; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. Purposes. Sec. 4. Definitions. Sec. 5. Implementing authority and cooperation between departments and agencies. Title I—Wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine workforce expansion Sec. 101. Grants to create positions for wildlife and zoological veterinarians. Sec. 102. Loan repayment program for veterinary students and veterinarians specializing in wildlife and zoological populations. Sec. 103. Scholarship program for veterinary students specializing in wildlife and zoological populations. Title II—Wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine educational development Sec. 201. Grants to accredited schools and colleges of veterinary medicine for curricula in wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine. Sec. 202. Grants to develop training programs in wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine. 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) Fish and wildlife are important natural resources of the United States. They belong to all citizens, and are managed in perpetuity by State and Federal conservation agencies, often with significant assistance from universities, zoos, aquariums, and nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations. (2) Wildlife and zoological veterinarians are the primary source of essential health care for wild animals in their natural habitat and in captivity in facilities such as zoos, wildlife refuges, breeding reserves, and aquariums. (3) Wildlife and zoological veterinarians have the resources and expertise necessary to help respond to environmental disasters and address short-term and long-term impacts on wildlife and their habitats. Wildlife and zoological veterinarians have proven to be essential to the rescue and rehabilitation efforts in the Gulf of Mexico region following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that began on April 20, 2010. (4) According to the Department of the Interior, wildlife disease expertise and resources are critical to protecting both human and animal life. (5) Wildlife veterinarians have been actively involved in