Wildlife Search and Rescue (eBook)

A Guide for First Responders

Rebecca Dmytryk (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2011
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
9781119959618 (ISBN)

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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 rescue, from 'phone to field', including safe and successful capture strategies, handling and restraint techniques and initial aid. Wildlife Search and Rescue is a must have for anyone interested in knowing what to do when they are face to face with a wild animal in need, or for anyone involved in animal rescue. While the book focuses on wildlife native to North America, much of the information and many of the techniques are applicable to other species, including domestic dogs and cats.

Visit www.wiley.com/go/dmytryk/wildlifeemergency to access the figures from the book.

In the last thirty years, Rebecca Dmytryk has become a leading authority in wildlife rescue having been on the front lines of some of the largest wildlife recovery missions, including the Gulf Oil Spill. From her office in Monterey, California she and her husband, Duane Titus operate WildRescue, offering around the clock response to emergencies involving wildlife and serving all of California with a state-of-the-art toll-free wildlife hotline.

Inhalt

Foreword

Preface

1. Overview of Wildlife Rescue

2. Characterizing Wildlife Search and Rescue

3. Laws and Regulations Governing Wildlife Rescue in the U.S.

4. Code of Practice

5. The Components of Wildlife Search and Rescue

Human Safety

Environmental Hazards

Human Factor Hazards

Equipment Hazards

Health Risks

Zoonotic Diseases

Personal Protective Equipment

Protection from Hazardous Materials

Basic Safety and Preparedness Guidelines

Outfitting

The Welfare of the Animal

Understanding Stress

Minimizing Stress during Rescue Operations

Potential for Success

The Mindset of the Hunter and the Hunted

The Importance of Natural History

The Fundamentals of the Search

The Fundamentals of the Capture

6. Anatomy of a Response Team

7. Overview of Wildlife Capture Equipment

8. Capturing, Handling, and Confinement of Wild Birds

Techniques for Capturing Wild Birds

Special Circumstances and Particular Methods

Handling and Restraint of Wild Birds

Processing from Nets and Housing

Short-term and Temporary Housing for Birds

9. Capturing, Handling, and Confinement of Land Mammals

Techniques for Capturing Wild Mammals

Special Circumstances and Particular Methods

Physical Restraint of Land Mammals

Processing Mammals from Nets and Cages

Temporary Housing Confinement of Land Mammals

10. Capturing, Handling of Reptiles and Amphibians

11. Marine Mammal Rescue

Rescuing Seals and Sea Lions

Physical Restraint of Seals and Sea Lions

Confinement and Transport of Pinnipeds

Young Seals and Sea Lions

Cetacean Rescue

12. Basic First Aid and Stabilization

13. Transporting Wildlife

14. Field Euthanasia

15. Life, Liberty, and Euthanasia

16. Rescuing Baby Birds and land Mammals

17. Reuniting, Renesting, and Wild-fostering

Nutritional Support

18. Offering Public Service

Index

Rezensionen

"Wildlife Search and Rescue: A Guide for First Responders
is a compact and practical introduction to the considerations and
practicalities of wildlife capture . . . I would suggest this text
as a companion to the BSAVA Wildlife Manual which provides
complementary and more in-depth information on a number of British
wildlife species." (Animal Welfare, 1 November
2012)

"It will also prove useful for students looking at applied
ecology scenarios. And, even for a plant ecologist like me, it is a
very good, fascinating read." (British Ecological
Society Bulletin, 1 August 2012)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.12.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: animal • animals • Animal Science & Zoology • Best Practices • Between • Biowissenschaften • Caging • Comprehensive • Conservation Science • Death • degree • difference • Different • Distress • domestic animals • fundamentals • Guide • Life Sciences • Naturschutzbiologie • phone • receives • response • Search • Skills • Strategies • Type • Unique • Veterinärmedizin • Veterinärmedizin f. Zoo- u. Wildtiere • Veterinärmedizin • Veterinärmedizin f. Zoo- u. Wildtiere • Veterinary Medicine • Veterinary Medicine - Zoo & Wildlife • Wild • wildlife rescue • Zoologie
• ISBN-13: 9781119959618 / 9781119959618