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WILDLIFE Flashcards

1
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What is wildlife rehabilitation?

A

Treatment and temporary care of injured, diseased and displaced animals and subsequent release of healthy animals to appropriate habitats in the wild

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What are some pros of wildlife rehabilitation?

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Moral responsibility as most accidents are due to human activity
Biodiversity
Conservation
Food chain
Reduces suffering

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What are some cons of wildlife rehabilitation?

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Death is a part of nature
Wrong for humans to interfere
Only focuses on individual animal, not wider environment (other animal could eat dead carcass)

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How to handle wild rodents?

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Same as pet/ lab rodents but more likely to bite
Need to wear latex gloves to prevent zoonosis

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5
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How to handle wild squirrels?

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They often freeze and hold their breath or will act aggressively
Caught using nets, wire cones or squeeze cages made for cats
Don’t use leather gauntlet as they can bite through it

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How to handle hedgehogs

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They ball up when scared, so tip it like a wheelbarrow to get head out
Use latex gloves to protect from zoonosis

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What disease can you get from hedgehogs?

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Lungworm

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How should you handle foxes and badger/

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Caught by net/ box
Restrain using a quick release dog catcher
Sedation preferred over concious restraint
Can use muzzles/ scruff
Full barrier nursing PPE

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What are the 4 different outcomes from wildlife rehabilitation?

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Treatment and immediate/ next day release
Treatment and rehabilitation period prior to release
Euthanasia
Death despite treatment

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What should in pracitce set ups have for wildlife?

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Quiet, warm, secure and away from cats/ dogs
Newspaper, towels, hay, straw
Hides and shelters
Hygiene
Barrier nursing

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11
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What is capture myopathy?

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Also called capture shock
Problem with deer who are manually restrained
Natural mechanism to quick death

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12
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Which animals are not allowed to be reintroduced under section 9

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Grey squirrels
Muntjac deer

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13
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What is hedgehog behaviour like?

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Nocturnal
Hibernate January till march in UK

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14
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How much should a hedgehog weigh to survive hibernation

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450g

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15
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What is the body temperature of a hedgehog?

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37.1-39.1C

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16
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What is respiratory rate of a hedgehog?

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25-50 breaths per min

17
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What is HR rate of a hedgehog?

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200-260 bpm

18
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What is normal body temperature of squirrel?

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37.4- 38.5 C

19
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What is normal HR of squirrel?

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110-420 bpm

20
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What is normal resp rate of squirrel?

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30-125 breaths per min

21
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What is gestation period of a squirrel?

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33-42 days

22
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What is normal body temperature of a rodent?

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36-38C

23
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What is normal HR of rodent?

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300-800 bpm

24
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What is normal resp rate of rodent?

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70-200

25
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What is gestation period of rodent

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19-21 days

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