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CAPTIVE WILDLIFE CARE AND EDUCATION

Following is some general information about resources and tools to assist researchers in the field of Captive

wildlife care and education. This list is just a sampling of what the Quimby Library has in its collection.

FINDING BOOKS

The librarys holdings are best accessed through Minerva, our online catalog. This system can be

searched by author, title, subject heading, or key word. Help in using the system is available online and at thereference/circulation desk. The library catalog [http://minerva.maine.edu/search~S96] can be accessed from the

library as well as your home or office via the internet.

The library holdings are arranged by the Library of Congress Classification system and uses Library ofCongress subject headings. Examples of possible subjects include:

Animal behavior; Animal communication; Animal husbandry; Animal intelligence; Animal

rescue; Animal rights; Animal trainers; Animal training; Animal welfare; Animals physiology;

Animals, training of; Animals, wild; Animals, zoo; Aquariums, public; Biology Authorship; Birds

behavior; Birds rehabilitation; Birds of prey; Captive mammals; Captive wild animals feeding and

feeds; Emotions in animals; Environmental education; Environmental enrichment (Animal culture)

Exotic animals; First aid for animals; First aid veterinary; Game and game birds; Human-animalrelationships; Interpretation of cultural and natural resources; Mammals behavior; Mammals

classification; Mammals anatomy; Mammals physiology; Marine mammals; Oil spills and wildlife;

Operant conditioning; Perception in animals; Report writing; Social behavior in animals; Technical

writing; Veterinary anatomy; Veterinary medicine; Wildlife conservation; Wildlife diseases; Wildlife

refuges; Wildlife rehabilitation; Wildlife rehabilitators; Wildlife reintroduction; Wildlife rescue; Zoo

animals; Zoos; Zoos -- Philosophy

REFERENCE SOURCESAmerican wildlife and plants, a guide to wildlife food habits; the use of trees, shrubs, weeds, and herbs by birds

and mammals of the United States / [by] Alexander C. Martin, Herbert S. Zim [and] Arnold L. Nelson.

QL756 .M363 1961Animal anatomy on file REF QL812.5 A55 1990Animal training : successful animal management through positive reinforcement / Ken Ramirez, compiler.

REF SF408.6.M37 A55 1999

The Audubon Society encyclopedia of North American birds REF QL681 .T43 1991Color atlas of small animal anatomy: the essentials / T.O. McCracken, R.A. KainerSF751 .M33 2008 [circ

desk]

Disease emergence and resurgence: the wildlife-human connection / M. Friend.http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/publications/disease_emergence/index.jsp

Doing honest work in college : how to prepare citations, avoid plagiarism, and achieve real academic success /

Charles Lipson. PN171.F56 L56 2004

Encyclopedia of animal behavior / edited by Marc Bekoff ; foreword by Jane Goodall.REF QL750.3 .E53 2004 [3 volumes]

Encyclopedia of animal rights and animal welfare REF HV4708 .E53 1998

Encyclopedia of life sciences / Nature Publishing Group (20 vols.) REF QH302.5 .E54 2002Encyclopedia of marine mammals REF QL701.2 .E53 2002

Environmental enrichment for captive animals / Robert J. Young.HV4737 .Y68 2003

The environmental resource handbook. REF GE20 .E586 2003/04Field manual of wildlife disease general field procedures and diseases of birds / M. Friend & J.C. Franson,

technical eds. http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/publications/field_manual/index.jsp

Grzimek's encyclopedia of mammals. REF QL701 .G7913 1990Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=5140
http://minerva.maine.edu/search~S96http://minerva.maine.edu/search~S96/dEnvironmental+enrichment+(Animal+culture)/denvironmental+enrichment+animal+culture/-3,-1,0,B/browsehttp://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/publications/disease_emergence/index.jsphttp://minerva.maine.edu/search~S96?/cHV4737+.Y68+2003/chv+4737+y68+2003/-3,-1,,E/browsehttp://minerva.maine.edu/search~S96?/cHV4737+.Y68+2003/chv+4737+y68+2003/-3,-1,,E/browsehttp://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/publications/field_manual/index.jsphttp://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=5140http://minerva.maine.edu/search~S96http://minerva.maine.edu/search~S96/dEnvironmental+enrichment+(Animal+culture)/denvironmental+enrichment+animal+culture/-3,-1,0,B/browsehttp://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/publications/disease_emergence/index.jsphttp://minerva.maine.edu/search~S96?/cHV4737+.Y68+2003/chv+4737+y68+2003/-3,-1,,E/browsehttp://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/publications/field_manual/index.jsphttp://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=5140


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Guidelines to the use of wild birds in research / eds. Abbot S. Gaunt & Lewis W. Oring.

http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/GuideToUse/Guidelines_2d_edition.pdfHand-rearing wild and domestic mammals / Laurie J. Gage SF41 .H36 2002Handbook of bird biology / Sandy Podulka, Ronald W. Rohrbaugh, Jr., and Rick Bonney, eds.

QL673 .H263 2004 (circ desk)IACUC Guidelines for the Care and Use of Live Vertebrate Animals

http://www.unmc.edu/dept/iacuc/index.cfm?L1_ID=4&CONREF=5

Life at the zoo : behind the scenes with the animal doctors / Phillip T. Robinson. QL76 .R64 2004

Mammal species of the world : a taxonomic and geographic reference REF QL708 .M35 1993Mammalian species REF QL700 .M263 [Numbers 1-631 also online at

http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/VHAYSSEN/msi/default.html]

The mammals of North America REF QL715 .H15 1981Merck Veterinary Manual : a handbook of diagnosis, therapy, and disease prevention and control for the

veterinarian. [circulation desk] REF SF748 .M47 1998 Also online at

http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jspMinimum standards for wildlife rehabilitation / E.A. Miller, editor 3rd ed., 2000

http://www.iwrc-online.org/documents/MSWR.pdf

NWRA principles of wildlife rehabilitation : the essential guide for novice and experienced rehabilitators / byAdele T. Moore and Sally Joosten. SF996.45 .M66x 2002

Practical wildlife care / Les StockerSF996.45 .S755 2005Raptors of the world REF QL696.F3 F47 2001

Research and management techniques for wildlife and habitats REF SK355 .R47 1994Scientific style and format : the CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers REF T11 .S386 2006Seabirds, an identification guide / by Peter Harrison REF QL673 .H29 1983

State wildlife laws handbook / Center for Wildlife Law at the Institute of Public Law, University of NewMexico, Albuquerque, NM REF KF5640.Z95 M87 1993

Wild mammals in captivity : principles and techniques / editors, Devra G. Kleiman ...[et al.]. SF408 .W55 1996

Wildlife care for birds and mammals : 7-volume basic manuals wildlife rehabilitation / Dale Carlson and IreneRuth SF996.45 .C37 1997

Wildlife feeding and nutrition / C.T. Robbins QL756.5 .R6 1983

Zoo and wild animal medicine : current therapy / eds. Murray E. Fowler, R. Eric Miller. SF996 .Z66 2008Zoos in postmodernism : signs and simulation / Stephen Spotte. QL76 .S66 2006OTHER BOOKS OF INTEREST

Flyaway : how a wild bird rehabber sought adventure and found her wings / Suzie Gilbert SF994 .G54 2009

A lion called Christian /Anthony Bourke and John Rendall QL795.L7 .B68 2009The rhino with glue-on shoes : and other surprising true stories of zoo vets and their patients / edited by Lucy H.

Spelman and Ted Y. Mashima SF995.84 .R45 2008

Wildlife Rehabilitation : is it for you? http://www.remainewild.org/ReMaineBooklet.pdf

Digital Book Index http://www.digitalbookindex.com/about.htm

National Academy Press (Full text of over 3000 titles)http://books.nap.edu/index.html

DVDs

Clicker magic : the art of clicker training with Karen PryorDVD 636.708 C65

Window to the sea [aquariums] DVD 639.34 W563

FINDING JOURNAL ARTICLES AND CONFERENCE REPORTS

The following abstracting/indexing databases will help you find published non-book literature.

INDEXES/ DATABASES

Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/authmaine.asp?db=asp2Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/authmaine.asp?db=asf
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/GuideToUse/Guidelines_2d_edition.pdfhttp://minerva.maine.edu/search/cQL673+.H263+2004/cql++673+h263+2004/-3,-1,,E/browsehttp://www.unmc.edu/dept/iacuc/index.cfm?L1_ID=4&CONREF=5http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/VHAYSSEN/msi/default.htmlhttp://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsphttp://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsphttp://www.iwrc-online.org/documents/MSWR.pdfhttp://www.iwrc-online.org/documents/MSWR.pdfhttp://www.remainewild.org/ReMaineBooklet.pdfhttp://www.digitalbookindex.com/about.htmhttp://books.nap.edu/index.htmlhttp://books.nap.edu/index.htmlhttp://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/authmaine.asp?db=asp2http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/authmaine.asp?db=asfhttp://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/GuideToUse/Guidelines_2d_edition.pdfhttp://minerva.maine.edu/search/cQL673+.H263+2004/cql++673+h263+2004/-3,-1,,E/browsehttp://www.unmc.edu/dept/iacuc/index.cfm?L1_ID=4&CONREF=5http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/VHAYSSEN/msi/default.htmlhttp://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsphttp://www.iwrc-online.org/documents/MSWR.pdfhttp://www.remainewild.org/ReMaineBooklet.pdfhttp://www.digitalbookindex.com/about.htmhttp://books.nap.edu/index.htmlhttp://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/authmaine.asp?db=asp2http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/authmaine.asp?db=asf


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Environment Complete (EBSCOhost) http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/authmaine.asp?db=eih

Veterinary journals : tables of contents http://www.medvet.umontreal.ca/biblio/rech.htmWildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwidehttp://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/authmaine.asp?db=wes

JOURNALS/E-JOURNALSAnimal Keepers Forum

Animal welfare [Table of contents and abstracts only] http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ufaw/aw

AWI quarterly http://www.awionline.org/ht/d/sp/i/217/TPL/Quarterly/pid/217

Journal of wildlife diseasesShape of enrichment

Wildlife rehabilitation today (publication ceased 2007)

For a complete list of our journal holdings go to: http://www.unity.edu/library/periodicals.asp

ASSOCIATIONS/SOCIETIESAmerican Association of Animal Science http://www.asas.org/

American Association of Bovine Practitioners http://www.aabp.org

American Association of Feline Practitionershttp://www.aafponline.orgAmerican Association of Wildlife Veterinarianshttp://aawv.net

American Association of Zoo Keeper, Inc. http://www.aazk.org/American Association of Zoo Veterinarians http://www.aazv.org/

American Holistic Veterinary Medical Associationhttp://www.AHVMA.orgAmerican Veterinary Chiropractic Association http://www.AnimalChiropractic.org

American Veterinary Medical Associationhttp://AVMA.org

American Zoo and Aquarium Association http://www.aza.orgAnimal Behavior Society http://www.animalbehavior.org/

Animal Care Policy Manual http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/policy.shtml

Association for Avian Veterinarianshttp://www.aav.orgAssociation for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International http://www.aaalac.org/

Association for Behavior Analysis. Applied Animal Behavior Special Interest Group

http://www.abainternational.org/Special_Interests/applied_animal_behavior.aspAssociation of Professional Wildlife Educators (APWE) http://www.apwe.org/

Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians http://www.arav.org/

Consortium for Conservation Medicine http://www.conservationmedicine.org/

Delta Society. The human-animal health connection. http://www.deltasociety.org/Page.aspx?pid=183House Rabbit Society http://www.rabbit.org/

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) http://www.iacuc.org/index.htm

International Marine Animal Trainers Associationhttp://www.imata.org/International Veterinary Acupuncture Societyhttp://www.ivas.org/

International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council http://www.iwrc-online.org/

National Association for Interpretation: Zoos, Wildlife Parks, and Aquariums Section

http://www.naisections.org/ZWPANational Wildlife Rehabilitators Association http://www.nwrawildlife.org/home.asp

NEPARC: Northeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/neparc/

North American Association for Environmental Education http://naaee.org/Oceanographic Environmental Research Society http://www.oers.ca/home2.html

ReMaine Wild, the Maine State Association for Wildlife Rehabilitators and Associated Professionals

http://www.remainewild.org/index.htmlScientists Center for Animal Welfarehttp://www.scaw.com

The Shape of Enrichment http://www.enrichment.org/

Veterinary Botanical Medicine Association http://VBMA.orgWildlife Disease Association http://www.wildlifedisease.org/
http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/authmaine.asp?db=eihhttp://www.medvet.umontreal.ca/biblio/rech.htmhttp://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/authmaine.asp?db=weshttp://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/authmaine.asp?db=weshttp://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ufaw/awhttp://www.awionline.org/ht/d/sp/i/217/TPL/Quarterly/pid/217http://www.awionline.org/ht/d/sp/i/217/TPL/Quarterly/pid/217http://www.unity.edu/library/periodicals.asphttp://www.asas.org/http://www.aabp.org/http://www.aafponline.org/http://www.aafponline.org/http://aawv.net/http://aawv.net/http://www.aazk.org/http://www.aazk.org/http://www.aazv.org/http://www.ahvma.org/http://www.ahvma.org/http://www.animalchiropractic.org/http://avma.org/http://avma.org/http://www.aza.org/http://www.animalbehavior.org/http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/policy.shtmlhttp://www.aav.org/http://www.aav.org/http://www.aaalac.org/http://www.abainternational.org/Special_Interests/applied_animal_behavior.asphttp://www.apwe.org/http://www.arav.org/http://www.conservationmedicine.org/http://www.conservationmedicine.org/http://www.deltasociety.org/Page.aspx?pid=183http://www.rabbit.org/http://www.iacuc.org/index.htmhttp://www.imata.org/http://www.imata.org/http://www.ivas.org/http://www.ivas.org/http://www.iwrc-online.org/http://www.naisections.org/ZWPAhttp://www.nwrawildlife.org/home.asphttp://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/neparc/http://naaee.org/http://www.oers.ca/home2.htmlhttp://www.remainewild.org/index.htmlhttp://www.scaw.com/http://www.scaw.com/http://www.enrichment.org/http://vbma.org/http://www.wildlifedisease.org/http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/authmaine.asp?db=eihhttp://www.medvet.umontreal.ca/biblio/rech.htmhttp://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/authmaine.asp?db=weshttp://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ufaw/awhttp://www.awionline.org/ht/d/sp/i/217/TPL/Quarterly/pid/217http://www.unity.edu/library/periodicals.asphttp://www.asas.org/http://www.aabp.org/http://www.aafponline.org/http://aawv.net/http://www.aazk.org/http://www.aazv.org/http://www.ahvma.org/http://www.animalchiropractic.org/http://avma.org/http://www.aza.org/http://www.animalbehavior.org/http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/policy.shtmlhttp://www.aav.org/http://www.aaalac.org/http://www.abainternational.org/Special_Interests/applied_animal_behavior.asphttp://www.apwe.org/http://www.arav.org/http://www.conservationmedicine.org/http://www.deltasociety.org/Page.aspx?pid=183http://www.rabbit.org/http://www.iacuc.org/index.htmhttp://www.imata.org/http://www.ivas.org/http://www.iwrc-online.org/http://www.naisections.org/ZWPAhttp://www.nwrawildlife.org/home.asphttp://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/neparc/http://naaee.org/http://www.oers.ca/home2.htmlhttp://www.remainewild.org/index.htmlhttp://www.scaw.com/http://www.enrichment.org/http://vbma.org/http://www.wildlifedisease.org/


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Wildlife International http://wildlife-international.org/

World Small Animal Veterinary Associationhttp://www.wsava.org/

GOVERNMENT SITES

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. USDA. http://www.aphis.usda.gov/Diseases from wildlife http://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/animals/wildlife.htm

National Institutes of Health. Office of Extramural Research. Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/olaw.htm

National Wildlife Health Center (USGS) http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/NBII Wildlife Disease Information Node (USGS) http://wildlifedisease.nbii.gov/

USA.gov The U.S. Governments official web portal http://www.usa.gov/

WEB SITES

AltVetMed: Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine http://www.altvetmed.com/index.html

BiologyBrowser [BIOSIS] http://www.biologybrowser.org/Disneys Animal Kingdom Animal Training website - http://www.animaltraining.org/

Disneys Animal Kingdom Enrichment website -http://www.animalenrichment.org/

Encyclopedia of life http://www.eol.org/Longevity records: Life spans of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish

http://www.demogr.mpg.de/cgi-bin/longevityrecords/entry.plxRaptor Center (University of Minnesota) http://www.raptor.cvm.umn.edu

Tufts Center for Conservation Medicinehttp://www.tufts.edu/vet/ccm/index.htmlWildlife Rehabilitation Database http://www.wpi.edu/Projects/Tufts/

Wildlife Rehabilitation Information Directory http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/

World Wide Web Virtual Library - Animal health, well-being, and rightshttp://tabish.freeshell.org/animals/animals.html

World Wide Web Virtual Library Veterinary Medicine http://netvet.wustl.edu/vetmed.htm

Dorothy W. Quimby Library Updated August 10, 2009
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