TRAINING COURSE IN
ZOO & WILDLIFE HANDLING & CHEMICAL IMMOBILIZATION
Agency - Global WildlifeResources
Location - Dakota Zoo in
Bismarck, ND
Start Date - 04/14/2015
Last Date to Apply - 04/14/2015
Description
APRIL 14-16, 2015.
Global Wildlife Resources will be teaching a 3-day wildlife chemical
immobilization course at the Dakota Zoo in Bismarck, North Dakota. This class
is one of the most extensive chemical immobilization courses in North America
and includes hand-on labs with animals. It is open to state, federal, and
tribal wildlife professionals, zoo caretakers, game farms, animal control
officers, and college students. And this is the perfect base for visiting
Yellowstone National Park.
This unique
field-oriented training emphasizes professional and humane animal handling and
covers practical techniques to maximize field success and human & animal
safety. The course focuses on the needs of professionals to understand the
skills and equipment associated with wildlife capture, physical restraint, and
chemical immobilization including for captive and urban settings. The course
covers in detail each aspect of drugging such as drug delivery systems and
immobilizing drugs and animal processing such as radio-collaring, ear-tagging,
weighing, sample collection and patient monitoring.
The course is
limited to 30 participants, so register early! The 3-day course includes labs
each day. On Day 3 participants will drug zoo animals with the new drug combo
BAM II.) You will also recieve a course notebook and Certificate of Training.
Each day is 9am-5pm. The 3-day course fee is $650 for Early Registration (by
March 1), $700 General Registration, and $500 for full-time students and those
who have taken GWR courses before. Places are reserved once payment is
received.
The dynamic course
instructor is Dr. Mark Johnson of Global Wildlife Resources, Inc. of Bozeman,
Montana. Dr. Johnson, former veterinarian of Yellowstone National Park, has
participated nationwide in a wide range of wildlife handling field operations.
He enthusiastically teaches wildlife professionals and students internationally
for universities, national parks, state and federal agencies, native nations,
zoological parks, and private organizations. Terry Lincoln, Zoo Director, is a
leader in drugging North American and zoo animals with BAM.
This course is
likely to fill so register early.
To Learn More:
A PDF Course
brochure is available at the Global Wildlife Resources Training Schedule at www.wildliferesources.com with more
information such as course outline and testimonials.
To Register
Contact the Dakota
Zoo to register. Registration Brochure is available.
Contact Info
Dakota Zoo
Email:
director@dakotazoo.org
Phone: 701.258.8350
Qualifications - Open to all.
Contact Person - Terry Lincoln, Zoo
Director
Contact Phone
701.258.8350
Contact eMail - director@dakotazoo.org
