Description: "This book 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. Medical Management of Wildlife Species: A Guide for Practitioners 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"--Provided by publisher.
Review Quotes: "Medical Management of Wildlife Species: A Guide for Practitioners is an essential resource for wildlife veterinarians and rehabilitators who are beginning to build their reference libraries and a helpful complement for wildlife veterinarians who already have an array of resources....This is a practical book that will be useful for veterinarians who treat wildlife." - JAVMA, Mar 15, 2020, Vol.256, No.6
"Medical Management of Wildlife Species: A Guide for Practitioners is a long-awaited, comprehensive textbook for veterinarians who might be faced with treating wildlife in their practice....This book is an excellent reference for private practitioners, veterinary students, newly graduated veterinarians interested in wildlife medicine, and wildlife rehabilitators across the globe....We have long awaited this reference that will inevitably provide better care for free-ranging wildlife." - Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 56(4), 2020