This wildlife intake and surrender form was generously shared by faculty advisor, Dr. G. Lewbart, and the North Carolina State Turtle Rescue Team, a volunteer organization run by veterinary medical students at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Download the Word version of this form and modify the sections highlighted in yellow to best meet your facility’s needs.
This physical examination form was generously shared by faculty advisor, Dr. G. Lewbart, and the North Carolina State Turtle Rescue Team (TRT), a volunteer organization run by veterinary medical students at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. The TRT provides medical care to sick and injured turtles free of charge in the hope of releasing rehabilitated turtles back into the wild. Over 500 wild turtles, and other reptiles and amphibians are seen each year.
View the RACE-approved recording of this live 1-hour webinar event, presented by Gregory Lewbart, MS, VMD, DACZM, DECZM (ZHM). Amphibians are a fascinating and extremely important taxonomic group of animals. Amphibians are valued as environmental sentinels, biomedical research subjects, public display animals, private pets, and even as a human food source. Class Amphibia is divided into three orders and 75 families, containing 8,530 species. This presentation focuses on anatomic and physiologic characteristics shared by this diverse group as well as important disease conditions.
Greg Lewbart earned his Bachelor of Arts in biology from Gettysburg College in 1981, a Master of Science in biology with a concentration in marine biology from Northeastern University in 1985, and his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 1988. Greg worked for a large wholesaler of ornamental fishes before joining the faculty at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1993, where he serves as a Professor of Aquatic, Wildlife and Zoological Medicine and an Assistant Clinical Sciences Department Head. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Zoological Medicine and the European College of Zoological Medicine in Zoo Health Management…
