Practical Wildlife Care

Practical Wildlife Care......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Foreword to the First Edition......Page 9
Foreword to the Second Edition......Page 11
Preface to the First Edition......Page 13
Preface to the Second Edition......Page 15
Acknowledgements......Page 17
1 Prime Directives......Page 19
2 First Response......Page 31
3 Fluid Therapy Part I: Building Blocks......Page 43
4 Fluid Therapy Part II: Administration......Page 52
5 Wound Management Part I: The Biology of Wounds......Page 61
6 Wound Management Part II: The Treatment of Wounds......Page 68
7 Biology and First Aid of Fractures......Page 78
8 Fracture Management......Page 85
9 Avian Wildlife Disease......Page 106
10 Mammalian Wildlife Disease......Page 116
11 Garden Birds......Page 126
12 Pigeons......Page 138
13 Game Birds......Page 147
14 Corvids......Page 150
15 Water Birds – Ducks......Page 154
16 Water Birds – Swans......Page 161
17 Geese and Other Water Birds......Page 169
18 Birds of Prey......Page 177
19 Seabirds......Page 189
20 Hand-rearing Orphaned Birds......Page 201
21 Small Mammals......Page 211
22 Hedgehogs......Page 218
23 Rabbits and Hares......Page 234
24 Red Fox......Page 242
25 Badgers......Page 250
26 Other Mustelids......Page 262
27 Deer......Page 271
28 Bats......Page 286
29 Other Mammal Species......Page 298
30 Rearing Orphaned Wild Mammals......Page 305
31 Reptiles and Amphibians......Page 321
Appendix 1 Bat Conservation Trust Guidelines on Handling Bats......Page 330
Appendix 2 British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) Guidelines for Response to Cetacean Strandings......Page 332
Appendix 3 Birds on Schedule 4 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as of March 2004)......Page 333
Appendix 4 The Law Relating to the Use and Possession of Airguns......Page 335
Appendix 5 Suggested Record Sheet to Accompany Bat Samples to the Veterinary Laboratory......Page 337
Appendix 6 Selected Rehabilitation Supplies and Suppliers......Page 338
Appendix 7 Useful Addresses in Wildlife Rehabilitation......Page 339
Appendix 8 Rehabilitation Protocol for Otters Contaminated with Oil......Page 340
References and Further Reading......Page 343
Index......Page 348