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Notes from a Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarian...From the Park to the Field with Dr. Paul Calle

Wednesday, September 11, 2013 7:00 PM


Notes from a Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarian...From the Park to the Field with Dr. Paul Calle

In New York City, more than 16,000 wild animals reside in WCS’s four zoos and aquarium. The
wildlife represents 1,000 species—each with special nutritional, behavioral, and medical needs. Zoo
and wildlife veterinarians must have the know-how to treat them all. Well versed in the latest
veterinary medicine and skillful in the newest procedures, they are ready for almost anything. An
MRI scan for a gorilla? Check. A nursery for hand-raising a rare baby fruit bat? Check. Spinal x-ray
on a snake? Yes, that too. By carefully studying zoo and aquarium animals, scientists develop the
medical techniques and programs necessary to aid the species in the field.


Join us tonight as Dr. Paul P. Calle discusses the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Zoological Health
Program...and what it is really like to give an MRI to a gorilla!


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