Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; Contributors; 1) Veterinary Considerations for the Rescue, Treatment, Rehabilitation and Release of Wildlife—Larry Vogelnest; 2) Veterinary Aspects of Hand-Rearing Orphaned Marsupials—Helen McCracken; 3) Marine Mammal Strandings and the role of the Veterinarian—Nick Gales, Rupert Woods and Larry Vogelnest; 4) Wildlife Health Investigation and a Guide to Necroscopy—Karrie Rose; 5) Echidnas—David Middleton; 6) Platypuses—Rosemary Booth and Joanne Connolly; 7) Macropods—Larry Vogelnest and Tim Portas; 8) Koalas—Wendy Blanshard and Kate Bodley; 9) Wombats—Benn Bryant and Andrea Reiss; 10) Dasyurids—Peter Holz; 11) Numbats—Simone Vitali and Cree Monaghan; 12) Gliders and Possums—Robert Johnson and Susan Hemsley; 13) Bandicoots and Bilbies—Michael Lynch; 14) Bats—Annabelle Olsson and Rupert Woods; 15) Rodents—Andrew Breed and Paul Eden; 16) Dingoes—Frances Hulst; 17) Pinnipeds—Julie Barnes, Damien Higgins and Rachael Gray; 18) Cetaceans—David Blyde and Larry Vogelnest; 19) Dugongs—Rupert Woods, Philip Ladds and David Blyde; Appendix 1: Checklist of the Mammals of Australia and its Territories—Paul Andrew; Appendix 2: Guide to the Identification of Common Parasites of Australian Mammals—Dave Spratt, Ian Beveridge, Lee Skerratt and Richard Speare; Appendix 3: Product Sources; Appendix 4) Abbreviations; Index.