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Wildlife casualties provide the veterinary surgeon with a wide range of problems. Success depends not only upon the clinical skills of the practitioner, but also encompasses nursing staff and those involved in the rehabilitation and release of the casualty. Knowledge of the natural history of the species directs the choice of suitable handling facilities and accommodation that are essential to the successful outcome. This manual will be of special interest to veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses and those people dedicated to the care and rehabilitation of wildlife.
- For practices presented with injured, diseased or apparently abandoned wild animals
- Capture, release and transportation
- Assessment and first aid
- Management in captivity
- Rehabilitation and release - principles and practice
Contents
Introduction: wildlife casualties and the veterinary surgeon; Basic principles of wildlife treatment; Rehabilitation and release; Clinical pathology and post-mortem examinations; The law affecting British wildlife; Hedgehogs; Squirrels; Other insectivores and rodents; Bats; Rabbits and hares; Badgers; Otters; Other mustelids; Wildcats; Foxes; Deer; Marine mammals; Seabirds; Waders; Waterfowl; Coots and moorhens; Birds of prey; Gamebirds; Pigeons; Small birds; Reptiles, amphibians and fish; Appendicies; Index
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Contributors
James Barnett, UK; Dick Best, UK; Steve Bexton, UK; Matthew Brash, UK; John Chitty, UK; Stephen Cooke, UK; John Cooper, Trinidad; Margaret Cooper, Trinidad; Neil Forbes, UK; Frances Harcourt-Brown, UK; Peter Green, UK; Emma Keeble, UK; Michael King, UK; James Kirkwood, UK; Becki Lawson, UK; Paul Llewellyn, UK; Elizabeth Mullineaux, UK; Ian Robinson, UK; Andrew Routh, UK; Anthony Sainsbury, UK; Richard Saunders, UK; Victor Simpson, UK; Katherine Whitwell, UK.
Published April 2003
304 pages
ISBN 978 0 905214 63 4 |
