Abstract
Many carcasses of animals have been collected by Laboratory of Anatomy, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine via many routes and used for research and/or education. The sources of the carcasses of wild animals were due to A: dead bodies of unknown cause under wild environment, B: road kill, C: captured individuals by hunting, harmful wildlife control, scientific research program and bycatch, and D: dead bodies donated from zoological parks and aquariums. It is thought that the data and specimens acquired from the carcasses of wild animals need to be positively introduced into the education of veterinary medicine for the enriched contents of zoo and wildlife medicine and the bringing up of veterinarian with rich knowledge. It is desirable that animal carcasses are extensively utilized for social and school educations and researches, and interdependently used among educational and research facilities
