Wildlife Population Health / edited by Craig Stephen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stephen, Craig, editor.

Series:

Biomedical and Life Sciences Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservation biology.

Ecology.

Veterinary medicine.

Epidemiology.

Public health.

Conservation Biology.

Veterinary Science.

Public Health.

Local Subjects:

Conservation Biology.

Veterinary Science.

Epidemiology.

Public Health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2022.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.

Summary:

This textbook introduces the core competencies, tools and perspectives to manage free-ranging animal population health and demonstrates their need and relevance to help wildlife cope with the ever-increasing pressures of the Anthropocene, manifested by global megatrends such as climate change, urbanization and pollution. It adapts and adopts key concepts of population health from public health and herd health to a wildlife health context. In a highly-accessible and unique form, this book presents a modern way of approaching wildlife and fish epidemiology, health promotion and disease control, with a focus on the social dimensions of wildlife health management. Aimed at graduate students in veterinary medicine, wildlife researchers and health managers this textbook provides a valuable source of information to foster the knowledge and skills needed to protect and promote the health of free-ranging wildlife.

Contents:

PART 1 – Core Concepts of Wildlife Population Health

Chapter 1. What is wildlife health? Craig Stephen

Chapter 2. Wildlife population health strategies

Chapter 3. Population health core competencies

PART 2 – Foundations of wildlife population health management

Chapter 4. Epidemiological study design in free-ranging wildlife – Theoretical and practical considerations

Chapter 5. Participatory epidemiology and surveillance for wildlife health

Chapter 6. Causation in wildlife population health

Chapter 7. Investigating Wildlife Disease as a Social Problem

Chapter 8. Evidence-based decision making

Chapter 9. Wildlife health surveillance and intelligence. Challenges and opportunities

Chapter 10. Health Protection and Promotion for Disease Management in Free-Ranging Wildlife Populations

PART 3 – Confronting 21st century challenges to wildlife population health

Chapter 11. From Amazon Floods and Australian Wildfires to Human Spills and Explosions: What Disasters Mean to Wildlife

Chapter 12. Urbanization

Chapter 13. Climate change

Chapter 14. Landscapes supporting wildlife health

Chapter 15. An emerging disease agenda for wildlife health management

Chapter 16. Pollution and wildlife health

Chapter 17. Working in a complex, wicked and messy world of wildlife health

Chapter 18. Applying a health lens in managing species at risk under threat of alien invasive species

PART 4 – Wildlife health promotion concepts

Chapter 19. Human dimensions of wildlife health management

Chapter 20. Healthy policy for healthy wildlife

Chapter 21. Stakeholder engagement for wildlife health management

Chapter 22. Leading change with diverse stakeholders

Chapter 23. Bridging the knowing-to-doing gap in wildlife population health

Chapter 24. Preparing for the unexpected

Chapter 25. Wildlife health solutions depend on effective risk communication.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Stephen, Craig Wildlife Population Health

ISBN:

9783030905101

OCLC:

1319440931