Handbook on Wild and Zoo Animals: A Treatise for Students of Veterinary, Zoology, Forestry and Environmental Science

Contents......Page 8
GENERAL WILDLIFE......Page 12
Wildlife and its Importance......Page 14
Definitions and Concepts of SomeTerminologies Related to Wildlife......Page 18
Zoo-geographical Regions and Wildlife Distribution in India
......Page 40
Biodiversity and Sustainable Development
......Page 48
Wildlife Conservation and Conflict
......Page 56
Protected Areas, Biosphere Reserves and Wetlands
......Page 76
Forest and Wildlife......Page 92
Organizations and Institutions Involved in Wildlife Conservation
......Page 104
Zoos and their Management......Page 112
Wildlife Trade and Legislation......Page 120
WILDLIFE BIOLOGY......Page 126
Zoological Classification of Mammals, Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds
......Page 128
Salient Features of Selected Wild Mammals
......Page 136
Salient Features of Selected Wild Reptiles
......Page 196
Salient Features of Selected Wild Birds
......Page 208
FEEDS AND FEEDING,RESTRAINT, HOUSING AND MANAGEMENT, AND HEALTH CARE
......Page 216
Feeds and Feeding of Wild and Zoo Mammals
......Page 218
Feeds and Feeding of Wild and Zoo Reptiles
......Page 244
Feeds and Feeding of Wild and Zoo Birds
......Page 248
Restraint, Housing and Management of Wild and Zoo Mammals 
......Page 254
Restraint, Housing and Management of Wild and Zoo Reptiles
......Page 284
Restraint, Housing and Management of Wild and Zoo Birds
......Page 288
Health Care of Wild and Zoo Mammals
......Page 292
Health Care of Wild and Zoo Reptiles
......Page 328
Health Care of Wild and Zoo Birds
......Page 334
References and Further Reading......Page 342
Index......Page 352