Single-module course: WILDLIFE CONSERVATION MEDICINE - Mammals
- Specialist speakers
- English
- February
- 100% Online
- Theoretical and Practical Components
Presentation
March 8th - Program
- Conservation medicine in Africa – directing a National Park
- Conservation medicine in Asia – the role of a wildlife veterinarian, from rescue centres to zoological parks in Cambodia, Laos and Indonesia
- Conservation medicine in America – case studies in Alaska, Costa Rica, Peru, Brazil
- Primate medicine and surgery
- Wild Felid medicine and surgery
March 22nd - Program
- Conservation medicine – Challenges in the Horn of Africa
- Ecosystem conservation – What is the role of a wildlife veterinarian. A case study of Ethiopia
- Remote delivery systems – How to use them correctly
- Chemical immobilization of hoof stock
- Anaesthesia of mega vertebrates
- Clinical management of elephants
- Clinical management of wild hoof stock
- Clinical management of Giraffes
- Recent innovations in Zoological Medicine – Endoscopy, CT-Scan and MRI. Why are they essential?
Skills
- Recognize and manage priorities in mammal conservation medicine
- Design safe and effective capture and restraint plans for wild mammals
- Assess, diagnose and treat relevant diseases in wild mammals
- Design quarantine protocols and preventative plans
- Integrate community engagement into conservation medicine
Lecturers
Norin Chai
DVM, MSc., PhD.
Diplomate of the European College of Zoological Medicine (Zoo Health Management).
Jorge Soares
Wildlife Veterinarian, founder of the BeWildAid NGO.
DVM, MSc. (Wild Animal Health), CertZooMed, MRCVS
Limited number of places available.