West Sound Wildlife Shelter Hosting Basic Wildlife Rehab Class
This entry was posted on 7/22/2009 9:30 AM and is filed under uncategorized.
I poached the following directly from an email I received from the WSWS. I hope they don't mind!
The West Sound Wildlife Shelter will be
hosting the Basic Wildlife Rehab Class taught by the International Wildlife
Rehabilitation Council on Bainbridge Island August 22 & 23. For more
information visit the IWRC web site.
This is an
introductory course for beginning wildlife rehabilitators, or novice and
experienced rehabilitators seeking formal education.
Lecture topics include: introduction to wildlife rehabilitation,
basic anatomy and physiology, calculating drug dosages, handling and physical
restraint, thermoregulation, stress, basic shock cycle, initial care and
physical examination, nutrition and associated diseases, standards for housing,
zoonoses, euthanasia criteria, and release criteria.
Lab topics include gavage (tube-feeding), physical restraint,
intramuscular and subcutaneous injections, physical exams, limb immobilization,
and weighing. Lab procedures are performed on cadavers.
Fee: Member:
125.00
Non-member: 159.00
Spaces are
limited, so sign up soon!
