The full papers can be found in the Journal of Wildlife Rehabilitation 36(3), available to all IWRC members. AN ANALYSIS OF JUVENILE RED FOX BEHAVIOR IN RESPONSE TO AMBIENT TEMPERATURE CHANGES IN AN OUTDOOR PRE-RELEASE ENCLOSURE Cale Matesic and Esther Finegan ABSTRACT: The behavioral responses of 7 red fox kits to temperature changes in an...
Author: Kai (Kai Williams)
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More from Dr. Ulrike Streicher: Cambodian Intermezzo
Following her amazing work in Vietnam (read more here), Dr. Ulrike Streicher continued her journey in Cambodia. Along with her work at the University of Oregon, Dr. Streicher is also currently volunteering her time as the veterinarian for the Cascades Raptor Center in Eugene, Oregon. Originally from Germany, Dr. Streicher not only holds a DVM...
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Recent Journal Abstracts Issue 36(2)
The full papers can be found in the Journal of Wildlife Rehabilitation 36(2), available to all IWRC members. CASE STUDY: IATROGENIC DIABETES MELLITUS IN A KOALA (PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS) RECEIVING TREATMENT WITH PREDNISOLNE Sheridan E Lathe ABSTRACT: Diabetes mellitus is a well recognized condition in human and veterinary medicine that can be induced by the administration of...
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Board member Francisca Astorga shares tidbits
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...