wildlife veterinarian

Treats untamed creatures

A wildlife veterinarian is a veterinarian who specializes in treating wild animals rather than domestic pets or livestock.

They work in zoos, wildlife rehabilitation centers, conservation programs, or in the field treating injured or sick animals in their natural habitats: The wildlife veterinarian sedated the bear to treat its infected paw.

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  • zooPublic animal collection
  • safariWildlife observation journey
  • game reserveProtected habitat for animals
  • exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
  • injuredHaving sustained harm

rehabilitation · conservation · tranquilizer · dart gun · elephant · tiger · endangered · sanctuary · clinic · sedation · habitat · rescue · fieldwork · field research · biologist · necropsy · captive · migration

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animal patient type

wildlife veterinariansmall animal vet

Doctor for domestic pets

large animal vet

relationship to nature/wildness

wildlife veterinarianfarm vet

Physician for livestock

relationship to wild animals

wildlife veterinarianpoacher

Unlawful wildlife taker

trophy hunter · big game hunter · fur trapper · whaler

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