•  August 2005 Health Assessment of A73, dba Springer

•  NOAA  Interim Policies And Best  "Practices  Marine Mammal Stranding Stranding Response, Rehabilitation, And Release"  Standards For Rehabilitation Facilities    prepared by GRR's Laurie Gage, D.V.M.

•   Effects Of Vessels On Behavior Of Southern Resident Killer Whales   Bain, Smith, Lasseau & Williams

• November 2007  5 year Health Assessment of A73, dba Springer

• November 2007  5 year Health Assessment of A73, dba Springer (.doc file)

PAPERS

J. Pete Schroeder DVM

Selected Research Programs, Original Studies and Publications:

(Marine Mammal diving physiology studies using a Weddell Seal in a diving chamber at UCLA Medical Center to study the pinniped diving response, exposing X-rays while simulating a deep dive.)

1970, Kooyman, GL, JP Schroeder, DD Hammond, Bronchograms and tracheograms of seals under pressure, Science  169:82-84

(United States Antarctic Research Program, National Science Foundation project at Palmer Station, Antarctica, 1971, reviewed in National Geographic, Vol 140. No. 5)

1971, Kooyman, GL, JP Schroeder and DG Greene, Effects of deep dives on penguins and blue-eyed shags. Antarctic Jnl of the US, p 9

1972, Kooyman, GL, JP Schroeder and DG Greene, Blood gas tensions in penguins during simulated deep dives, American Jnl of Physiology, 222(6):1467-1470

1982, Dueck, R, JP Schroeder, et al., Carotid exteriorization for percutaneous catheterization in sheep and dogs. American Jnl of Veterinary Research, Vol 43, No. 5

(Marine Mammal Reproductive Physiology.  Dr. Schroeder developed the first artificial insemination protocol for bottlenose dolphins.)

1989, Schroeder, JP and KV Keller, Seasonality of serum testosterone levels and sperm density in Tursiops truncatus, Jnl of Experimental Zoology, 249:316-321

1990, Schroeder, JP, Breeding Bottlenose Dolphins in Captivity, in The Bottlenose Dolphin: Eds. S Leatherwood and R Reeves, Academic Press Inc.,  Pp. 435-446

1990, Schroeder, JP, Artificial Insemination of bottlenose dolphins, in The Bottlenose Dolphin: Eds. S Leatherwood and R Reeves, Academic Press, Inc.  Pp. 447-460

 1985, Schroeder, et al., A Vibrio alginolyticus tissue infection in Tursiops truncatus, Jnl of Wildlife Diseases, 21(4):437-438

1991. Palmer, CJ, JP Schroeder, et al., Staphylococcus aureus in newly captured Pacific Bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, spp gilli.  Jnl of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 22(3): 330-338

(Dr. Schroeder was a co-investigator in marine mammal ophthalmology achieving the first photographs of the inside of the bottlenose dolphin and grampus dolphin eye):

1987, Dawson, WW, and JP Schroeder, The ocular fundus of two cetaceans, Marine Mammal Science, 3(1): 1-13.

(Dr. Schroeder was involved as consultant veterinarian for the capture of an orphaned baby Killer Whale (A73, Springer) in Puget sound during the summer of 2002, he was the lead veterinarian in charge of the 30 day rehabilitation period and consulting veterinarian on the release of A73 back to her pod in Johnstone Strait, BC, 400 miles north of her capture site.  Her pod adopted her, confirmed by several sightings one and two years later.  This is the only capture and reintroduction case of this type ever completed successfully and involved cooperation between the governments of the US and Canada.

This project was reported to the International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine Conference, 2003 Abstract, Rescue, Rehabilitation and Release of a Wild Orphaned Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Calf in the Pacific Northwest.)

2004, Norman, S.A., R.C. Hobbs, J. Foster, J.P. Schroeder and F.I. Townsend, A review of animal and human health concerns during capture-release, handling and tagging of odontocetes. J. Cetacean Res. Management, 6(1):53-6

"Conservation Planning for Puget Sound Killer Whales" by NOAA Fisheries - October 2005       

 "August 2005 Health Assessment, A73, dba Springer"  by Dr. Pete Schroeder - August 2005      

"November 2007 5 year Health Assessment of A73, dba Springer 

PAPERS

Dr. David E. Bain

Bain, D. E., J. C. Smith, D. Lasseau and R. Williams. March 4, 2006.    Effects  Of Vessels On Behavior Of  Southern Resident Killer Whales (ORCINUS SPP.)  

 "Peer Review of the Proposal to List Southern Resident Killer Whales Under the Endangered    Species Act"       by Dr. David Bain -  April 2005    

Bain, D. E., R. Williams and A. W. Trites. In preparation. Potential effects of whale watching on killer whale (Orcinus orca) population dynamics: insights from three models.

Bain, D. E., J. C. Smith, R. Williams and D. Lusseau.  in review.  Effects of vessels on behavior of southern resident killer whales (Orcinus spp.).  NMFS Contract Report No. AB133F03SE0959 and AB133F04CN0040.

Griffin, R. M. and D. E. Bain.  2005.  Sound Exposure of Southern Resident Killer Whales in the Southern Strait of Georgia.  Contract Report to the National Marine Conservation Feasibility Study.  Vancouver, BC.  23 pp.

Killer Whale Recovery Team. 2005. DRAFT National Recovery Strategy for Northern and Southern Resident Killer Whales (Orcinus orca).

Heise, K., L. G. Barrett-Lennard, E. Saulitis, C. Matkin and D. Bain.  2003.  Examining the evidence for killer whale predation on Steller sea lions in British Columbia and Alaska. Aquatic Mammals 2003, 29.3, 325–334

Bain, D. E., W. Anderson, F. Felleman, M. Harris and P. Higgins. 2002.  Orca Recovery Conference Report 2002.  Earth Island Institute.  30 pp.

Bain, D. E. 2002. Acoustical properties of pingers and the San Juan Island commercial gillnet fishery. NMFS Contract Report No. 40ABNF701651.  14 pp.

Bain, D. E.  2002.  A model linking energetic effects of whale watching to in killer whale (Orcinus orca) population dynamics.  Contract report submitted to Orca Relief Citizens’ Alliance. 

Eisenhardt, E., D. E. Bain and R. W. Osborne.  2002.  2001 San Juan County Bottomfish Recovery Project Biological Assessment Final Report.  Contract Report submitted to the San Juan County Marine Resources Committee.

Smith, J. C. and D. E. Bain.  2002.  Theodolite study of the effects of vessel traffic on killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the near-shore waters of Washington State:  2001 field season summary.  Unpublished report.

Williams, R., D. E. Bain, J. K. B. Ford and A. W. Trites.  2002. Behavioural responses of killer whales to a “leapfrogging” vessel.  J. Cet. Res. Manage.  4:305-310.

Williams, R., A. Trites and D. E. Bain.  2002.  Behavioural responses of killer whales (Orcinus orca) to whale-watching boats:  opportunistic observations and experimental approaches. J. Zool. (Lond.).  256:255-270.

Bain, D. E. 2001. Noise-based guidelines for killer whale watching. Paper submitted to the Wildlife Viewing Workshop. Vancouver, BC.

Williams, R., A. Trites and D. Bain.  2001.  Are killer whales habituating to boat traffic?  IWC Scientific Committee Document SC/53/WW3.

Bain, D. E.  2000.  Characteristics of the 1999 acoustic barrier at Hiram M. Chittenden Locks.  Contract Report to NMFS.

Miller, P. J. and Bain, D. E.  2000.  Within-pod variation in the sound production of a pod of killer whales, Orcinus orca.  Animal Behaviour.  60:617-628.

Dahlheim, M., D. Bain, C. Sims, and D. Demaster. 2000. Southern resident killer whale workshop. AFSC Processed Rep. 2000-06, 17 p. Alaska Fish. Sci. Cent., Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., NOAA, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115-0070.

Trites, A. W. and D. E. Bain.  2000.  Short- and long-term effects of whale watching on killer whales (Orcinus orca) in British Columbia.  Paper presented to the IWC Workshop on the Long-Term Effects of Whale Watching.  Adelaide, Australia.

Wade, P, D. Bain and K. Balcomb.  2000.  Population dynamics of southern resident killer whales.  SRKW11.  Paper submitted to the Southern Resident Killer Whale Workshop.  Seattle, WA.

Bain, D. and K. C. Balcomb.  1999.  Population trends of southern resident killer whales (Orcinus orca) from 1960-1999.  Report submitted to November, 1999 SRG Meeting, Maui, HA.

Szymanski, M. D., D. E. Bain, K. Kiehl, K. R. Henry, S. Pennington and S. Wong.  1999.  Killer whale (Orcinus orca) hearing:  auditory brainstem response and behavioral audiograms.  J. Acoust. Soc. Amer.  106:1134-1141.

Calambokidis, J., D. E. Bain and S. D. Osmek.  1998.  Marine mammal research and mitigation in conjunction with air gun operation for the USGS “SHIPS” seismic surveys in 1998.  Contract Report submitted to the Minerals Management Service.

Moore, S. E., K. M. Stafford, M. E. Dahlheim, C. G. Fox, H. W. Braham, J. J. Polovina, and D. E. Bain.  1998.  Seasonal variation in reception of fin whale calls at five geographic areas in the North Pacific.  Mar. Mamm. Sci.  14:617-627.

Szymanski, M. D., A. Ya. Supin, D. E. Bain, and K. R. Henry.  1998.  Killer whale (Orcinus orca) auditory evoked potentials to rhythmic clicks in killer whales.  Mar. Mamm. Sci.  14:676-691.

Bain, D. E.  1997.  Effects of the 1997 SHIPS study on Marine Mammals in Puget Sound.  Contract Report to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Bain, D. E.  1996.  Sound Level Contours Produced by the 1995 Acoustic Barrier at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks.  NMFS Contract Report No. 40ABNF502019.  17 pp.

Bain, D. E. and T. Samansky.  1995.  Analyzing changes in dolphin survival rates over time at Marine World Africa USA.  Proc.1995 Conf. Int. Assoc. Aquatic Anim. Med.  60-64.

Szymanski, M. D., D. E. Bain and K. R. Henry.  1995.  Auditory evoked potentials of a killer whale (Orcinus orca).  In (R. A. Kastelein, J. A. Thomas, and P. E. Nachtigall, eds.) Sensory Systems of Aquatic Mammals.  De Spil Publishers.  The Netherlands.  1-10.

Bain, D. E. and M. E. Dahlheim.  1994.  Effects of masking noise on detection thresholds of killer whales.  In (T. R. Loughlin, ed.) Marine Mammals and The Exxon Valdez.  Academic Press. N.Y.  243-256.

Dahlheim, M. E., D. E. Bain, and J. M. Waite.  1994.  Recovery monitoring of Prince William Sound killer whales injured by the Exxon Valdez oil spill using photo-identification techniques.  I.D. Number:  Marine Mammals Study Project No. 93042.  12pp.

Norberg, B. and D. E. Bain.  1994.  Implementation and assessment of the acoustic barrier at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks   using calibrated measurements of the sound field.  National Marine Fisheries Service.  Seattle, WA.  238 pp.

Bain, D. E.  1993.  Research on captive killer whales‑‑what's been accomplished and what remains to be learned.  Proc. 1991 Int. Marine Animal Trainers Assoc. Conf. 1-6.

Bain, D. E.  1993.  Sound production by a neonatal Dall's porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli.  Proc. 1988 Int. Marine Animal Trainers Assoc. Conf.  62-69.

Bain, D. E., B. Kriete, and M. E. Dahlheim.  1993.  Hearing abilities of killer whales (Orcinus orca).  J. Acoust. Soc. Amer.  94:1829

Bain, D. E.  1992.  Multi‑scale communication by vertebrates.  In (J. A. Thomas, R. A. Kastelein, and A. Ya. Supin, eds.) Marine Mammal Sensory Systems.  Plenum Press.  New York.  601-629.

Bain, D. E.  1992.  Hearing abilities of killer whales (Orcinus orca).  National Marine Mammal Laboratory Contract Report             #43ABNF002499 and #43ABNF002500.  20 pp.

Davis, R. O., D. E. Bain, R. J. Siemers, D. M. Thal, J. B. Andrew and C. G. Gravance.  1992.  Accuracy and precision of the CellForm-Human automated sperm morphometry instrument.  Fertil. Steril.  58:763-769.

Bain, D. E.  1990.  Examining the validity of inferences drawn   from photo‑identification data, with special reference to   studies of the killer whale (Orcinus orca) in British Columbia.  In (P.S. Hammond, S. A. Mizroch and G. P. Donovan, eds.) Individual Recognition of Cetaceans:  Use of Photo‑identification and Other Techniques to Estimate Population Parameters.  International Whaling Commission.  Special Issue 12:93‑100.

Bain, D. E.  1990.  Conducting Research on show animals‑‑a scientists perspective.  Proc. 1989 Int. Mar. Anim. Trainers Assoc. Conf.  128-133.

Bain, D. E.  1990.  The cutest whale I ever saw was sipping fish shakes through a straw.  Proc. 1989 Int. Mar. Anim. Trainers Assoc. Conf.  68.

Davis, R. O., D. E. Bain, M. F. Obasaju, J. B. Andrew, and D. F. Katz.  1990.  Computerized morphometric analysis and classification of human spermatazoa.  J. Androl Suppl.  11:26.

Bain, D. E.  1988.  An evaluation of evolutionary processes:  studies of natural selection, dispersal, and cultural evolution in killer whales (Orcinus orca).  Ph.D. Dissertation.  University of California, Santa Cruz.

Bain, D. E.  1988.  A journey through the NMFS Marine Mammal Inventory.  Proc. 1987 Int. Mar. Anim. Trainers Assoc. Conf. 103‑130.

Bain, D. E.  1986.  Acoustic behavior of Orcinus:  periodicity,  sequences, correlations with behavior, and an automated technique for call classification.  In (B. Kirkevold and J. Lockard, eds.) Behavioral Biology of Killer Whales.  Liss.  New York.  335‑371.

Bain, D. and R. Smolker.  1986.  Incidental takes--taken for granted?  Soundings. 11(2):3.

Bain, D. E.  1985.  Orca studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz.  Cetus  6:18.

Bain, D. E.  1983.  Concurrent rehabilitation of three stranded  dolphins:  implications for captive cetacean health care.  Proc. Ninth Annu. Conf. IMATA.  9‑17.

SELECTED UNPUBLISHED PRESENTATIONS

Bain, D. E.  2003.  A quantitative estimate of the relative importance of factors in the decline of Southern Resident Killer Whales (Orcinus orca).  Abstract submitted to the 15^th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals.  Greensboro, NC.

Bain, D. E., A. Trites and R. Williams.  2001.  Energy flux as a mechanism for estimating population scale effects of “minor” disturbance from noise and other human activities.  Abstract submitted to the Society for Marine Mammalogy Conference.  Vancouver, BC.

Duncan, S., M. Dougherty, J. King, D. Bain and S. Hawks-Johnson. 2001.  The application of an unmanned vessel to killer whale and other cetacean research. Abstract submitted the Society for Marine Mammalogy Conference.  Vancouver, BC.

Wade, P. R., K. C. Balcomb, and D. E. Bain.  2001.  Population dynamics of southern resident killer whales, with an examination of the recent decline.  Abstract submitted the Society for Marine Mammalogy Conference.  Vancouver, BC.

Dahlheim, M., H. Braham, S. Moore, K. Stafford, C. Fox and D. Bain.  1996.  Acoustic detection of large whales.  Abstract submitted to the Mexican Marine Mammal Conference.

Moore, S. E., K. M. Stafford, D. E. Bain, M. E. Dahlheim, C. G. Fox and H. W. Braham.  1996.  Development of passive acoustic techniques to investigate large whale habitat use in the Eastern North Pacific.  Abstract submitted to the IWC Climate Change Symposium.

Bain, D. E.  1995.  Non-kin association patterns of killer whales (Orcinus orca).  Paper presented to the International Ethological Conference.  Honolulu, HA.

Bain, D. E.  1995.  The role of communication in a predator-prey system.   Paper presented to the Animal Behavior Society Conference.  Lincoln, NE.

Bain, D. E.  1995.  Breathing patterns and health:  a place for chaos theory?  Poster presented to the International Marine Animal Trainers Association Conference. Las Vegas, NV.

Bain, D. E.  1995.  The use of sound to guide killer whales (Orcinus orca) entrapped in Barnes Lake, Alaska, to open water.  Poster presented to the Society for Marine Mammalogy Conference.  Orlando, FL.

Szymanski, M. D., A. Ya. Supin, D. E. Bain and K. R. Henry.  1995.  The killer whale (Orcinus orca) auditory system assessed with evoked potentials:  click rates and audiograms.  Paper presented to the Society for Marine Mammalogy.  Orlando, FL.

Bain, D. E., and J. Olhiser.  1994.  Factors affecting food intake of killer whales and dolphins.  Paper presented to the International Marine Animal Trainers Association Conference.  Tacoma, WA.

Bain, D. E., M. E. Dahlheim, C. G. Fox, R. V. Miller, and H. W. Braham.  1993.  North Pacific fixed hydrophone arrays:  assessing temporal and spatial movements of whales.  Poster presented to The Oceanography Society Conference, Seattle, WA.

Miller, P. J. and D. E. Bain.  1993.  Dialect development in Orcinus orca.  Poster presented to the Society for Marine Mammalogy.  Galveston, TX.

Bain, D. E.  1991.  Geometry for the informed school.  Paper presented to the Society for Marine Mammalogy.  Chicago, IL.

Bain, D. E.  1991.  Natural history of killer whales.  Paper presented to the Biology Colloquium.  Sonoma State Univ.

Bain, D. E.  1991.  Vocal learning in killer whales.  Paper presented to the Animal Behavior Society.  Wilmington, NC.

Bain, D. E.  1990.  Dispersal patterns in killer whales (Orcinus orca).  Paper presented to the Animal Behavior Society. New York.

Bain, D. E.  1990.  On the design of hydrophone arrays for localizing the underwater sounds of killer whales (Orcinus orca).  Paper presented to the Third Orca Symposium.  Victoria, B. C.

Bain, D. E.  1989.  Dispersal patterns in birds and mammals: insights gained through studies of the killer whale (Orcinus orca).  Poster presented to the Society for Marine Mammalogy Conference.  Pacific Grove, CA.

Kriete, B. and D. E. Bain.  1989.  Why are there balloons on the whales, or how to determine food requirements of captive killer whales.  Paper presented to the 1989 IMATA Conf.  Amsterdam.

Bain, D. E.  1988.  Socioecology of killer whales (Orcinus orca). Poster presented to the Evolution and Human Behavior Conference.  Ann Arbor, MI.

Bain, D. E.  1988.  How breathing patterns reflect health of cetaceans.  Paper presented to the Western Regional Conference of the AAZPA.  Monterey.

Bain, D. E.  1987.  Observational methods for assessing relatedness in killer whales, Orcinus orca.  Poster presented to the Seventh Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals.  Miami.  3.

Cranford, T. W., M. Amundin and D. E. Bain.  1987.  A unified hypothesis for odontocete click production.  Paper presented to the Seventh Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals.  Miami.  14.

Bain, D. E.  1987.  Biology of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in captivity and the wild.  Paper presented to the IMATA Conf. New Orleans.

Bain, D. E.  1987.  The effects of incidental takes, directed takes, and habitat degradation on cetaceans.  Poster presented to the IMATA Conf. New Orleans.

Bain, D. E.  1985.  A method for assessing the similarity of vocalizations and morphology of killer whales (Orcinus orca).  Presentation to the Sixth Biennial Conf. on the Biology of Marine Mammals.  Vancouver.  11.

Bain, D. E.  1984.  Acoustical behavior of killer whales (Orcinus orca).  Presentation to the Pacific Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.  San Francisco.

Bain, D. and S. Allen.  1982.  Interactions of a killer whale    from Iceland with one from Northern Vancouver Island. Paper Presented to IMATA Conf.  Honolulu.

Ray, R. D. and D. Bain.  1981.  Behavioral contributions to psychomatic health diagnostics in captive marine mammals.  Presentation to the Fourth Biennial Conf. Biology of Marine Mammals.  San Francisco.  97.

PAPERS

Laurie Gage DVM

PAPERS PRESENTED TO PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

·        Restraint and Anesthesia in Pinnipeds

·        Care and Rehabilitation of a Beached Neonatal Harbor Porpoise

·        Hand Rearing Pinniped Pups

·        Hematological Values in Clinically Normal Rehabilitated Pinnipeds

·        Common Medical Problems Encountered in Pinnipeds Admitted to the

     California Marine Mammal Center

·        Cetacean Medicine

·        Rescue and Rehabilitation of Stranded Cetaceans

·        Skin Problems in Pinnipeds

·        Moving Marine World Africa USA, How a Very Diverse Group

      of Land and Marine Mammals were Moved Successfully

·        Dental Procedures in Exotic Animals

·        Leptospirosis in California Sea Lions

·        Training Medical Behaviors as an Aid to Medical Management of Captive Exotic Animals

·        Convulsing Sea Lions off the Northern California Coast

·        Rehabilitation Efforts for Two Neonatal Beaked Whales (Mesoplodon spp.)

·        Methods of Moving a Stranded Humpback Whale (IAAAM, Marineland, FL, 1991)

·        Treatment of Liver Disease in a Bottlenosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) (IAAAM, Marineland, FL, 1991)

·        Rehabilitation and Treatment Success Rate of California Sea Lions (Zalophus

      californianus) Stranded Along the Central and Northern California Coast, 1984-1990

·        Advances in Anesthesia of Pinnipeds (IAAAM, Hong Kong, 1992)

·        Common Medical Problems and Treatments of California Sea Lions Stranded in Northern California (IAAAM, Hong Kong, 1992)

·        Transfusion of a Guadalupe Fur Seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) with California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) Blood

·        Handrearing Northern Elephant Seal Pups (Mirounga angustirostris) (AAZV, Pittsburgh, PA, 1994)

·        Removal of Infected Phalanges from an Asian Elephant (Elephus maximus) (AAZV, East Lansing, MI, 1995)

·        Handrearing and Medical Management of Walrus Pups (AAZV, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 1996)

·        Hydrocephalus in a California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) (EAAM, Algarve, Portugal, 1996)

·        Minimizing Animal Problems Related to Constrution Projects In Or Adjacent To The Zoo (AZA, Monterey CA, 1997)

·        Radiographic Techniques for the Elephant Foot and Carpus (AAZV, Houston, Texas, 1997)

·        Instructor for the “Elephant Foot Care Workshop” at AAZV, Houston, Texas, 1997

·        Cetacean Rescue and Rehabilitation (International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council 20th Annual Conference, Concord, CA, 1997)

·        Aberrant Pox Lesions in Dolphins (IAAAM, Harderwijk, The Netherlands, 1997)

·        Neoplasia in Aged Captive Pinnipeds (EAAM, Paris, France, 1999)

·        Geriatric Medicine in Aged Captive Pinnipeds (IAAAM, Boston, MA, 1999)

·        Diagnostics and Treatment of Severe Swelling of the Pharyngeal Tissues of an African                      Elephant (Loxodonta africana) (AAZV, Columbus, Ohio, 1999)

·        Husbandry and Medical Considerations for Foot Care of Older Elephants (N. Amer. Conference on Elephant Foot Care, Portland, OR, 2000)

·        Medical and Behavioral Management of Chronic Regurgitation in a Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) (AAZV/IAAAM combined conference, New Orleans, LA, 2000)     

·        Prevention of Walrus Tusk Wear with Chromium Alloy Caps (IAAAM, Albufeira, Portugal, 2002)

·        Serial Corneal Debridement for the Treatment of a Persistent Corneal Non-Healing Ulcer in a Trained California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) (IAAAM, Waikoloa, Hawaii, 2003)

·        Dystocia in an African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) (AAZV, Minneapolis, MN 2003)

       "Report to the National Marine Fisheries Service regarding the five pilot whales at Big Pine Key in Florida July 30 – Aug 1, 2003"    by Dr. Laurie Gage - August 2003    

       "Report to National Marine Fisheries Service Release of Three Juvenile and Two Subadult Pilot Whales on August 10, 2003 off the Florida Keys"    by Dr. Laurie Gage - August 2003    

·        Use of Buspirone to Manage Undesirable Behavior in Three Species of Carnivores (AAZV, Omaha, NE 2005)

·        Best Practices – Ideas for Improving Big Cat Care (AAZV, Omaha, NE 2005)

·        USDA Inspections of Commissaries and a Guide to Best Practices (AAZV, Omaha, NE 2005)

      NOAA  Interim Policies And Best  "Practices  Marine Mammal Stranding Stranding Response, Rehabilitation, And Release"  Standards For Rehabilitation Facilities    prepared by GRR's Laurie Gage, D.V.M.   by Dr. Laurie Gage  - January 2006   

PUBLICATIONS:

Rantanen, N.W., Gage, L., and Paradis, M.R.: Ultrasonography as a diagnostic aid in pleural effusion of horses. Vet. Radiol., 1981

Dierauf, L.A., Vandenbroek, D., Koski, M., and Gage, L.J.: An epizootic of leptospirosis in California sea lions. J. Am.Vet. Med. Assoc. 187: 1145-1148, 1985

Paul-Murphy, J., Lloyd, K., Turrel, J.M.., Blanchard, P., Gage, L., and Fowler, M.: Management of a schwannoma in the larynx of a lion. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 189: 1202-1203, 1986

Lloyd, K.C., Paul-Murphy, J., Anderson, C., Gage, L., Wheat, J.D. Fowler, M.: Surgical treatment of laryngeal ossification in the a tiger. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 189: 1205-1206, 1986

Hastings, B.E., Lowenstine, L.J., Gage, L.J., and Munn, R.J.: An Epizootic of Seal Pox in Pinnipeds at a Rehabilitation Center. J. Zoo Wildlife Med. 20(3): 282-290, 1989

Gage, L.J., Amaya-Sherman, L., Roletto, J., Bently, S.: Clinical signs of San Miguel sea lion virus in debilitated California sea lions. J. Zoo Wildlife Med. 21(1): 79-83, 1990

Dierauf, L.A., Gage, L.J., Gross Necropsy of Cetaceans and Pinnipeds. In: Dierauf, L. (ed.) Handbook of Marine Mammal Medicine, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl.  285-286, 1990

Gage, L.J.: Handrearing Pinniped Pups. In: Dierauf, L. (ed.) Handbook of Marine Mammal Medicine, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. 533-535, 1990

Gage, L.J.: Rescue and Rehabilitation of Small Cetaceans. In: Dierauf, L. (ed.) Handbook of Marine Mammal Medicine, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. 685-692, 1990

Berry, E.S., Skilling, D.E., Barlough, J.E., Vedros, N.A., Gage, L.J., Smith, A.W.: New marine calicivirus serotype infective for swine. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 51 (8): 1184-1187, 1990

Gerber, J.A., Roletto, J, Morgan, L.E., Smith, D.M., Gage, L.J.: Findings in Pinnipeds Stranded Along the Central and Northern California Coast, 1984 - 1990. J. Wildlife Diseases. 29 (3):423 - 433, 1993

Gage, L.J. et al: Rehabilitation and Treatment Success Rate of California Sea Lions and Northern Fur Seals Stranded along the Central and Northern Califonia Coast, 1984-1990. J. Zoo Wildlife Med. 24(1): 41-47, 1993

Gage, L.J.: Handrearing Pinnipeds. In: Fowler, M.E. (ed.) Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, Current Therapy 3, Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1993

Gage, L.J.: Anesthesia of Pinnipeds. In: Fowler, M.E. (ed.) Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, Current Therapy 3, Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1993

Gage, L.J., Fowler, M.E., Pascoe, J.R. and Blasko, D. : Surgical Removal of Infected Phalanges from an Asian Elephant (Elephus Maximus) J. Zoo Wildlife Med 28(2):208-211, 1997

Gage, L.J.: Nursing Care for Marine Mammals. In: Pratt, P.W. (ed.) Principles and Practice of Veterinary Technology, Mosby, Santa Barbara, CA, 1998

Gage, L. J., Radiographic Techniques for the Elephant Foot and Carpus. In: Fowler, M.E. (ed.) Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine Current Therapy 4, Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1998

Tell, Lisa, Kabbur, M., Smith, W., Gage, L., Cullor, J.: Oxygen Radical Production by Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Heterophils and Holstein Cattle (Bos taurus) Neutrophils, J. Zoo Wildlife Med 30(3): 402-407, 1999.

Gage, L.J. , Treatment of Osteomyelitis in Elephant Feet. In: Csuti, B (ed.) The Elephant’s Foot: Prevention and Care of Foot Conditions in Captive Asian and African Elephants, Iowa State University Press, 2000

 Gage, L.J. and Townsend, F,  Hand Raising Marine Mammals. In: Dierauf, L and Gulland, F (eds.) Handbook of Marine Mammal Medicine Second Edition, CRC Press, 2001.

Gage, L.J., Editor of: Hand Rearing Wild and Domestic Mammals, Iowa State University Press, 2002 .

Gage, L.J., Samansky, T.: Hand Rearing Walrus Calves. In: Gage, LJ (ed.) Hand Rearing Wild and Domestic Mammals, Iowa State University Press, 2002.

Gage, L.J.  Sea Lions and Fur Seals.  In: Gage, LJ (ed.) Hand Rearing Wild and Domestic Mammals, Iowa State University Press, 2002.

Gage, L.J.  Pinnipedia. In: Fowler, M.E. and  Miller, E (Eds.) Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine Current Therapy 5, Saunders, Philadelphia, PA,   2003.

Gage, L.J., Vandenabeele, S.I.J., and White, S.D.: Use of Hyposensitization Injections to Control Seasonal Pruritus in a Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus) , J. Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 36(1) : 88-94, 2005

Gage, L.J. Use of Buspirone and Behavior to Manage Abberent Behavior in an American Badger (Taxidea taxus), J Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (in Press) 2005.

Gage, L.J. Radiology. In: Fowler, M.E. and Mikota, S.K.  (Eds) The Biology, Medicine, and Surgery of Elephants , Blackwell Publishing, Ames Iowa.  (In Press). 

Papers

Stephanie Norman  DVM

PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL ARTICLES:

Clarke, J. and S. A. Norman.  2005.  Results and evaluation of Navy shock trial environmental mitigation of marine mammals and sea turtles.  Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 7(1):43-50.

Norman, S.A., Bowlby, C.E., Brancato, M.S., Calambokidis, J., Duffield, D., Gearin, P.J., Gornall, T.A., Gosho, M.E., Hanson, B., Hodder, J., Jeffries, S., Lagerquist, B., Lambourn, D.M., Mate, B., Norberg, B., Osborne, R.W., Rash, J.A., Riemer, S. and J. Scordino.  2004.  Cetacean strandings in Oregon and Washington – 1930-2002.  Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 6(1):87-99.

Norman, S.A.., Hobbs, R.C., Foster, J., Schroeder, J.P. and F.I. Townsend.  2004.  A review of animal and human health concerns during capture-release, handling and tagging of odontocetes.  Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 6(1):53-62. 

Moore, M., Rubinstein, B., Norman, S.A. and T. Lipscomb.  2004.  A note on the most northerly record of Gervais’ beaked whale from the western North Atlantic.  Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 6(3):279-281.

Norman, S.A. and J.G. Mead.  2001.  Mesoplodon europaeus.  Journal of Mammalogy:  Mammalian Species 688: 1-5.

DOCUMENTS, REPORTS, and PRESENTATIONS:

            Raverty, S.A., Calambokidis, J., Lambourn, D., Jeffries, S. and Norman, S.A.  2006.

            An overview of post mortem findings of juvenile stranded grey whales (Eschrichtius

            robustus) in Washington State, April to July 2005.  Poster presented at the 37^th

            International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine Conference, 6-10 May, 2006,

Nassau, Bahamas.

Calambokidis, J., Raverty, S.A., Lambourn, D., Jeffries, S. and Norman, S.A.  2006.  Post mortem findings of juvenile stranded gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) in the northeastern Pacific, April to May 2005.  Poster presented at the 20^th Conference of the European Cetacean Society, 2-7 April 2006, Gdynia, Poland.

Raverty, S.A., Hanson, M.B., Norman, S.A., Calambokidis, J., Lambourn, D.M.,

            Jeffries, S.J. Hall, A., Osborne, R. and Gaydos, J.K.  2005.  An overview of small

            cetacean strandings in the Pacific Northwest, 1999-2004.  Poster presented at the 16^th

            Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, 12-16 December, 2005, San

            Diego, CA.

            Raverty, S.A., Norman, S.A., Norberg, B., Barre, L., Gaydos, J.K., Ketten, D., Cramer,

            S., Fleetwood, McLellan, W.A., Pabst, A., Cox, T., Hanson, B., Jeffries, S. and           Lambourn, D.  2005.  Diagnostic Findings in harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)             stranded in Washington State between 2 May and 2 June, 2003, coincident with the naval     ship USS Shoup sonar deployment.  Poster presented at the NOAA/National Marine             Fisheries Service National Stranding Conference, 4-6 April 2005, Landsdowne, Virginia.

            Lambourn, D.M., Jeffries, S.J., Raverty, S.A., Garner, M.M., Norman, S.A., Gaydos,

            J.K., Calambokidis, J., Miller, M.E., Conrad, P.A. and Cameron, C.E.  2005.  Primary            Diseases of Concern in Pinnipeds of Washington and Oregon for 2004.  Poster presented    at the NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service National Stranding Conference, 4-6      April 2005, Landsdowne, Virginia.

Gulland, F.M.D., H. Pérez-Cortés, M., J. Urbán R., L. Rojas-Bracho, G. Ylitalo, J. Weir,

S.A. Norman, M.M. Muto, D.J. Rugh, C. Kreuder, and T. Rowles.  2005.  Eastern North

Pacific gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) unusual mortality event, 1999-2000.  U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-AFSC-150, 33p.

Norman, S.A., Raverty, S., McLellan, B., Pabst, A., Ketten, D., Fleetwood, M., Gaydos, J.K., Norberg, B., Barre, L., Cox, T., Hanson, B. and Jeffries, S.  2004.  Multidisciplinary investigation of stranded harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Washington State with an assessment of acoustic trauma as a contributory factor (2 May – 2 June 2003).  U.S. Dep. Commerce, NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-NWR-34, 120 p.

Raverty, S., Norman, S.A., Fleetwood, M., Gaydos, J., Ketten, D., Pabst, A., McLellan, W., Barre, L., Hanson, B., Jeffries, S., Lambourn, D., Cramer, S., Cox, T., and Norberg, B.  2004.  Pathologic findings in harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) stranded in Washington State 2 May to 2 June 2003 coincident with the mid-frequency sonar exercises by the USS Shoup.  Presented at the 55^th Annual Meeting of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists-ACVP and the 39^th Annual Meeting of the Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology-ASVCP, 13-17 November 2004, Orlando, Florida.

Norman, S.A.  2004.  In press.  Cetacean strandings in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon and Washington) from 1930 to 2002.  Whalewatcher.

            Gaydos, J.K. and Norman, S.A.  In press.  Was Navy Sonar involved in the stranding of          15 harbor porpoise in Washington State?  Whalewatcher.

Hobbs, R.C., Norman, S.A., Teilman, J., Martin, A.R. and M.B. Hanson.  2003.  Organized workshop entitled “Capture and handling techniques for small odontocetes during tagging, health assessment and sample collection”.  To be offered at the 15^th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, 14-19 December 2003, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Norman, S.A.  2002.  The debate over public display.  Whalewatcher 34(2):24-25.

Waite, J.M., Norman, S.A. and D. Kinzey.  2001.  Eastern Bering Sea cetacean line-transect survey aboard the NOAA Ship Miller Freeman, June and July 2002.  Cruise Report, National Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NMFS, NOAA, Seattle, Washington.

Norman, S.A., Muto, M.M., Rugh, D.J., and S.E. Moore.  2000.  Gray Whale strandings in 1999 and a review of stranding records in 1995-1998.  Document submitted to the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission, SC/52/AS5.

Norman, S.A. and Lopez, A.L.  2002.  Update on marine mammal interactions with undersea cables.  U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA, Nat. Mar. Fish. Serv., Alaska Fish. Sci. Cent., 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115.  Unpubl. doc., 19p.