14 12, 2021

Medical and Conservation Work on the Endangered Rhinoceros

2022-03-05T11:17:06-08:00December 14th, 2021|Current News, Wildlife Medical Care, Wildlife Photographer, Wildlife Photography, Wildlife Photography Blog|

In August of 2021 Dr. Palazzolo took a team of veterinarians to the Waterberg mountains of South Africa and Marataba in the Waterberg Region to do medical and conservation work on white and black rhino. The veterinarian in charge is Andre Uys, and he runs the Marataba in the Waterberg Region. Dr. P and Andre with a sedated rhinoceros Dr. P and a sedated rhino These rhino are highly endangered, and doomed to extinction in the very near future, since the demand at the moment exceeds the supply. This is due to the tremendous demand from China and Vietnam for

12 02, 2021

Dr. Palazzolo Presentation on Wildlife Medicine

2021-02-13T10:01:01-08:00February 12th, 2021|Current News, Wildlife Medical Care|

This page will show you how a wildlife veterinarian cares for injured wildlife. You will learn the importance of this in our urban environment, and also learn what to do if you find an injured wild animal. Dr. P has a YouTube video of a presentation he gave to a Michigan Audubon Society group on how he has taken care of injured wildlife for over 42 years through the Wildlife Care Program at the Long Beach Animal Hospital. It is graphic in nature, and you will get a chance to see actual surgeries. One surgery is the repair of a

31 07, 2019

Hawk with a Fractured Wing

2020-02-14T07:06:00-08:00July 31st, 2019|Current News, Wildlife Medical Care|

A red-tailed hawk was found on the runway at Long Beach airport and brought into our Wildlife Program with a broken wing. Our ultimate goal is to fix the wing and release the hawk back into the wild. There is no guarantee that will happen, but we are willing to give it a try. Graphic surgical photos later in this page.  Our Wildlife Program admission form gives you more details when it was brought in by Long Beach Animal Control on September 29th, 2018 It had a band to help us trace its origin (number 1967) and learn more about

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