Textbook of Wild and Zoo Animals Care and Management: As per VCI Syllabus

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Management of wildlife both captive and free ranging is gaining importance now-a-days and veterinarians are often called to attend such situtations. Consultancies to the veterinarian do not ordinarily end with treatment od diseases. It also extends to other aspects of wildlife management like housing, breeding and nutrition. It is in this context that veterinary council of India decided to include wildlife management as a course in the curriculum of B.V.Sc. & A.H. students. Wildlife management is a multi-disciplinnary branch of science and several advancements have taken place in this field in te recent years. The intention of this text book is to familairarise the students with the basics of wieldlife management.Topics listed include taxonmy, habitat, principles of captive management of wildlife, methods of restraint and aquaculture. Discussion on the diseases affecting the wildlife is limited to the list of diseases reported among wildlife in India. This is because veterinary students get ample opportunity to learn such topics from their regular curriculum. similar is the case with the chapter dealing with nutrition. Author while teaching wildlife scinences at college of forestry, Kerala Agricultral has felt the need for need for a book on wildlife management dealing specially with Indian situations for teacher and students of wildlife science both at the graduate and postgraduate level. This book although written for B.V.Sc. & A.H. students, will be of use for students of forestry, Biology and other Life Sciences, as well as for practicing Veterinarians and Foresters. Diagrams are included with an idea to familarise the species to the reader. However it may be noted that the scales may vary for different species.

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Presently Dr. J V Cheeran is a member of project elephant steering committee (Govt. of India), Veterinary spcialist group, conservation Breeding specialist Group, asian elephant specialist group (IUCN/SSC), Zoo outreach Organisation, elephant welfare Association, consultant- asian elephant Rsearch and conservation centre (ANCF), WildlifeTrust of India. He has recently retired as professor & Head, Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of veterinary and animal sciences & Dept. of Wildlife Sciences, college of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural university, Mannuthy, trichur. He worked as a senior scientist: Control of Wild Animals using Pharmacological Menas (KAU), WWF state committee (Kerala). He was also member of academic coucil environmental studies (Cochin University of Science and Technology) & also enjoyed the portfolio of Chaiman: Elephant Study Centre (KAU). Table Of Contents Taxonomy Mammalian Oders Reptiles Avifauna Habitat Principles of Captive Management of wildlife Methods of Restraint Aquaculture Appendices Suggested