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While veterinary medicine has been practiced and taught since animals were domesticated (see the World Association for the History of Veterinary Medicine, http://www.library.vet.uu.nl/~wahvm/ ), programs in zoo/wildlife veterinary medicine are of much more recent origin. Many veterinary schools offer at least short rotations in zoo or wildlife medicine. However, there are a number of universities offering more extensive coursework, residencies, or other opportunities to learn about wildlife or zoo animal veterinary care. In North American, they include:

 
 Canada

University of Guelph
http://www.ovcnet.uoguelph.ca/vth/wildbird/WBC/wildbirdclinic.htm


The University of Montreal School of Veterinary Medicine
http://www.medvet.umontreal.ca/


University of Prince Edward Island Atlantic Veterinary College
http://www.upei.ca/~avc/


University of Saskatchewan Western College of Veterinary Medicine
http://www.usask.ca/wcvm/

 

 U.S.A.

Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine
http://www.vetmed.auburn.edu/

UC, Davis SVM Wildlife Health Center
http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/whc/default.asp

Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
http://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/

Cornell University Wildlife Health Program
http://www.vet.cornell.edu/hospital/wildlife/

University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine
http://www.vetmed.ufl.edu/

Iowa State CVM: The Wildlife Care Clinic
http://www.wcc.vetmed.iastate.edu/

Louisiana State University SVM Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
http://www.vetmed.lsu.edu/vcs/

Oklahoma State University
http://www.cvm.okstate.edu/Depts/VCS/residencies/Zoo_Residency.htm

University of Minnesota CVM Raptor and Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers
http://www.cvm.umn.edu/departments/raptorwildlife.htm

Mississippi State University
http://gabriel.cvm.msstate.edu/WEZAAM/overview.html

University of Tennessee
http://www.vet.utk.edu/educational/internship.html

Texas A & M CVM Shubot Exotic Bird Center
http://www.cvm.tamu.edu/schubot/index.htm

Tufts University SVM Wildlife Center
http://www.tufts.edu/vet/signature/wildlife.html#medicine

 

 International

NetVet
This website lists veterinary schools worldwide, and, below them, programs and centers, some of which include training in wildlife medicine
http://netvet.wustl.edu/vschool.htm#na

 

 Internships

The Wildlife Centre of Virginia offers training programs and internships
http://www.wildlifecenter.org/conferen.htm