Ludovica Valenza | Wildlife Hospital Manager and Veterinarian
Wildlife Warriors

Ludovica Valenza graduated from the veterinary science degree at the University of Queensland after previously completing a Bachelor in Animal and Veterinary Bioscience at La Trobe University, as well as an Honours degree at the University of Melbourne. 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 passionate about conservation, caring for and rehabilitating wildlife and educating others about protecting wild places.