Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / RSPB staff member holding White tailed sea eagle chick (Haliaeetus albicilla) part of the East Scotland Sea Eagle reintroduction project, Fife, Scotland, UK, June 2011. Did you know? Sea eagles were w...

David Tipling / Vet looking at Xray of Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) shot illegally by hunter. During BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp, Malta April 2013

David Tipling / X-ray of Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) shot illegally by hunter and shows broken left wing - bird was put down by vet. During BirdLife Malta Springwatch, Malta, April 2013

David Tipling / Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) shot illegally by hunter causing broken wing being examined by vet, during BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp, Malta, April 2013

David Tipling / Vet examining shot Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)Malta, during BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp

David Tipling / Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) shot in chest, put down by vet, next to gun cartridge, Birdlife Malta Springwatch Camp, Malta, April 2013

David Tipling / Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) shot in chest, put down by vet, next to gun cartridges, Birdlife Malta Springwatch Camp, Malta, April 2013

David Tipling / Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) shot in wing and put down by vet, Birdlife Malta Springwatch Camp, Malta, April 2013

David Tipling / Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) shot in wing and put down by vet, Birdlife Malta Springwatch Camp, Malta, April 2013

David Tipling / Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) shot in chest, put down by vet, Birdlife Malta Springwatch Camp, Malta, April 2013

David Tipling / Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) shot in wing by hunter, dead after being euphanised by vet, BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp, April 2013

David Tipling / Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) shot in wing by hunter, dead after being euphanised by vet, BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp 2013, Malta, April 2013

David Tipling / Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) shot in wing by hunter, dead after being euphanised by vet, placed on newspaper which shows article about hunting, BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp 2013, Malta, April 2013

David Tipling / Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) shot in wing by hunter, dead after being euphanised by vet, BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp 2013, Malta, April 2013

David Tipling / Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) shot in wing by hunter, dead after being euphanised by vet, BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp 2013, Malta, April 2013

David Tipling / Cuckoo which has been shot, held at vets by BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp 2013 volunteer, April 2013

Mark Taylor / Black-and-white tuxedo kitten being given pill by Vet, Miriam, with a pill-giver. Model released

Suzi Eszterhas / Southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris) veterinarian Mike Murray performing surgery on captured otter to remove time depth recorder as part of long term study, Big Sur Coastline, California, USA September...

Suzi Eszterhas / Southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris) veterinarian D. Mike Murray examining teeth of captured otter as part of long-term study, Big Sur Coastline, California, USA September 2010

Pete Oxford / Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) sedated for transportation with veterinarian Gavin Shaw removing horn tip, Great Fish River Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Pete Oxford / African Lion (Panthera leo) darted for veterinary work, Marakele National Park, Limpopo, South Africa

Pete Oxford / White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) sedated for transportation with veterinarian Andre Uys inserting micro chip into horn, South Africa

Pete Oxford / White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) sedated for transportation with veterinarian Kester Vickory measuring horn, South Africa

Roland Seitre / Vet Laura Reeder feeding a young Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) Koala Hospital Moggil Inc., Brisbane.

Roland Seitre / People carrying Eucalyptus branches for feeding to koalas St Lucia Koala Vet Science Farm, Brisbane.

Roland Seitre / Anaesthetised Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) being operated on by vet. Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

Roland Seitre / Young Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) being nursed by vet. Koala Hospital Moggil Inc., Brisbane.

Roland Seitre / Vet and police with boxes of raised Yellow-shouldered Amazons (Amazona barbadensis), part of a conservation project on the island. Isla Margarita, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela, 2007.

Roland Seitre / Vet and policeman releasing young Yellow-shouldered Amazons (Amazona barbadensis) from boxes. Isla Margarita, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela, 2007.

Roland Seitre / Conservation officer, Edgardo Griffith, examines a Crowned tree frog (Anotheca spinosa) for fungal parasitic skin disease at El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center, Panama, Central America, March 2008

Roland Seitre / Conservation officers, Edgardo and Heidi Griffith, examine a Crowned tree frog (Anotheca spinosa) for fungal parasitic skin disease at El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center, Panama, Central America,...

Roland Seitre / Conservation officer administers anti-parasite treatment to Panamanian golden frog / Golden arrow poison frog (Atelopus zeteki) at the El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center, Panama, Central America,...

Roland Seitre / Conservation officer administers anti-parasite treatment to Panamanian golden frog / Golden arrow poison frog (Atelopus zeteki) at the El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center, Panama, Central America,...

Roland Seitre / Conservation officer administers anti-parasite treatment to Panamanian golden frog / Golden arrow poison frog (Atelopus zeteki) at the El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center, Panama, Central America,...

Roland Seitre / Richard Stroud carrying out a post mortem on an American bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) to discover cause of death at the National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory, Ashland, Oregon, USA

Dave Watts / Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) euthanized by a vet following serious devil cancer - Devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) Cradle Mountain, Tasmania

Ann & Steve Toon / Wild elephant (Loxodonta africana) anaethetised in the bush, the Elephant Population Management Program surgical team finish work after performing vasectomy keyhole surgery, private game reserve, Limp...

Ann & Steve Toon / Wild elephant (Loxodonta africana) anaethetised in the bush, the Elephant Population Management Program surgical team finish work after performing vasectomy keyhole surgery, private game reserve, Limp...

Ann & Steve Toon / Wild elephant bull (Loxodonta africana) being prepared for vasectomy operation in bush by the Elephant Population Management Program team, private game reserve, Limpopo, South Africa, April 2011. Winn...

Petra Wegner / Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, tricolour, having physiotherapy; stabilisation exercise on trampoline / balance exercise. Model released.

Petra Wegner / Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, tricolour, having physiotherapy massage. Model released.

Petra Wegner / Sacred Cat of Birma / Birman, seal-point, in transport box.

Petra Wegner / Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, tricolour, having physiotherapy; interference current therapy. Model released.

Petra Wegner / Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, tricolour, having physiotherapy, matrix rhythm therapy (MaRhyThe). Model released.

Petra Wegner / Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, tricolour, having physiotherapy, stabilisation exercise on trampoline / balance exercise. Model released.

Petra Wegner / Sacred Cat of Birma / Birman, seal-point, in transport box.

Petra Wegner / Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, blenheim, after surgery of the eye, wearing a protective funnel.

Petra Wegner / Sacred Cat of Birma / Birman, seal-point, in transport box.

Petra Wegner / Sacred Cat of Birma / Birman, seal-point, in transport box.

Jeff Rotman / Vets perform an operation to remove tumors from a Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta). The Turtle Hospital, Florida Keys, Florida, USA.

Pete Oxford / Taking blood from Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) Charles Darwin Research Station. Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Veterinary inspection of newly imported White tailed sea eagle chick (Haliaeetus albicilla), part of the East Scotland Sea Eagle reintroduction project, Fife, Scotland, UK, June 2011

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Veterinary inspections on newly imported White tailed sea eagle chick (Haliaeetus albicilla), part of the East Scotland Sea Eagle reintroduction project, Fife, Scotland, UK, June 2011

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Veterinary inspections on claws of newly imported White tailed sea eagle chicks (Haliaeetus albicilla) part of the East Scotland Sea Eagle reintroduction project, Fife, Scotland, UK, June 2011.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Veterinary inspections on newly imported White tailed sea eagle chicks (Haliaeetus albicilla) part of the East Scotland Sea Eagle reintroduction project, Fife, Scotland, UK, June 2011.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Veterinary inspection on White tailed sea eagle chick (Haliaeetus albicilla) part of the East Scotland Sea Eagle reintroduction project, Fife, Scotland, UK, June 2011.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Veterinary inspection sheet on newly imported White tailed sea eagle chick (Haliaeetus albicilla), part of the East Scotland Sea Eagle reintroduction project, Fife, Scotland, UK, June 2011

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Veterinary inspection on newly imported White tailed sea eagle chick (Haliaeetus albicilla), part of the East Scotland Sea Eagle reintroduction project, Fife, Scotland, UK, June 2011

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Veterinary inspections on claws of White tailed sea eagle chicks (Haliaeetus albicilla) part of the East Scotland Sea Eagle reintroduction project, Fife, Scotland, UK, June 2011.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Veterinary inspection on White tailed sea eagle chick (Haliaeetus albicilla) part of the East Scotland Sea Eagle reintroduction project, Fife, Scotland, UK, June 2011.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Veterinary inspections on newly imported White tailed sea eagle chick (Haliaeetus albicilla), part of the East Scotland Sea Eagle reintroduction project, Fife, Scotland, UK, June 2011

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Veterinary inspections on newly imported White tailed sea eagle chick (Haliaeetus albicilla), part of the East Scotland Sea Eagle reintroduction project, Fife, Scotland, UK, June 2011

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Veterinary inspection on newly imported White tailed sea eagle chick (Haliaeetus albicilla), part of the East Scotland Sea Eagle reintroduction project, Fife, Scotland, UK, June 2011

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Veterinary inspection of White tailed sea eagle chick (Haliaeetus albicilla) part of the East Scotland Sea Eagle reintroduction project, Fife, Scotland, UK, June 2011.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Veterinary inspection chart for newly imported White tailed sea eagle chicks (Haliaeetus albicilla) part of the East Scotland Sea Eagle reintroduction project, Fife, Scotland, UK, June 2011.

Philippe Clement / Tick extractor / remover. Closed position.

Philippe Clement / Tick extractor / remover. Open position.

Ann & Steve Toon / Tranquilised White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) receiving surgery on injured flank, Kwandwe private game reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa, January 2011

Suzi Eszterhas / Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) held by sanctuary owner Judy Avey-Arroyo, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica

Suzi Eszterhas / Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) two week old orphaned twins fed by sanctuary owner Judy Avey-Arroyo, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica

Suzi Eszterhas / Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) held by sanctuary owner Judy Avey-Arroyo, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica

Mark Carwardine / Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) - darted and being prepared for translocation by rangers from the Kenya Wildlife Service - checking breathing, Nairobi National Park, Kenya, Endangered / threatened...

Mark Carwardine / Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) - darted and being prepared for translocation by rangers from the Kenya Wildlife Service - taking blood sample, Nairobi National Park, Kenya, Endangered / threatene...

Mark Carwardine / Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) - darted and being prepared for translocation by rangers from the Kenya Wildlife Service, Nairobi National Park, Kenya, Endangered / threatened species, April 2007

Ernie Janes / Vacinating cattle against Blue Tongue Disease, Yare Valley, Norfolk, UK, June 2008

Luciano Candisani / Antillean Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) young just rescued after stranding, getting a check-up from veterinarians, Brazil

Tony Phelps / Researchers taking DNA sample (scale clip) from Puff adder (Bitis arietans) West Coast NP, South Africa

Mark Carwardine / Game ranger and vet checking on a Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) after initial release into the wild, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, June 2010, Extinct in the wild, only eight...

ZSSD / Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) young held my zoo staff, native to China

ZSSD / Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) baby held by zoo staff, native to China

ZSSD / Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) baby getting a check up by zoo staff, native to China

Tui De Roy / Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) undergoing surgery to sterilize hybrids accidentally produced in captive breeding program to repopulate Pinta Island to restore its ecological balance, Cha...

Suzi Eszterhas / Rescued juvenile chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) held by Fred Nizeyimana (Veterinarian) Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Uganda, Africa. Captive, June 2009. model released

Lisa Hoffner / Veternarian Dave Wehdeking, performing health exam on wild Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus). Colombia, South America. February 2008 IUCN List: Critically Endangered

Lisa Hoffner / Veternarian Dave Wehdeking, performing health examination on wild Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) Colombia, South America. February 2008 IUCN List: Critically Endangered

Pete Oxford / Spanish Lynx (Lynx pardinus) undergoing a thorough medical check-up after having shown signs of lethargy and general loss of condition, El Acebuche Breeding Center, Matalascanas, Donana National Park,...

Pete Oxford / Spanish Lynx (Lynx pardinus) undergoing a thorough medical check-up after having shown signs of lethargy and general loss of condition, El Acebuche Breeding Center, Matalascanas, Donana National Park,...

Pete Oxford / Spanish Lynx (Lynx pardinus) cub, Felina, is being hand raised as her mother was unable to take care of her, with Astrid Vargas, El Acebuche Breeding Center, Matalascanas, Donana National Park, Huelva...

Pete Oxford / Spanish Lynx (Lynx pardinus) cub, Felina, is being hand raised as her mother was unable to take care of her, with Astrid Vargas, El Acebuche Breeding Center, Matalascanas, Donana National Park, Huelva...

Pete Oxford / Spanish Lynx (Lynx pardinus) cub, Felina, is being hand raised as her mother was unable to take care of her, with Astrid Vargas, El Acebuche Breeding Center, Matalascanas, Donana National Park, Huelva...

Pete Oxford / Spanish Lynx (Lynx pardinus) cub, Felina, is being hand raised as her mother was unable to take care of her, with Astrid Vargas, El Acebuche Breeding Center, Matalascanas, Donana National Park, Huelva...

Pete Oxford / Spanish Lynx (Lynx pardinus) cub, Felina, is being hand raised as her mother was unable to take care of her, El Acebuche Breeding Center, Matalascanas, Donana National Park, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain

Jean E. Roche / Osteopath practising osteopathy on a Camargue horse, France

Jean E. Roche / Osteopath practising osteopathy on a Camargue horse, France

Jean E. Roche / Osteopath practising osteopathy on a Camargue horse, France

Jean E. Roche / Osteopath practising osteopathy on a Camargue horse, France