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The coastlines of Britain and Ireland provide the most important breeding sites for seabirds in the northeast Atlantic Ocean and 25 species breed here regularly. Presentations include: trauma, such as fractures, and fishing hook and line entanglement injuries; poisoning, such as botulism, and the effects of oiling; and various infectious diseases. This chapter covers: ecology and biology; anatomy and physiology; capture, handling and transportation; clinical assessment; first aid and hospitalization; anaesthesia and analgesia; specific conditions; therapeutics; husbandry; rearing of juvenile seabirds; rehabilitation and release; and legal considerations.
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