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What is at Stake?

What is at Stake?. Public Health (Emerging Diseases and Zoonoses). Wildlife Diseases. Wildlife and Environmental Health (Biodiversity and Conservation). Domestic Animals and Agricultural Health. Who are the Members?. Biology and veterinary students Wildlife managers Zoo veterinarians

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What is at Stake?

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  1. What is at Stake? Public Health (Emerging Diseases and Zoonoses) Wildlife Diseases Wildlife and Environmental Health (Biodiversity and Conservation) Domestic Animals and Agricultural Health

  2. Who are the Members? • Biology and veterinary students • Wildlife managers • Zoo veterinarians • Wildlife researchers • Public health experts • Agricultural health experts • Natural resource agencies • Zoos

  3. Annual Conference • 2007 – Estes Park, CO, USA • 2006 – Storrs, CT, USA • 2005 – Cairns, QLD, Australia • 2004 – San Diego, CA, USA • 2003 – Saskatoon, SK, Canada

  4. http://www.jwildlifedis.org/ Supplement to the Journal of Wildlife Diseases

  5. Association Website • WDA Information • Student Education • Wildlife Employment & Training Opportunities www.wildlifedisease.org

  6. Student Involvement • The WDA has a long history of strongly promoting and supporting students in their educational goals involving wildlife health issues. • Reduced membership fees • Student mixer at conference • Student on council • Student awards • Student mentoring by fellow members Terry Amundsen Student Presentation Award, Saskatoon, CA, 2003

  7. Student Chapters - Objectives • Educate students interested in wildlife health and disease about • The profession and career opportunities • Job qualifications and education • Externships, volunteer, and research opportunities

  8. Student Chapters - Objectives • Enhance the skills of students interested in wildlife health and disease through • Lectures • Workshops • Conferences • Field trips • Connect students interested in wildlife health and disease to mentors in WDA through the faculty advisor and guest lecturers

  9. What’s Involved? • FACULTY ADVISOR – each chapter must have a faculty advisor who is a current member of WDA • OFFICERS – officers are to be selected by members of the chapter • MEMBERSHIP – student chapters are composed of undergraduate, graduate, professional students interested in the field of wildlife diseases.

  10. First EWDA Student Workshop, Veyrier-du-Lac, France, April 2005 What Can You Get Out of It? • Invite and meet renowned WDA scientists to lecture chapter members and have fun Ab Osterhaus Dez Delahay Marco Giacometti Thijs Kuiken Marc Artois Ezio Ferroglio Christian Gortazar

  11. Seal Rehabilitation Center of Pieterburen, Zeehondencrèche, the Netherlands Natural cave, Reserve of the Roc-de-Cher, Echarvines, France What Can You Get Out of It? • Learn from the field

  12. How to Get Started • Find out more on the WDA website www.wildlifedisease.org • Student heading • student chapters • Questions? Email to the Leslie A Reperant, reperant@princeton.edu

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