LIVE: “Managing Injured Wildlife Species”

LIVE: “Managing Injured Wildlife Species”


Endangered or threatened wildlife species including Florida panthers, gopher tortoises, bald eagles routinely suffer from injuries suffered in the wild and increasingly in areas where human residential or commercial development encroach upon their territory. In addition to providing treatment for these types of species, the UF zoological medicine service provides care to a variety of other non-domesticated wildlife. Dr. Darryl Heard, a zoological medicine specialist, will discuss common problems seen and treated at UF and how these problems are managed.

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