
Course Content
- Rhinoceros and wildlife management/conservation and the role of veterinary science
- Elephant management and the role of the veterinarian in population control
- Priorities in and the handling of clinical wildlife veterinary cases
- Maintaining wildlife genetics integrity and the functioning of the wildlife veterinary genetics laboratory
- Managing the wildlife and particularly the overpopulation of elephant in Kruger National Park
- Managing the vegetation ecology to the benefit of wildlife health in the Kruger National Park
- The scope of running wildlife veterinary services in Kruger
- The red line and enzootic area management
- Diseases share by livestock and wildlife and zoonosis in the region
- Applied wildlife parasitology
- Wildlife post mortem and necropsy procedures
- The pharmacological working of various capture drugs for wildlife
- Different dartguns for different applications and applicable darts and propelling methods
- Talks, discussions, demonstrations and hands-on participation in actual game capture operations for purposes of relocation, tagging, diagnostics, vaccination and disease or injury treatment
- Wildlife conservation value of successful in vitro fertilisation and embryo transfers
"Dear Wouter, I wanted to thank you for a wonderful and well-planned expedition focused on veterinary management of wildlife in South Africa. The combination of lecture, observation, and hands-on learning approaches provided insight as well as experience with the issues faced by wildlife veterinarians and game rangers on a daily basis. The chance to visit 4 different camps also gave us a taste of African culture and hospitality, which is most excellent. I'm not sure which I enjoyed more-the tour of Kruger Park, the opportunity to shoot a dart rifle from a helicopter (I hit the target!), or working with meerkats, mongoose, and Haley the wildebeest at the diagnostic lab. My best to everyone at Ecolife! Linda Turner, DVM (USA)"
What is included
- Accommodation and transportation for the duration of the program
- Airport transfers as stated
- Lectures and course material
- Permits and entry fees
- All meals
- Group activities
- EXCLUDES - Air travel to and from South Africa
Cost
US$4 900 per person sharing & US$5 400 single
Scheduled departures for 2021
Code | Date |
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PROVET 19 | August 22 - September 5 |
PROVET 20 | September 26 - October 10 |
PROVET 21 | 24 October - November 7 |
Scheduled departures for 2022
Code | Date |
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PROVET 22 | August 28 - September 11 |
PROVET 23 | September 25 - October 09 |
PROVET 24 | October 23 - November 06 |