Practical Wildlife Care Book

1	Prime directives	1
2	First response	13
3	Fluid therapy/part I : building blocks	25
4	Fluid therapy/part II : administration	34
5	Wound management/part I : the biology of wounds	43
6	Wound management/part II : the treatment of wounds	50
7	Biology and first aid of fractures	60
8	Fracture management	67
9	Avian wildlife disease	88
10	Mammalian wildlife disease	98
11	Garden birds	108
12	Pigeons	120
13	Game birds	129
14	Corvids	132
15	Water birds - ducks	136
16	Water birds - swans	143
17	Geese and other water birds	151
18	Birds of prey	159
19	Seabirds	171
20	Hand-rearing orphaned birds	183
21	Small mammals	193
22	Hedgehogs	200
23	Rabbits and hares	216
24	Red fox	224
25	Badgers	232
26	Other mustelids	244
27	Deer	253
28	Bats	268
29	Other mammal species	280
30	Rearing orphaned wild mammals	287
31	Reptiles and amphibians	303
App. 1	Bat conservation trust guidelines on handling bats	312
App. 2	British divers marine life rescue (BDMLR) guidelines for response to cetacean strandings	314
App. 3	Birds on schedule 4 of the Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981 (as of March 2004)	315
App. 4	The law relating to the use and possession of airguns	317
App. 5	Suggested record sheet to accompany bat samples to the central veterinary laboratory	319
App. 6	Selected rehabilitation supplies and suppliers	320
App. 7	Useful addresses in wildlife rehabilitation	321
App. 8	Rehabilitation protocol for otters contaminated with oil	322