The course will provide approaches to the application of the principles of veterinary clinical medicine and clinical practice to the animal species more commonly kept in zoos, aviaries or aquaria or as exotic pets in institutional or domestic situations, and species commonly-encountered in the context of wildlife rescues. Taxonomic groups covered in this course will include mammals, birds and reptiles. Topics covered include principles and acceptable standards of welfare, appropriate methods of handling, physical and chemical restraint, collection of case histories, clinical examination, diagnostic techniques including imaging and sample collection, clinical presentation and clinicopathological findings of common clinical conditions, clinical disease management including therapeutics and exploration of veterinary roles in zoo, wildlife and exotic medicine.