Practical wildlife care / / Les Stocker

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910145273903321
• Autore: Stocker Les
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, UK ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Pub., 2005
• ISBN: 1-281-32221-0; 9786611322212; 0-470-75116-9; 0-470-75044-8
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (364 p.)
• Disciplina: 639.9/6
• Soggetti: Wildlife rehabilitation; Wildlife rescue; Wildlife diseases - Treatment; First aid for animals
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-329) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Practical Wildlife Care; Contents; Foreword to the First Edition; Foreword to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Acknowledgements; 1 Prime Directives; 2 First Response; 3 Fluid Therapy Part I: Building Blocks; 4 Fluid Therapy Part II: Administration; 5 Wound Management Part I: The Biology of Wounds; 6 Wound Management Part II: The Treatment of Wounds; 7 Biology and First Aid of Fractures; 8 Fracture Management; 9 Avian Wildlife Disease; 10 Mammalian Wildlife Disease; 11 Garden Birds; 12 Pigeons; 13 Game Birds; 14 Corvids; 15 Water Birds - Ducks; 16 Water Birds - Swans17 Geese and Other Water Birds; 18 Birds of Prey; 19 Seabirds; 20 Hand-rearing Orphaned Birds; 21 Small Mammals; 22 Hedgehogs; 23 Rabbits and Hares; 24 Red Fox; 25 Badgers; 26 Other Mustelids; 27 Deer; 28 Bats; 29 Other Mammal Species; 30 Rearing Orphaned Wild Mammals; 31 Reptiles and Amphibians; Appendix 1 Bat Conservation Trust Guidelines on Handling Bats; Appendix 2 British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) Guidelines for Response to Cetacean Strandings; Appendix 3 Birds on Schedule 4 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as of March 2004); Appendix 4 The Law Relating to the Use and Possession of AirgunsAppendix 5 Suggested Record Sheet to Accompany Bat Samples to the Veterinary Laboratory; Appendix 6 Selected Rehabilitation Supplies and Suppliers; Appendix 7 Useful Addresses in Wildlife Rehabilitation; Appendix 8 Rehabilitation Protocol for Otters Contaminated with Oil; References and Further Reading; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Wildlife care and rehabilitation is often on a one-to-one basis and involves a lot of time, care and skill. However, for many years, care of injured wildlife was regarded as a low priority and euthanasia was the recommended option. A lot has changed over the past twenty years and now caring for wildlife casualties is part of everyday life in many veterinary practices.Following on from the major success of the first edition, this second edition provides even more useful information on wildlife care and rehabilitation. As well as covering a whole range of species, with sections on birds,