Education through touch

Want to get your hands dirty? Want to sweat, bleed and cry for what you’re passionate about? We’ve got you covered.

Our Courses

Intro Course

Student? Need a vacation with practical benefits?

Want to touch on multiple topics regarding conservation?

ZEWA

Qualified Veterinarian? Looking to do a course in Europe, Asia, Africa?

Short course in Zoo Environment?

2023 COURSE DATES

All the below courses are offered in Internationally in 2023.

  • ZEWA 1: 2023 25 February to 02 March – Advanced Zoo, Exotics and Wildlife Anaesthesiology Course UAE
  • ZEWA 2: 06 March to 11 March – Advanced Zoo, Exotics and Wildlife Anaesthesiology Course INDIA (FULLY BOOKED)
  • ZEWA 3: 2023 28 May to 03 June – Advanced Zoo, Exotics and Wildlife Anaesthesiology Course POLAND

All the below courses are offered in South Africa in 2023.

  • All the below courses are offered in South Africa in 2023.
  • Course 1: 2023 09 April to 22 April – University of Adelaide SOUTH AFRICA(FULLY BOOKED)
  • Course 2: 2023 23 April to 06 May – Introduction to Wildlife Conservation Medicine Course SOUTH AFRICA
  • Course 3: 2023 07 May to 20 May – Introduction to Wildlife Conservation Medicine Course SOUTH AFRICA
  • Course 4: 2023 28 May to 10 June – Introduction to Wildlife Conservation Medicine Course SOUTH AFRICA (FULLY BOOKED)
  • Course 5: 2023 11 June to 24 June – Introduction to Wildlife Conservation Medicine Course SOUTH AFRICA (FULLY BOOKED)
  • Course 6: 2023 02 July to 15 July – Introduction to Wildlife Conservation Medicine Course SOUTH AFRICA(FULLY BOOKED)
  • Course 7: 2023 16 July to 29 July – Introduction to Wildlife Conservation Medicine Course SOUTH AFRICA(FULLY BOOKED)
  • Course 8: 2023 30 July to 12 August – University of Adelaide SOUTH AFRICA(FULLY BOOKED)
  • ZEWA 4: 2023 20 August to 02 September – Advanced Zoo, Exotics and Wildlife Anaesthesiology Course SOUTH AFRICA ( FULLY BOOKED)
  • Course 9: 2023 10 September to 23 September – University of Adelaide SOUTH AFRICA(FULLY BOOKED)

Introduction to Conservation Medicine Course

This course is focused on veterinary students looking to earn extra credits during their break or looking to get a broad overview of the conservation industry in South Africa . . . read more

Zoo, Exotics and Wildlife Anesthesia Course

This 1 or 2 week course is offered in South Africa and at various Zoos in Europe, Asia and Australia. Its an intense 5 or 12 days of lectures with a practical element. Species vary greatly depending on what the particular Zoo requires to be done. . . read more

Introduction to Conservation Medicine Course

This is the first course in our product range. It serves as a introduction to what a wildlife veterinarian might engage in on a daily basis in the South African game ranching industry. It is primarily veterinary orientated.

Format: Our courses are offered from our base of operations near Nelspruit in conjunction with Wildlife Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Ltd. Dr JP Raath (BVSc), developer of the courses, lectures the course together with  Wildlifevets.com’s practise veterinarians.

We encourage open discussions on real-world problems. Our lecturers are field-working professionals on the fore-front of conservation efforts to protect our wildlife.

Zoo, Exotics and Wildlife Anesthesia Courses

In 2016 Tsavran Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd decided to offer an advanced course in Europe in order to reach more professionals. We understood that the time needed and the distance traveled to participate in one of our courses left a large group of veterinarians out of our family. So with the help of Dr Aleksandr Semjonov, DVM we were able to hold our first ZEWA in Latvia. It was a great success and we have developed this product to service Veterinarians in Europe, Asia, Middle East and Australia.

The main goal of the course to teach important principles and philosophy of immobilisation, anaesthesia, monitoring and recovery of different species in captivity. The course contains practical hands-on immobilisation of species including but NOT guaranteed: feline, ruminant: buffalo, carnivores, large game: giraffe/elephant/rhino, equine: zebra, antelope, primate, birds, reptiles, fish and the smaller wildlife species. Species are dependent on what the particular zoo or wildlife establishment needs work done on. (Please note that we do not put any animal under anaesthesia unnecessarily).

Dr Raath and Dr Semjonov present the courses in various zoos. Topics covered include pharmacology, physiology, and chemical restraint of wildlife but more focus is placed on the species specifically worked on from their physiology, ansesthesia to recovery.