Notes From the Field: Veterinary Medicine for Wildlife Conservation

Sharon Deem, DVM, PhD, DACZM

There are a number of field-based wildlife conservation projects with veterinary medicine embedded within. The scope within these projects may include proper animal handling and welfare, wildlife health monitoring, disease outbreak response, wildlife rehabilitation, wildlife translocation and reintroduction, cross-species disease prevention, and biodiversity protection, among others. Using three examples of projects that include veterinary medicine I will demonstrate how veterinary medicine has much to offer in projects from our own backyards to a global reach.