How to mend a kea : + other fabulous fix-it tales from Wildbase Hospital / Janet Hunt.

Includes index.

Part 1. Hello there, Wildbase: Introductions -- What is Wildbase? -- Meet the team -- Comings & goings -- Part 2. How to mend a kea: Patient #78129: The long flight north -- Day 1. A first once-over -- Day 2. Work-up -- Day 3. A plan -- Day 4 & onward: Post-op -- Four months later: now what? -- Part 2. Washing, cleaning, breaking, mending, stitching & feeding: Wildbase case histories: How to de-oil a seabird -- How to repair kiwi -- How to ...Antips -- How to care for kererū -- How to tend takahē -- How to fatten kākā -- How to heal hoihoi -- How to treat tuatara -- How to detox whio -- How to medicate mollyhawk -- How to revitalise bittern -- How to fix falcon -- Moe how-tos: Case history snapshots -- How to put Wildbase out of business! -- How to read threat levels.

"Wildbase is a very special hospital for very special animals. Tui, kiwi, kaka, kakapo, little blue penguins, seals and many more of New Zealand's most rare and special animals come here when they are sick and injured. A Day at Wildbase gets up close to these birds and mammals and the dedicated vets and veterinary staff who look after them so they can return to the wild"--Publisher's description.