Brukner Nature Center primer of wildlife care and rehabilitation
Subtitle: with emphasis on species of Ohio and adjacent regions
By: by Patti L. Raley; general editor, Nannette W. Wilson.
Contributors: Wilson, Nannette W.; Brukner Nature Center.
Publisher: Brukner Nature Center
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Troy, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
Subjects: Wildlife rehabilitation.; Wildlife rehabilitation -- Ohio.; First aid for animals.; Wildlife rescue.
Other titles: Wildlife care and rehabilitation.
Table of contents: value: Introduction: wildlife rehabilitation, a definition; value: Administrative matters; value: Personnel; value: Permits and regulations: state, USDA, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; value: Standards: housing, hygiene, nutrition; value: Veterinary concerns; value: Emergency treatments; value: Wildlife diseases: disease prevention; value: Diseases of birds; value: Diseases of mammals; value: Zoonoses; value: Nutritional diseases; value: Wildlife parasites: ectoparasites; value: Endoparasites; value: Parasites of concern to wildlife handlers; value: Terms; value: Clinical procedures; value: Natural history & nurturing; value: General concerns: hygiene, pest control, nutrition; value: Birds: body temperature, blood pressure, and weights of adult birds; value: Birds in the natural environment: habitats and habits; value: Bird diets in the wild; value: Reproduction; value: Birds in captivity: life spans; value: Housing; value: Development in young birds; value: Caring for young birds; value: Bird droppings; value: Adult birds in captivity; value: Record-keeping; value: Captive bird diets; value: Mammals: weights and body temperatures of adult mammals; value: Mammals in the natural environment: habitats and habits; value: Mammal diets in the wild; value: Mating and reproduction.; value: (cont) Mammals in captivity: life spans; value: Housing; value: Development in young mammals; value: Caring for young mammals; value: Mammal droppings; value: Record-keeping; value: Weaning ages and diets; value: Adult mammals in captivity; value: Captive mammal diets; value: Wildlife rehabilitation: theories and realities; value: Theories; value: Realities; value: Wildlife ambassadors; value: Appendices; value: Suppliers; value: Tables of measures and conversions; value: Culturing mealworms; value: Raptor maintenance; value: Directory of professional organizations.