TRAINING CALENDAR
NWC Member groups offer training in all forms of wildlife rescue and rehabilitation. Listed below are the training courses offered by our member organisations.
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NATF – Introduction to Rehabilitation and Captive Management of Injured and Orphaned Birds
September 10, 2016 @ 9:00 am - September 11, 2016 @ 3:30 pm
$22The Introduction to Captive Management and Rehabilitation of Injured (Saturday) and Hand Rearing and Rehabilitation of Orphaned Birds (Sunday)
This first day will cover:
- Safety & Handling Considerations;
- Identification, Legal Requirements: OEH Code of Practice for Injured, Sick and Orphaned Protected Fauna (2011);
- Rescue,handling & transportation;
- Health and monitoring;
- Common injuries & diseases;
- Best rehabilitation husbandry practices;
- Intensive care & facilities;
- Assessment, stabilisation and intensive care practices;
- Facilities; Food & nutrition;
- Release considerations;
- Data recording responsibilities
The second day will cover:
- hand rearing or orphaned nestlings and fledglings including Identification;
- Legal Requirements: Code of Practice;
- Records: Assessment Care;
- Rescue or Reunite considerations;
- Assessment & Stabilisation;
- Imprinting: (Filial Imprinting, Auditory Imprinting, Sexual Imprinting, Habitat Imprinting);
- Basic care of precocial chicks (housing, husbandry, water, food & nutrition);
- Basic care of altrical chicks (housing chicks & fledglings, warmth, companionship, water, diet & nutrition, feeding techniques);
- Hand rearing diseases;
- Release considerations