Wildlife Case Studies Archives

A Wind-Blown Laughing Gull Injures Spine

A laughing gull suffers a weather-related spine injury and requires help from the Florida Wildlife Hospital to recover and be released to the wild.

Wildlife Case Report: Sea Lion Pup

January 18, 2017 by Duane Tom, DVM; California Wildlife Center Malibu, CA USA Introduction California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) give birth to their pups around July. These pups usually nurse for the first 6 months but may stay with their mother about a year, before learning to catch fish on their own. For the past […]

Wildlife Case Report: Pekin Duck

October 31, 2016 by Thomas N. Tully, Jr., DVM, MS, DABVP (Avian Practice), DECZM (Avian); Louisiana State University – School of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences Baton Rouge, LA USA The patient 1.5-year-old, 3.48 kg, female Pekin duck (Anus platyrhynchos domestica) Presenting problem The duck was presented with a 4-day history of rear […]