The RSPB has published 'Birds of prey in veterinary practice: Clinical presentations of poisoning, shooting and trapping', a CPD course for veterinary professionals.

The course has been put together by the charity's Investigations Team with the help of Mark Naguib BVMS(Hons) CertAVP(ZooMed) MRCVS.  

The course has been designed to help you identify animals which have been targeted by illegal shooting, trapping and poisoning, and how to make sure valuable evidence is preserved for any investigation by the police.

The course includes:

  • Introduction to birds of prey and identification
  • Overview of legislation (specific to each UK country)
  • Clinical presentations of shooting, trapping and poisoning
  • Guidance on appropriate agencies to contact
  • Free downloads to keep and use in practice

The course is open to anyone in veterinary practice, and is worth 2 hours CPD: https://www.rspb.org.uk/rspb-vet-cpd 

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