Please share an early/childhood experience that was pivotal to your personal relationship to wildlife. I have many cousins, and some of them live up in a reserve, about 40 kms from Santiago. At some point when I was a child, I don’t know why, they received an injured juvenile condor. The Andean condor is present in the National Shield as it is the national bird. My family kept the condor in an innate “rescue” process, which was a completely unknown concept in Chile. The condor was part of the family; every child would have a particular level of responsibility with...
12 July 2016November 4, 2021Kai
IWRC and BruWILD to Host Wildlife Rescue Class in Brunei
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY 12 2016 IWRC AND BRUWILD TO HOST WILDLIFE RESCUE CLASS IN BRUNEI BANDAR SERI BEGEWAN, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM — The International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council (IWRC) and the Brunei Biodiversity & Natural History Society (BruWILD) have teamed up to provide wildlife rescue and rehabilitation training in Brunei. IWRC instructors will travel to Brunei July 25th through 30th to teach courses to 30 participants consisting members from BruWILD, the Wildlife Division (Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism), Universiti Brunei Darussalam and International School Brunei at the Faculty of Science laboratories, Universiti Brunei Darussalam. Funded by...
27 June 2016November 4, 2021Kai
Monique Pool: Sloth Rehabilitator
Monique Pool is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Green Heritage Fund Suriname, a nonprofit organization that, among other activities, fosters and rehabilitates orphaned and injured sloths. She was recognized as one of CNN’s Heroes in 2015, a massive accomplishment for not only herself and organization, but as a representative of the wildlife rehabilitation community. Monique graciously allowed IWRC to interview her recently in light of her tremendous recognition and important work in Suriname. To learn more, please go to http://www.greenfundsuriname.org/en/. 1. How did you originally get involved in wildlife rehabilitation? What I remember is that I was compassionate from a young age in...
17 June 2016November 4, 2021Kai
Board Treasurer Dani Nicholson shares tidbits of her journey in wildlife rehab
Please share an early/childhood experience that was pivotal to your personal relationship to wildlife. My father and mother were active and adventurous, respected all animals and nature in general. We loved to be outdoors. I remember stopping the car to watch snakes and tarantulas cross the road. The brown bears were understood to be beautiful and respected for their power and intelligence. For a time, we lived on our grandparents property outside of Yosemite and were taught that a particular outcropping of rocks was to be avoided because the rattlesnakes lived there and came out to sun themselves. No one...
31 May 2016November 4, 2021Kai
Ulrike Streicher: Primate Veterinarian in Vietnam
One of IWRC’s fabulous volunteers is Dr. Ulrike Streicher DVM, a wildlife veterinarian and currently Courtesy Research Associate at the University of Oregon. Dr. Streicher has spent many years in Southeast Asia rescuing and rehabilitating a variety of wildlife and will be sharing some of her story through a series of blogs with us. Enjoy the first segment on her time in Vietnam, a country that was then and still is now an epicenter for illegal wildlife trade. I started my wildlife career in Vietnam in 1997 as the zoological advisor of the then newly established governmental wildlife rescue center...
30 April 2016November 4, 2021Kai
Board President Sue Wylie shares tidbits about her life with wildlife
Please share an early/childhood experience that was pivotal to your personal relationship to wildlife. I have always preferred being outdoors and loved nature. My parents brought me camping every weekend May to October starting at the age of two weeks until I was a teen. My most memorable moment was when I was 8 years old seeing my dad jumping out of the car to capture an injured Canada goose that was running in one of the fields. He captured the bird, brought it to the car and plopped it on my mom’s knee (she was less than amused). We...
13 February 2016November 4, 2021Julissa
Board member Kim Poisson shares some tidbits with us
Please share an early/childhood experience that was pivotal to your personal relationship to wildlife. My father found an injured crow when I was a child. We helped him recover from his injuries and when he was released he lived near our house for years, bringing me trinkets and creating a desire in me to help injured wildlife. How did you initially become involved with IWRC and why did you choose to become involved on a board level? I joined the Course Development Committee and was asked to join the board by a past board member. I felt that IWRC...
11 February 2016November 4, 2021Kai
Recent Journal Abstracts Issue 36(1)
The full papers can be found in the Journal of Wildlife Rehabilitation 36(1), available to all IWRC members. Strategies for captive rearing and reintroduction of orphaned bears John J. Beecham, I. Kati Loeffler, and Richard A. Beausoleil Abstract: Placing orphan bears in captive-rearing facilities and releasing them back to the wild is a management option that has been used for decades. This option has conservation implications that extend beyond obvious welfare benefits, including public support for management programs, maintenance of genetic diversity, and restoration of bear populations. However, the method is infrequently used because of concerns about survival, ethics, and...
04 January 2016November 4, 2021Kai
Practicing Wildlife Rehabilitation Within Legal Restrictions
BIO Dr Elizabeth Mullineaux BVM&S, DVM&S, CertSHP, MRCVS Liz is director at Capital Veterinary Services, science advisor at Secret World Wildlife Rescue, and a veterinary surgeon with Vets Now. She is also an active member of the British Veterinary Association and editor of numerous BSAVA Manuals, including Wildlife Casualties. This post is a revised version of the paper Liz presented at the 2014 BWRC Symposium. Legislation affecting the care of wildlife can be a minefield for both vets and rehabilitators, risking prosecution for both if not followed correctly. Legal responsibilities are not always clearly outlined in all countries, so it is...
14 December 2015November 4, 2021Kai
Research Byte: Post release survival of rehabilitated Eurasian badger cubs (Meles meles)
BIO Adam Grogan Adam is on staff at the RSPCA, IWRC Board Vice President, Vice Chair of The Mammal Society for Britain and Ireland, and on the Executive Committee of the British Council for Wildlife Rehabilitation (BWRC). He has experience surveying and radio-tracking a number of mammal species, including badgers (Meles meles), polecats (Mustela putorius), mink (Neovison vison), and water voles (Arvicola terrestris). This post is a summary of the paper Adam presented at the 2014 BWRC Symposium. The RSPCA has been interested in the survival of rehabilitated wildlife for over 10 years and has conducted a number of post-release...