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Wildlife care – first aid and basic husbandry needs of rescued wildlife. Common presentations of wildlife problems – fractures, road traffic accidents, oil spills. Dealing with different species – birds, small/large mammals, reptiles. Handling. Health and safety. Ethical and moral dilemmas.
Rehabilitation – Methods of rehabilitation, assessing health, environmental factors, problems of imprinting, alternatives to rehabilitation, release methods, monitoring success.
Reintroduction programmes – controlling factors – legislation, planning; Conservation breeding; relationship between humans and animals; Examination of specific programmes, factors which influence success or failure or programme.
Wildlife as reservoirs of disease – Diseases affecting animals and humans.
Legislation – Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976, various species specific legislation

LO1: Apply knowledge of wildlife species in UK to practical situations
LO2: Utilise a problem solving approach to the care of injured and diseased wildlife
LO3: Critically reflect on the principles of wildlife rehabilitation
LO4: Examine the relationships between humans and wildlife to identify and reflect on the tensions between both groups
LO5: Evaluate reintroduction programmes in the UK