ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A ■ 4he editors wish to express their sincere thanks to all the authors for their enthusiasm and commit­ment. The editors thank also the National Veteri­nary Institute of Sweden, the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency and the Royal (Dick) School of Vet­erinary Studies for their support.

We acknowledge the inspiring gatherings of the Wildlife Disease Association and its section, the European Wildlife Disease Association, for working toward their shared mission ‘to acquire, disseminate and apply knowledge of the health and diseases of wild animals in relation to their biology, conservation, and interactions with humans and domestic animals’. The solid scientific platform of these organisations and their welcoming atmosphere gave us the opportunity to learn about wildlife diseases, to keep our knowledge updated and to meet wildlife scientists, several of whom are contributors to this book.

We also acknowledge the OIE (the World Organisation for Animal Health), IUCN (The World Conservation Union), the European Association of Zoo and Wdldlife Veterinarians and like-minded societies, which have con­tributed to the knowledge base of this book. Several of the chapters were reviewed anonymously and we thank those external reviewers.