Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Course
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Online
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Course
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Methodology
Online
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Duration
45 Days
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Different dates available
If you’re an animal lover and enjoy being outdoors, our Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Course will help you get closer to nature while helping our furry, scaled, and feathered friends. Wildlife rehabilitation involves working with wild animals to ensure they are healthy, safe, and not at risk from environmental factors. You may have stumbled upon an injured or orphaned animal in your backyard or on a nature hike, or you may live in an area that frequently sees forest fires, oil spills, storms, or deforestation. In all these cases, knowledge of wildlife rehabilitation or wild animal rescue can be crucial to saving an animal’s life. You don’t need any prior veterinary knowledge, as this course will start with the basics and cover a lot of groundwork. You’ll learn about responsible wildlife interaction, animal anatomy and physiology, how to treat injuries in birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fish, how to assist in environmental disasters, and how to safely handle , transport and release wildlife. Whether you just love animals and want to be more involved, or you are looking to volunteer or work in a park, nature reserve or zoo, we’ll equip you with the knowledge and training to prepare you for wildlife rehabilitation.
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About this course
What you will learn:
By the end of this course, you’ll come away knowing the fundamentals of wildlife rehabilitation.
We’ll show you exactly what a wildlife rehabilitator does in their day to day work
You’ll be able to identify animals in distress and know when to step in
You’ll learn animal physiology and basic anatomy for a variety of animal classes
We’ll teach you to assess animals and identify symptoms and causes of distress
You’ll be able to treat common injuries such as broken limbs and wings
We’ll prepare you for environmental disasters, such as oil spills or forest fires
We’ll show you how to safely handle, restrain, transport, and release wildlife
And you’ll learn what you can do to assist in your community
It’s important to note that this course is not equivalent to professional certification as wildlife rehabilitator, but it’s an excellent place to start if you have a personal interest in this area or are thinking of a career in animal care, zoology, parks and recreation, or veterinary science.
Fully accredited by ICOES (International Council for Online Educational Standards).
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Subjects
- Rehabilitation
- Rescue
- Physiology
- Anatomy
- Animal Care
- Animal Biology
- Wildlife and protected area management
- Animal Psychology
- Animal Behaviour
- Animal Training
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Course programme
- Why being a wildlife rehabilitator is right for you
- A normal day for a wildlife rehabilitator
- How to become a wildlife rehabilitator and get certified
- How to know when NOT to rescue an animal
- You rescued an animal, now what?
- Why is it important to understand physiology and anatomy?
- Basic physiology and anatomy for birds
- Basic physiology and anatomy for small mammals
- Basic physiology and anatomy for large mammals
- Basic physiology and anatomy for reptiles and amphibians
- Freshwater wildlife
- How to assess an animal in distress
- Necessary nutrition facts
- What are the most common injuries dealt with by wildlife rehabilitators?
- Broken limbs in birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians
- Orphaned animals
- Oiled or dirty wildlife
- Common sicknesses that wildlife rehabilitators see
- The difference between interacting with pets and wildlife
- Keeping the wild, WILD!
- How to brainstorm the best enrichment projects for your patient
- Field work in various environments
- Equipment, gear, vaccines and prep
- Release! How you know when your animal friend is ready to go back to the wild.
- Why is education and outreach important?
- How you can spread the message
- How to design the right education program for your audience
- Examples of outreach done by wildlife rehabilitators
- Volunteering and career path
Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Course