Overview
The department of Wildlife and Zoo in the faculty of veterinary medicine at Suez Canal University is a unique specialty among all faculties of veterinary medicine in Egypt. This department deals with the care and medicine of wild animals, the conservation of wildlife, and protected areas. Our mission is to graduate distinguished and scientifically qualified veterinarians to work in wildlife, zoos, nature preserves, and wildlife offices at airports and ports.
The department provides a unique program in Wildlife and Zoo (WZM) applying credit hours by ministerial decree No (1859) on 29/6/2020. The program is considered unique among all Egyptian universities and the Middle East, specializing in studying the care and medicine of wild animals and birds, Biodiversity, Protected areas, and Zoo Management.
Also, it Provides Diplomas, MS, and Ph.D. for post-graduate students.
Mission
The department aims to prepare expert and qualified veterans, to work in the wildlife field, Zoos, nature preserves, and wildlife offices in airports and ports.
Vision
We are targeting to expand our activities, to include all Egyptian universities and the Arab nations, in addition, to participating and competing internationally.
Goals
- Participating in preparing a veteran on a high level, enables him\her to deal with different kinds of problems in the field concerning humans and animals.
- To educate senior students on wildlife courses and zoos.
- To participate in preparing scientific cadres, on a high technical level able to:
- Work in natural preserves and fulfilled all rules of natural preserves and environment.
- Work in zoos and the ability to diagnose animals, wild birds, and reptiles diseases and ways of treatment.
- Work in the office of wildlife in Airports and Ports.
- Acknowledge the basics of establishing natural preserves and zoos and how to manage them.
Contact us
Address: Ismailia- Egypt- New University Campus- 4.5 K
Head of Wildlife and Zoo Department: Prof. Mohamed Salah El-deen
Tel: 01285094590
E-mail: vetahmedsalah@vet.suez.edu.eg
vetahmedsalah@yahoo.com