Resumen de Perceptions of responsibility and capability for treating wildlife casualties in UK veterinary practices
Attribution of responsibility for, and management of, wildlife patients can be problematic. National annual caseload estimates range from 30,000–40,000 (Molony and others 2007) to 71,000 (Grogan and Kelly 2013). Veterinary attitudes towards provision of wildlife care in primary practice, and any benefits or disadvantages associated with it, remain largely unexplored in the peerreviewed literature.
Educating care providers and treating wildlife are considered important in an international context (Vogelnest 2008, Miller 2012). However, no government department or non-governmental organisation accepts sole responsibility for wildlife health in the UK meaning interested organisations may have different or competing core concerns (e.g. population health v individual health). Therefore, issues surrounding wildlife casualties are often unclear (Duff and others 2010).
