room and operating theatre.

To maximise viewing, cameras above the operating tables in both the treatment room and the operating theatre relay action (when appropriate) onto a large screen in the gallery.

The gallery also features dynamic interactive displays, and a diverse range of specimens, including animal embryos, and even the preserved testes of the zoo's castrated hippo, Fudge!

Conservation medicine is a practice that addresses the connections between our (human) health, with the health of animals and the environment.  In addition to serving the Zoo's animals, the NZCCM strongly focuses on research, diagnostic work, and specialised teaching. It will see the Zoo progress its already key national role in native species conservation, and national bio security.

The NZCCM was officially opened on 10 August, 2007.

Latest news from NZCCM – click here to download 'Connections' NZCCM newsletter (PDF – 2MB)

Vets at work on a serval at the NZCCM

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