Fire is one of the most common type of disaster to affect wildlife rehabilitation centers. Treating victims of fire is challenging and requires special knowledge and skills. 2020 began with the disastrous burns in Australia, continued with fires all around the globe including South and Central America as well as Africa, South East Asia, the...
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Compassionate Objectivity
Compassionate Objectivity may help you maintain a perspective about your work in ways that help avoid burnout and allows you to continue to work effectively and with emotional equanimity in difficult circumstances. With invited speaker Rebecca Duerr, DVM, Director of Research and Veterinary Science at International Bird Rescue.
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Environmental Ethics, A Primer for Wildlife Rehabilitators
Ethics are a prominent part of our lives, particularly in the rehab world where we have to care for patients who cannot communicate their pain levels, wants, and needs to us. Featured Speaker Bron Taylor PhD, conservationist, professor of environmental ethics at the University of Florida, author, former editor of the Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature, current...
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Epizootic Disease Spread
Epizootic disease spread is a disease event in non-human animal populations. Such an outbreak can have greater effects on the wider ecosystem, including humans! With guest speaker Lynn Miller PhD, previous IWRC Board President. She was the Director of Wildlife Rehabilitation at Cape Wildlife Center, Wildlife Education Director at the South Florida Wildlife Center, and is currently the...