Last Thursday Wildlife Information
Network hosted a spectacular reception in London to launch the WIN Website
going Open Access for developing world countries.
WIN publishes scientific information
on the health and management of wild animals, and emerging diseases, to
wildlife professional and decision-makers worldwide. Through their innovative
Website they have originated a system to geographically identify visitors from
developing countries who may now gain free access without constraint to all of
the scientific and heavily referenced information.
Chief Executive of Wildlife
Information Network, Mr Iain Boardman
gave a talk about the charity and its aims and was delighted to announce that
of midnight of the evening 14/15 March, 2007 "… the 'Button was Pressed'
and all developing countries can now get unlimited and unrestricted access to
Wildpro® Multimedia, and the Electronic Encyclopaedia and Library". He
asked all guests and correspondents to make this ground-breaking initiative as
widely known as possible. "It is essential that this information is used
as extensively as possible and I asked all those who can to spread the word.
This heavily referenced information is needed throughout the world and
particularly in developing countries. It will change the face of animal
management and husbandry completely".
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For
further information please contact:
Iain
Boardman
Wildlife
Information Network, The Royal Veterinary College, Royal College Street, London
NW1 0TU
Mobile:
07768 408 486
Email:
iboardman@wildlifeinformation.org
Web:
www.wildlifeinformation.org
NOTES
TO EDITORS:
The Wildlife Information
Network
(WIN) is a charity dedicated to saving wildlife and the environment through
education. It is committed to making information on the health and management
of captive and free-ranging wild animals and emerging infectious diseases
available to wildlife professionals and decision-makers worldwide. WIN was set
up in 1992 and became a registered UK charity (No. 1048059) in 1995. The
Wildlife Information Network is also registered as a US Not-for-Profit
organisation.
Wildpro®
Multimedia
is the software developed and used by WIN to provide information on re-emerging
infectious diseases and the health and management of captive and free-ranging
wild animals on its Electronic Encyclopaedia and Library. It is a living
document, with new information being added constantly through the development
of new modules. It is researched, developed and published by WIN to provide
information to decision-makers worldwide, and users include wildlife managers,
researchers, government officials, veterinarians, field biologists, zoologists,
laboratory diagnosticians, zoological collections, conservation and welfare
organisations, universities, and students of a wide variety of disciplines.
Information is made available on the Internet and by CD-ROMs.
WIN CD-ROMs currently
available:
West
Nile Virus
Wildlife:
Disease Investigation and Management (Birds)
Chronic
Wasting Disease in Deer and Elk
Hedgehogs:
Health and Management
Pain
Management In Ruminants
Waterfowl:
Health and Management
Foot-and-Mouth
Disease
Wildlife:
First Aid and Care
Elephants:
Diseases and Treatment
Bears:
Health and Management (under peer review)