The capture of free-ranging animals is an important foundation of wildlife research and preservation. Minimizing harm to wildlife, and especially mortality, is a vital ethical concern.Veterinarians and animal care specialists who are familiar with a …

Natural resource management and research programs conducted in natural areas often require the administration of pharmaceuticals to wildlife. Pharmaceuticals commonly used in wildlife programs include anesthetic agents, sedatives, antibiotics, vacci …

While inhalant anesthetics remain the “gold standard” for anesthesia in veterinary medicine, there are many circumstances in which the veterinarian will opt for sedation rather than general anesthesia, particularly when exotic species are consi …

Wildlife veterinarians are licensed animal health professionals who specialize in treating many different types of wildlife, including birds, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals. They may work either in a veterinary office setting or in the field, but …

Wildlife medicine treats, rehabilitates and conserves wild animal species.1 This differs from wildlife rehabilitation, in which the focus is on individual animals and where the goal is to care for each animal until it can be released back into the wi …

Based on the available literature, the most favorable age group for breeding horses is with mares between the ages of 4 and 12. Once the mare surpasses the age of 12—and particularly if it’s a maiden mare—the conventional wisdom dictates that issues …

Researchers and local authorities frequently call upon veterinarians and animal control agents to help capture wild animals unharmed, to relocate animals unharmed in the course of their work, and to safely release animals from traps. It is theref …

Many horse owners have come to their equine veterinarian or favored expert with the same question: They have a wonderful mare that they're thinking about breeding, but they're afraid she might be too old. Perhaps she's always been healthy, but they d …

Many horse owners have entertained the notion of breeding their own prized mare. The idea of producing a foal with traits similar to its mother (or superior to its mother) can be very attractive. It is advisable that the novice horse breeder is a …