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Bears: Health and Management

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Ethics, Standards and the Law
Disease Investigation and Habitat Management
Animal Species Information & Management Guidelines
Marine Wildlife Guidelines

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Ethics, Standards and the Law

Ethics and Legal Aspects of Treatment and Rehabilitation of Wild Animal Casualties

(British Wildlife Rehabilitation Council)

Guidelines For Wildlife Rehabilitation Units

(British Wildlife Rehabilitation Council)

STANDARDS FOR WILDLIFE REHABILITATION

(RSPCA)

Secretary of State's Standards for Modern Zoos

(Department for Transport the Environment and the Regions)

Animal Transaction Policy

(BIAZA - British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums)

IUCN Guidelines for the Placement of Confiscated Animals

(IUCN - The World Conservation Union)

IUCN Guidelines for Re-introductions

(IUCN - The World Conservation Union)

WAZA Guidelines on the acceptance of seized or confiscated animals

(WAZA - World Association of Zoos and Aquariums)

WAZA Code of Ethics and Animal Welfare

(WAZA - World Association of Zoos and Aquariums)

Responsible Reproductive Management: Guiding Principles

(WAZA - World Association of Zoos and Aquariums)

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Disease Investigation and Habitat Management

Field Manual of Wildlife Diseases

General Field Procedures and Diseases of Birds (National Wildlife Health Center)

Cosmetic Post Mortem

(Andrew Kitchener)

Compromised health and welfare of bears in China�s bear bile farming industry, with special reference to the free-dripping bile extraction technique

(Animals Asia Foundation)

The veterinary, behavioural and welfare implications of bear farming in Asia

(WSPA)

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Animal Species Information & Management Guidelines

Idaho Black Bear Rehab Inc. Complete Handbook

(Idaho Black Bear Rehab. Inc.)

The Environmental Husbandry Manual

Based on techniques used at Edinburgh Zoo

Minimum Standards for Wildlife Rehabilitation Third Edition

(National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association & International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council¹)

Bears Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan

(IUCN - The World Conservation Union)

Guidelines for transport and preparation for shipment of live wild animals and plants

(CITES)

Nutrient Composition of Whole Vertebrate Prey (Excluding Fish) Fed in Zoos

(USDA)

Orphan Bear Cubs Rehabilitation and Release Guidelines

(WSPA)

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