Wednesday June 23 WILDLIFE IMMOBILIZATION

7:00 am: Breakfast

8:00 am – 12:30 pm: Immobilization of Wildlife - Lectures

Presenters: Scott Citino, Greg Fleming (Disney Animal Kingdom), Lin Klein (University of Pennsylvania) and Jeff Zuba (San Diego Wild Animal Park).

Citino, Fleming, Klein and Zuba provided a comprehensive overview on comparative anesthesiology and pharmacology, immobilization methods and equipment, physical vs. chemical restraint, and safety practices for use with captive and free-ranging wildlife.

12:30 - 1:30 pm: Lunch

1:45 – 6:00 pm: Immobilization of Wildlife - Lab

Leads: Citino, Fleming, Klein and Zuba

A hands-on laboratory introducing us to equipment of value in zoos and the field for darting, immobilization, anesthesia, and monitoring of vital signs. The lab began in the animal science center where Citino described the uses of various fire arms. Zuba then went through protocols and assisted us in assembling darts. Roland, a veterinarian in residency (who spent some time at OSU doing anesthesiology) was also extremely helpful in this portion of the lab. We then went to the horse arena and tested out 10 different darting methods.

Once back to the lake house, we all took a quick swim and had a short pool volleyball game.

7:00: Dinner

I played a quick game of billiards after dinner and then was instructed to get some sleep because we have an early day tomorrow.