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| Wildlife Conservation Society |
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| Wildlife Disease Association |
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| American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians |
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| What specialists does One World enlist? |
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| Veterinarians, human doctors, and biologists |
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| What is the SSP, and what does it do? |
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Species Survival Plan
Public awareness, reintroduction projects, etc |
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| What are TAGs and what do they do? |
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Taxonomy Advisory Groups
Manage "stud book" of zoo animals |
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| What is the PMC and what does it do? |
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Population Management Center
Ensures genetic diversity in captive populations |
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| What is the WCC and what does it do? |
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| Loss of genetic diversity, cost, and giving a false sense of security |
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| Purpose of AZA accreditation |
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Definition
| Develops public confidence, ensures professional standards, and signifies commitment to care, conservation, and education |
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| Ritualistic behaviors such as pacing, mouthing cage bars, and self-mutilation |
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| Benefits of naturalistic habitats |
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Definition
Reduced stereotypy
Reduced arthritis, health issues |
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| Challenges of naturalistic habitats |
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Definition
Observation
Injury
Parasitism
Medical treatment |
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| Common parasite of captive species |
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Definition
| Haemonchus contortus (barberpole worm/trichostrongyle) |
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| Something the subject wants that, occurring in conjunction with an act, increases the probability that the act will occur again |
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| Method of eliminating a behavior by not reinforcing it any longer |
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| Bridge (operant conditioning) |
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Definition
| Marker that tells the animal that it did something correctly, and that reinforcement is on the way |
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| Cue (operant conditioning) |
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| Signal that will elicit a specific behavior |
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| Target (operant conditioning) |
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| A prop that pinpoints a critical location for an animal in training |
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| Shaping (operant conditioning) |
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Definition
| Shifting an act one small step at a time toward an ultimate goal |
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| Capturing (operant conditioning) |
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Definition
| Trainer waits for the animal to offer a behavior, then reinforces the response |
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| Restraint methods for exotic large mammals |
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Definition
Squeeze chute
Tamer/drop-chute
Anesthesia |
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Pole-syringe
Blow dart
Darting pistol |
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| Why is the polar bear the most dangerous animal in the zoo? |
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Definition
| Extremely thick hide makes it difficult to penetrate with an anesthetic syringe |
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Curare/synthetic curare
Etorphine Hcl |
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| Another name for Etorphine HCl |
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Definition
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| Types of synthetic curare |
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| In which species is Gallamine used? What is its reversal? |
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Definition
Used in crocodilians
Reversed with Neostygmine |
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| In which species is Etorphine used? How potent is it? |
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Definition
Used in elephants and rhinos
80-6000x more potent than morphine |
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In which species is Carfentanil used?
How potent is it? |
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Definition
Used in ungulates
10,000x more potent than morphine |
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| Reversal agents for carfentanil |
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Definition
| Naltrexone for animals, Naloxone for humans |
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| Freeze drying a compound to reconstitute it at a higher potency |
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| What class of drug is carfentanil? |
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Definition
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| Problems with carfentanil |
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Definition
Fatal to humans if contacted
Poor muscle relaxant
Underdosing can cause long induction
Respiratory depression
Muscle tremors
Tachycardia/excitability
Inhibition of thermoregulation
Renarcotizing |
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| Reversal formula for carfentanil |
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Definition
| Give Natrexone 1/2 IM, 1/2 IV |
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Portable pulse ox
Thermometer
I-stat
Palpebral reflex
Ear twitch
Tongue |
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| Medical term for capture myopathy |
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Definition
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| What causes capture myopathy? |
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| Sympathetic exhaustion from sustained stress, combined with muscular exertion |
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| How do you monitor for capture myopathy? |
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Definition
| AST, LDH, CPK, arterial blood gases |
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| "Chase" limit, to minimize stress |
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Definition
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| How long should you provide a stress-free environment after restraint? |
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Definition
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| Which classes of animals should you not capture? |
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| Pregnant or lactating animals |
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| Process of capture myopathy via extended pursuit |
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Definition
| Intense muscular activity > Lactic acid buildup > Destruction of heart and muscle fibers > Release of cellular K, Ca, and myoglobin in the blood > renal and heart failure > death |
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| Process of capture myopathy via excessive fear and stress |
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Definition
| Stress > Activation of hypothalamus > Catecholamine release > Hypertension, diversion of blood, hyperglycemia > Physiological exhaustion > Death |
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| Response to perceived threat |
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Definition
| Activation of hypothalamus > Catecholamine release > Increased HR, hypotension, diversion of blood, hyperglycemia > physiological exhaustion > shock, circulatory failure, death |
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| Causes of long-term stress |
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Definition
| Capture/confinement, unnatural food, inadequate care, handling/transport |
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| Results of long-term stress without adaptation |
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Definition
| Refusal to eat, settle > Expenditure of energy, debilitation > Hypoglycemia, shock, death |
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