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Autore |
Dmytryk Rebecca |
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Titolo |
Wildlife search and rescue : a guide for first responders / / Rebecca Dmytryk |
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Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 |
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1-78539-398-7 |
1-119-95964-0 |
1-280-62831-6 |
9786613630674 |
1-119-95961-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (248 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Wildlife rescue - United States |
First responders - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Overview of Wildlife Rescue -- Characterizing Wildlife Search and Rescue -- Laws and Regulations Governing Wildlife Rescue in the U.S. -- Code of Practice -- The Components of Wildlife Search and Rescue -- Anatomy of a Response Team -- Overview of Wildlife Capture Equipment -- Capturing, Handling, and Confinement of Wild Birds -- Capturing, Handling, and Confinement of Land Mammals -- Capturing, Handling of Reptiles and Amphibians -- Marine Mammal Rescue -- Basic First Aid and Stabilization -- Transporting Wildlife -- Field Euthanasia -- Life, Liberty, and Euthanasia -- Rescuing Baby Birds and Land Mammals -- Reuniting, Renesting, and Wild-fostering -- Nutritional Support -- Offering Public Service. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Rescuing wild animals in distress requires a unique set of skills, very different from those used in handling domestic animals. The equipment, degree of handling, the type of caging and level of care a wild animal receives can mean the difference between life and death. Wildlife Search and Rescue is a comprehensive guide on 'best practices' and suggested standards for response to sick, injured and orphaned wildlife. This valuable resource covers the fundamentals of wildlife |
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rescue, from 'phone to field', including safe and successful capture strategies, handling and restraint techniques |
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