Wildlife search and rescue : a guide for first responders /

• Main Author: Dmytryk, Rebecca
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
• Subjects: Wildlife rescue > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; First responders > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; NATURE > Animals > Wildlife.; SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biological Diversity.; First responders.; Wildlife rescue.; United States.; Electronic books.; Handbooks and manuals.

Table of Contents:

• Overview of Wildlife Rescue
• Characterizing Wildlife Search and Rescue
• Laws and Regulations Governing Wildlife Rescue in the U.S.
• Code of Practice
• The Components of Wildlife Search and Rescue
• Anatomy of a Response Team
• Overview of Wildlife Capture Equipment
• Capturing, Handling, and Confinement of Wild Birds
• Capturing, Handling, and Confinement of Land Mammals
• Capturing, Handling of Reptiles and Amphibians
• Marine Mammal Rescue
• Basic First Aid and Stabilization
• Transporting Wildlife
• Field Euthanasia
• Life, Liberty, and Euthanasia
• Rescuing Baby Birds and Land Mammals
• Reuniting, Renesting, and Wild-fostering
• Nutritional Support
• Offering Public Service.