Wildlife rehabilitation and veterinary
Standards, permits, training and the professional bodies for taking in a hurt animal.
9 resources
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International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council
Training, certification and standards for wildlife rehabilitators, publisher with NWRA of Standards for Wildlife Rehabilitation, and an index of rehabilitation law by country
Check the rehabilitation law index for your country before taking in an animal at all
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National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association
The US membership body, co-author of the field's standards, with a symposium, a journal and a cross-state permit comparison. Most resources are members only
Use its cross-state permit comparison when planning a facility, though most content needs membership
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American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians
The professional body for vets working on free-ranging wildlife health, and a job and continuing-education board for the field
Watch its job and continuing-education board if you want wildlife work rather than clinical practice
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Association of Avian Veterinarians
The global body for avian medicine, with a conference and journal. Much of it is members only
Reach avian medicine expertise when a bird case exceeds general veterinary experience
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European Association of Avian Veterinarians
European avian veterinary conferences and continuing education. Note the old eaavonline.org domain is a placeholder now
Attend European avian veterinary training, and expect older links to eaavonline to fail
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Wildlife Care Academy
Paid on-demand courses in rehabilitation, medicine and capture from the Wildlife Center of Virginia, meeting Virginia's permit education requirement. One free orientation
Take the free orientation first, then pay only for modules your permit actually requires
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Safe Capture Training
Chemical immobilization and anesthesia training, in person or online, with RACE and Wildlife Society continuing-education approval
Get immobilization training carrying continuing-education credit, which permit bodies increasingly want to see
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Foundations of Wildlife Chemical Capture
Self-paced online chemical capture course, $580, or $500 for full-time students
Take chemical capture training at a fixed price with a student rate, on your own schedule
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NOAA Prescott marine mammal rescue grants
The one dedicated federal funding line for stranding response: rehabilitation, emergency response and facilities. Only for authorized stranding or entanglement network members
Apply only if already inside the authorized stranding network, which excludes most organizations