Emma Chen

Veterinarian with five years of experience in general practice and New Zealand wildlife. Passionate about wildlife conservation, sustainability, and animal welfare. Strong collaborative skills with a focus on delivering exceptional patient and client care.

Clinical report: 

• Chen, Y., & Argilla, L. S. (2023). Eye fluke (Philophthalmus attenuatus) infection in a juvenile red-billed gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus). Kokako, 30(2), 24-29.

Scientific article: 

• Chen, Y., & Gao, Y. (2025). Exploring the principles of compassionate conservation and practical animal ethics, Science (China), 77(1), 32-36.
• Li, H., Chen, Y., Machalaba, C. C., Tang, H., Chmura, A. A., Fielder, M. D., & Daszak, P. (2021). Wild animal and zoonotic disease risk management and regulation in China: Examining gaps and one health opportunities in scope, mandates, and monitoring systems. One Health, 13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2021.100301

• Hand rearing sick yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) chicks as a new conservation management tool. [Poster] International Congress for Conservation Biology, June 2025, Brisbane.
• Conservation Edgewalkers: Promoting coexistence through knowledge co-creation and practice co-learning. [Symposium talk] International Congress for Conservation Biology, June 2025, Brisbane.
• Tick paralysis in red-billed gulls. [Talk] NZVA Wildlife Society Conference, November 2024, Palmerston North (online).
• It is in their blood: A tale of avian malaria in yellow-eyed penguins. [Keynote] NZ Society for Parasitology Conference, June 2023, Dunedin.
• Yellow-eyed penguin/hoiho handrearing at Dunedin Wildlife Hospital. [Talk] Oamaru Penguin Symposium, May 2023, Oamaru.
• Wildlife and zoonotic disease management in China. [Talk] NZVA Wildlife Society Conference, November 2020, Nelson.

English (proficient), Mandarin (native), Japanese (beginner)