Chemical Immobilization of Wild and Exotic Animals
- List Price: $44.95
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Blackwell Pub Professional
- Publish date: 01/01/1999
Reflecting the author's many years of field experience and observation, Chemical Immobilization of Wild and Exotic Animals is as practical as it is thorough, ranging from the history and essentials of drug delivery equipment, pharmacology, and techniques to the specifics of post-capture management, physical aspects of immobilization, emergency procedures, and human safety. The author also offers an extensive account of species-specific characteristics, with drug and dosage recommendations for more than 300 common species. Amply illustrated and clearly written, this book will be an invaluable resource and a handy field manual for the veterinarian, animal researcher, zoo curator, animal control officer, exotic game rancher, conservation worker, and anyone called upon to capture or restrain animals.