Phalen

Question 0

A rescuer brings a koala to you with 20% of it’s body burnt.

What is the prognosis?

Answer 0

Bad, although animal might pull through

Question 1

What is silvadene?

Answer 1

Medication used to treat serious burns.

Question 2

How would the location of a burn effect the chance of rehabilitation for an animal?

Answer 2

Functional regions such as the hands or feet. As well as the mouth and lungs.

Question 3

How would you treat an animal that is in shock?

Answer 3

• fluids
• pain relief
• antibiotics
• kilojoules

Question 4

What are the factors impacting successful repair of a raptor bone?

Answer 4

• bone that is broken
• location of the fracture
• nature of the fracture
• number of fractures
• surroundings soft tissue injuries
• other injuries

Question 5

What is a raptor?

Answer 5

A bird of prey

Hawks, falcons, eagles, owls

Question 6

Step for rehabilitation of a raptor.

Answer 6

1. Assessment
2. Medical/ surgical
3. Recovery
4. Return to fitness
5. Release

Question 7

A koala comes into your clinic with 33% of it’s body burnt.

What is your prognosis?

Answer 7

Worse than bad. Animal probably will not make it.

Question 8

Who do you want on your animal rescue team?

Answer 8

1. Conservation biologist
2. Wildlife veterinarian
3. Wildlife rehabilitation representative
4. Spokesperson
5. Fire supervisor

Question 9

You should supply animal rescuers with:

Answer 9

1. Training
2. Food
3. Water
4. Counselling (maybe)

Question 10

Who are the stakeholders in animal rehabilitation?

Answer 10

1. The animals
2. Public who find animals
3. Wildlife agencies
4. Carers
5. Veterinarians
6. The media

Question 11

A koala comes into the clinic with 50% burns to its body.

What is your prognosis?

Answer 11

Will not make it. Consider euthanasia.

Question 12

What happens to feral species that are brought into your clinic?

Answer 12

They must be destroyed.

Question 13

A wedge tailed eagle comes into your clinic. It has a disease. Should you rehabilitate this animal?

Answer 13

Afflicted animals should not be rehabilitated as you could introduce the pathogen to new environments.

Question 14

Outline the passage of air through a bird.

Answer 14

(First breath) Nostrils -> choanal slit -> trachea -> syrinx -> branched bronchi -> caudal thoracic/abdominal air sacs -> lungs -> tertiary bronchi -> air capillaries -> (second breath!) cranial thoracic/intercalvicular air sacs -> trachea -> exhalation

Question 15

Air sacs are connected to the air filled bones within birds.

True/false

Answer 15

True

Question 16

How many air sacs do birds have?

Answer 16

7-9 depending on the species

Two posterior thoracic
Two abdominal
Two anterior thoracic
Two cervical (not present in some species)
One interclavicular

Question 17

Lunney compared the survival rates of uninjured and rehabilitated koalas and showed what?

Answer 17

Rehabilitation contributes to the regeneration of populations after fires.

Question 18

What were the major causes of death for koalas in the study by Lunney?

Answer 18

1. Dogs (4 rehabilitated, 3 unburnt)
2. Old Age (3 koalas)
3. Miscellaneous (5 koalas)
4. Unknown (3 koalas)

Question 19

The study by Holz on raptor rehabilitation showed?

Answer 19

Birds trained with falconry techniques gained weight and were more successful than birds trained with stimulated flight in cage.

Question 20

Of the falconry trained birds how many gained weight post release?

Answer 20

3/6 peregrine falcons, 4/4 brown goshawks

Question 21

Of the cage stimulated birds how many gained weight post release?

Answer 21

0/9 peregrine falcons, 2/8 brown goshawks

Question 22

How is post exercise blood lactate levels a good indicator of fitness level?

Answer 22

The higher blood lactate reading the less fit the bird.

200 mg/dl = unfit