Rescue and rehabilation of wild animals

Course Information
TitleΠΕΡΙΘΑΛΨΗ ΚΑΙ ΕΠΑΝΕΝΤΑΞΗ ΖΩΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΣ ΑΓΡΙΑΣ ΠΑΝΙΔΑΣ / Rescue and rehabilation of wild animals
Code9.13
FacultyHealth Sciences
SchoolVeterinary
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorAnastasia Komnenou
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID600013242

Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Ktīniatrikīs (2020-2021)

Registered students: 1
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSElective Courses952
Class Information
Academic Year2022 – 2023
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours12
Class ID
600213599
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will: Understand the Basic Principles of Wildlife Medicine and Rehabilitation. Have basic knowledge about Biology, Anatomy, Physiology, Clinical Diagnostics of selected wild animal species. Provide first aid and rescue as well as recognize and treat basic diseases of selected wild animal species. Understand the special treatment requirements of these animals and develop basic clinical handling skills. Understand the rehabilitation and management of these species.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an international context
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Respect natural environment
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Hour Content Theory/Clinical Practice 1st-2nd Introduction to Wildlife Medicine. The role of veterinarians in conservation medicine Theory 3rd and 4th Wildlife Medicine and Rehabilitation of Bears, Wolves and Foxes Theory 5th-6th Wildlife Medicine and Rehabilitation of Monk Seals Theory 7th-8th Wildlife Medicine and Rehabilitation ofof Cetaceans Theory 9th-10th Wildlife Medicine and Rehabilitation of Sea Turtles Theory 11th-12th Wildlife Medicine and Rehabilitation of wild ungulates Theory 13th-14th Legislation, Management and Possession of Wild Animals. Theory 15th-17th Clinical Cases Presentation Clinical Practice 18th-20th Clinical Cases Presentation Clinical Practice
Keywords
Wild Animal Madicine, Rehabilitation
Educational Material Types
  • Slide presentations
  • Video lectures
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures14
Seminars
Fieldwork
Clinical Practice6✓
Project25✓
Written assigments25✓
Exams5✓
Total75
Student Assessment
Description
Writing and presentation of projects and wild animal clinical cases, treated by students during their visit to Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Formative)
  • Performance / Staging (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, Fowler M, Miller E. Saunders, Vol.9. 2019. Reptile Medicine and Surgery, 2nd Edition, Divers S, Mader D. Saunders, 2014. Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia. West G, Heard D, Caulkett N. Iowa State University Press, 2014. CRC Handbook of Marine Mammal Medicine. Gulland F, Dierauf L, Whitman K. Productivity Press, 2018. Medicine and Surgery of Tortoises and Turtles. McArthur S, Wilkingson R, Meyer J. Wiley-Blackwell publishers, 2004. Raptor Medicine, Surgery, and Rehabilitation. Scott D. CABI Publishing, 2016. Exotic Animal Hematology and Cytology. Campbell T, John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2015.
Last Update
22-11-2020