VTMED 6527 - Veterinary Aspects of Captive Wildlife Management

Spring. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

Enrollment limited to: second-year veterinary students.

N. Abou-Madi, S. Childs-Sanford.

This course concentrates on principles of captive zoo animal and wildlife management, both clinical and non-clinical. Students are challenged to learn and integrate a variety of disciplines that are essential to managing wildlife successfully in a captive or semi-free-ranging environment. These disciplines include but are not limited to species-specific: (1) behavior and behavioral requirements, (2) nutritional requirements and problems, (3) natural history, (4) zoonotic and toxicological problems, (5) manual restraint and anesthesia, (6) preventive medicine, and (7) medical and legal ethics. Most common wildlife species presented in lectures and student presentations; specialized techniques are illustrated in laboratories.