ABSTRACT
Wildlife toxicology is the study of potentially harmful effects of toxic agents on wild animals. Fish and aquatic invertebrates are usually not included as part of wildlife toxicology since they fall within the field of aquatic toxicology, but collectively both fields often provide insight into one another and both are integral parts of ecotoxicology. Wildlife toxicology endeavors to predict the effects of toxic agents on nontarget wildlife species and, ultimately, populations in natural environments. Wildlife toxicology has often focused on highly visible species, including certain birds and a few mammals, that are of aesthetic or economic interest to humans.
