India: Interventions in Wild Animal Health

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An intensive 3 week field course, based in Rajasthan, India. Students receive a mixture of lecture based and practical teaching elements which includes trips to field sites, concluding with a multiple-choice examination and an assessed scientific presentation.

Interventions in Wild Animal Health

Dates

 9 - 27 February 2026

Cost: 

£3599

Reduced fees are available for South Asian and East African nationals; if you believe you are eligible under these criteria please let us know.

A 10% deposit is required to secure your place. The remainder can be paid in two equal instalments, one before December and one before the end of January.

Topics

• Wild animal population monitoring
• Wildlife health and field disease investigation
• Wildlife crime and forensic investigation
• Wild animal restraint and anaesthesia
• Human-Wildlife Interface

About 

Participants will carry out a variety of practical and theoretical work, where they are given as many chances as possible to have a hands-on learning experience. 

Tuition will be carried out in the field to develop skills in human-livestock-wildlife conflict management, disease outbreak investigation, forensic investigation and monitoring of the health of declining species. 

Eligibility

This course is available to qualified veterinarians. In some circumstances veteterinary students in their final clinical years of study may be considered.

Impact

Many wildlife diseases are relatively unstudied and unchecked, therefore is an important need for greater expertise in, and greater numbers of, wildlife health professionals to tackle them. 

Such wildlife health professionals are needed to undertake interventions in the health, welfare and conservation of wild animals, to investigate emerging infectious diseases and to ensure human well-being.

The Zoological Society of London, the Wildlife Institute of India,  the University of Edinburgh, the Royal Veterinary College and the University of Melbourne have been motivated to run this course in recognition of the need to conserve globally important biodiversity.