International Conference on Diseases of Zoo and Wild Animals

Date: Wednesday 16th May, 2012 - Saturday 19th May, 2012
Start time: 9:00 AM
Cost: £305

Provider: Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW)

The goal of this conference is to bring together wildlife scientists and veterinarians from all over the world interested in diseases of free-ranging and captive animals, and to present the latest advances and stimulate future research in this topic. To this aim, the selected plenary talks and workshops will cover a diverse range of fascinating topics such as animal welfare and enrichment, wildlife rehabilitation, infectious diseases, surgery, handling and treatment methods and conservation, among many others.

Who is it for?

Zoo and wildlife scientists (veterinarians, biologists)

The Speakers

Main topics and plenary speaker:
- Animal welfare and enrichment;
Geoffrey R. Hosey (University of Bolton, UK)
- Conservation medicine and Madagascar; Joerg Ganzhorn (University of Hamburg, Germany)
- Geriatric zoo animal medicine; Kay Backues (Tulsa Zoo, Oklahoma, USA)
- Wildlife rehabilitation; Katrin Baumgartner (Tiergarten Nuernberg, Germany)
- Anaesthesia in the zoo and in the wild - best practice and monitoring
- Free topics (Ungulates, drug resistance, and others)

For more information on the scientific programme, please visit www.zoovet-conference.org.

The Venue

The conference will take place in the Parc Hotel Paradiso in Castelnuovo del Garda, the workshops (16th May 2012) will be held in the Parco Natura Viva in Bussolengo, Italy.
Bussolengo, a commune in the North of Italy is ideally located between the splendid natural scenery of the Lake Garda in the west (distance approx. 10 km) and Verona in the southeast (distance approx. 15 km).

Registration and Booking

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