CONSERVATION MEDICINE AND DISEASES OF AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES
WHERE AND WHEN:
Southwestern Research Station (SWRS) Portal, Arizona, 10 to 16 July 2016.
COURSE ORGANIZER AND MAJOR INSTRUCTOR:
Elliott Jacobson, DVM, PhD, DACZM and John Roberts, DVM, DACVP
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTORS:
Drs. Richard Funk, Leigh Clayton, and Walter Merker, and Mr. Barney Tomberlin
PARTICIPANTS:
The course is designed for undergraduates and graduate students in Conservation Ecology, Wildlife, Biological Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine who expect to study, breed, and manage populations of amphibians and/or reptiles in the field and in captivity. “What does conservation medicine mean” and “How can it functionally be used to manage populations of amphibians and reptiles” will be explored. Concepts of infectious diseases, anesthesia, the use of pain medications, sampling techniques, surgical techniques, and handling of venomous species will be covered. The course will include teleconferenced lectures and necropsy labs. There will be opportunities to go out locally in the field to observe native herps. Blood may be collected from some of these animals. No private collecting is allowed.
FEES:
Tuition for the 6 night COURSE is $850 that should be paid by all participants on being informed of their acceptance. Tuition covers course fees for the course and room and board at the SWRS. Preferred payment to SWRS is certified check or money order. If you must pay with a credit card, please call the SWRS office at 520-558-2396. Transportation costs between home and Tucson (air) or SWRS (auto) are to be borne by participants. As participants register, we will obtain email addresses and send them out to all participants so that they can arrange carpooling to and from the station.
