Wildlife

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Across
  1. 5. Initial process of admitting a wild animal for care
  2. 9. Separation period to monitor for disease
  3. 10. Injury such as fractures or puncture wounds requiring urgent care
  4. 12. Cleaning protocol required after wildlife hospitalization
  5. 14. Barrier protection to reduce zoonotic exposure
  6. 16. Diseases transmissible from wildlife to humans
  7. 18. Physical and psychological factor reducing survival chances
  8. 19. Undomesticated animals requiring special legal and medical consideration
  9. 20. Flea‑borne bacterial disease caused by Yersinia pestis
  10. 22. Abnormal attachment to humans making wildlife unreleasable
  11. 24. Young animal lacking parental care
  12. 26. Safe movement of wildlife using towels, boxes, or crates
  13. 28. Housing method to prevent spread of disease
  14. 29. Bacteria commonly found in wildlife droppings
  15. 30. Hygiene practices to reduce disease transmission
  16. 32. Humane option when recovery and release are not possible
  17. 33. Parasitic infection associated with raccoons
  18. 34. Sharp claws used as a defense mechanism
  19. 35. Viral disease affecting the nervous system of mammals
Down
  1. 1. Protective equipment such as gloves and gowns
  2. 2. Deadly virus carried by rodents
  3. 3. Bacterial disease transmitted from birds via droppings
  4. 4. Tick‑borne disease caused by Borrelia bacteria
  5. 6. Licensed professional authorized to care for injured wildlife
  6. 7. Regulations that determine how wildlife may be handled or treated
  7. 8. Young bird learning to fly that should often be left alone
  8. 11. (2 words) Separate area with special ventilation for wildlife patients
  9. 13. Bird of prey requiring specialized restraint
  10. 14. (2 words) Person who brings an injured or orphaned wild animal for help
  11. 15. Legal authorization often required to possess or treat wild animals
  12. 17. Zoonotic bacterial disease from rodents and rabbits, can be spread by ticks. Could also be used as a bioweapon.
  13. 21. Parasitic cause of diarrhea transmitted through ingestion
  14. 23. Disease that can pass between animals and humans
  15. 25. Mosquito‑borne viral disease affecting wildlife and humans
  16. 27. Serious bacterial disease spread through urine contact
  17. 31. Safe physical control of wildlife to protect animal and handler