A veterinary approach to Wildlife Crime - March 2023 webinar

Veterinary professionals can help fight wildlife crime by taking part in this one hour webinar

This webinar, especially for veterinary professionals has been created to increase awareness and understanding of wildlife crime.
The webinar introduces the different types of wild animals affected, the legislation protecting them and presentations on shooting, trapping and poisoning.  

It also offers guidance on the agencies to approach if you’re suspicious of wildlife crime and a free download to keep and use in the event that you come across a suspicious incident.
The webinar has been put together by wildlife and exotics vet Mark Naguib BVMS(Hons) CertAVP(ZooMed) MRCVS. 

Why veterinary professionals should do this course  
At some point in your career you will be sure to encounter a wildlife casualty.
Wildlife are specialist patients and are targeted by illegal shooting, trapping and poisoning across Ireland. Because of how and where these offences happen, they’re notoriously difficult to detect or investigate and the true scale of the problem is believed to be far worse than published figures suggest.

Companion animals are also vulnerable to these methods – in particular, poison baits deliberately laid out in the countryside to target wildlife. These are completely indiscriminate and pose a danger to anything (or anyone) that happens upon them. 

On the front line
Veterinary professionals are on the front line assessing and treating sick and injured wildlife. They’re in a prime position to make sure valuable evidence is preserved for any investigation initiated by the National Parks and Wildlife Service or gardai.  

By detecting and reporting these incidents appropriately you’ll also help fill the information gap on just how prevalent wildlife crime is across Ireland.