We are in London for a one day symposium on Wildlife Diseases and Conservation, run by the Veterinary Association for Wildlife Management and held at The Royal Society of Medicine in London.

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Timetable - and links to individual speakers

Session 1, chairman Dr Caroline Hahn

One health -- integrating human, domestic animal and wildlife health
Professor Richard Kock, Royal Veterinary College
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQFSuJScCaI#t=00m52s

Vector-borne infectious diseases; biology is crucial but not the whole story
Professor Sarah Randolph, University of Oxford
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQFSuJScCaI#t=29m57s

Bat white nose syndrome
Mr Alex Barlow, AHVLA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQFSuJScCaI#t=01h20m57s

Exotic pathogens and alien wildlife
Mr Vic Simpson, Truro, Cornwall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQFSuJScCaI#t=01h47m58s

Pets Travel Scheme -- a threat to UK biosecurity
Mr Harvey Locke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQFSuJScCaI#t=02h23m23s

Cetaceans Strandings Investigation Programme
Rob Deaville, standing in for Dr Paul Jepson, IOZ, London
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQFSuJScCaI#t=02h52m28s

Session 2, chairman Dr Lewis Thomas

The Big Society and Conservation
Mrs Teresa Dent, Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, Fordingbridge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQFSuJScCaI#t=04h07m20s

The Big Society and grey Partridges -- success in the private sector
Professor Nick Sotherton, Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, Fordingbridge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQFSuJScCaI#t=04h30m28s

Life in the Wild
Mr Jim Barrington, VAWM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQFSuJScCaI#t=04h56m40s

Session 3, chairman Katie Colvile

UK species translocations -- past present and future
Mr Leigh Lock, RSPB Sandy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQFSuJScCaI#t=05h56m54s

Sea Eagles in Europe and the threat from lead poisoning
Mr Bjorn Beckmann CEH Wallingford
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQFSuJScCaI#t=06h26m36s

Predatory birds and anticoagulant rodenticides
Mr Lee Walker CEH Lancaster.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQFSuJScCaI#t=06h54m41s

Symposium sponsored by:
Bayer
Merial
Eco Animal Health