Infectious diseases in wild animals have to be understood well by the veterinarians. These are the significant causal agents for the ongoing morbidity and mortality among various captive and free ranging wild animal species, in various regions of this world.

Bacterial Diseases of Wild Animals are given more priority in the recent days due to the fact that conservation of any wild fauna can not be achieved fully, unless due efforts are equally given pertaining to the assessment of health status and the disease management, in the concerned wild animal species.

Feeding of Wild Animals is a controlled activity in case of captive wild animal species unlike in case of free ranging wild animal species in which cases, the animal by itself attempt to have some control measures.

Examination of wild animals for eye condition, external abnormality of body regions, observation of gait, feeding activity and ethology, etc. required. It is also essential tool for a veterinarian to diagnose various clinical conditions as well.

The transport and handling of wild animals is to be undertaken with great care and cautions. The following informations may be of useful with regard to the transport of wild animals.

Capture stress and myopathy in wild animals is commonly seen pathology of muscles and nervous system.

Common surgical procedures of zoo and wild animals are prolapse of genital tract, caesarian, fractures, deformed hooves, abscess, etc.

The drugs for restraint of wild animals characteristics that are expected with use of any type of chemical agent needs to be well understood before one resorts into chemical immobilisation in any wild animal species.

Chemical restraints in wild animals are used for disease diagnostic, therapeutic and, Vaccination purpose, examination of highly excitable species, veterinary research and translocation purpose.

Restraining of Wild Animals means the control of wild animal which may be in trapped or freely moving status by using various restraints.