Wildlife search and rescue : a guide for first responders / by Rebecca Dmytryk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dmytryk, Rebecca.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wildlife rescue--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Wildlife rescue.

First responders--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

First responders.

United States.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xviii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.

Summary:

Based in Monterrey, California, Dmytryk has been on the frontline in some of the largest wildlife recovery missions, including the Gulf Oil Spill, and shares with people just entering the field the insights she has acquired during 30 years of practice. At the same time, she wants to begin the process of establishing a set of standards for wildlife search and rescue, which to date do not exist. Her topics include laws and regulations governing wildlife rescue in the US, human safety, the anatomy of a response team, equipment, wild birds, land mammals, marine mammal rescue, basic wildlife first aid and stabilization, field euthanasia, and offering public service. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780470655108

0470655100

9780470655115

0470655119

OCLC:

747385639