Medical Management of Wildlife Species: A Guide for Practitioners, offers an all-encompassing resource for reliable information on the medical management of wild birds, mammals, amphibians, and turtles. Focusing on the medical information relevant to the wildlife setting, it covers triage, emergency care, and other key considerations in handling, diagnosing, and treating wild animals. The book’s population-based approach encourages practitioners to understand individual animal care within the broader context. The ebook begins with a brief summary of natural history, and introductory chapters address general topics such as pre-release conditioning, post-release monitoring, and legal issues associated with handling wildlife species. Species-specific chapters provide practical information on medical management, including the most prevalent concerns for each species and the epidemiology of infectious diseases. Key features include: – Provides a complete reference to handling, diagnosing, and treating wild species; – emphasizes information relevant to the wildlife setting; – targeted at wildlife veterinarians, veterinary clinicians that will be presented with wildlife, veterinary technicians, and wildlife rehabilitators. This is a must-have addition to the bookshelf of wildlife veterinarians, as well as wildlife biologists, researchers, and rehabilitators. 495 p.
You must be logged in to submit a review.