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Getting Started in Wildlife Rehabilitation Panel
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Getting Started in Wildlife Rehabilitation Panel

Have you ever wondered what it is like to start a career in wildlife rehabilitation and conservation in 2025? Join our extraordinary panelists, Carley Kratz, Lesego Moagi, and Antonia Muñoz to explore how they got started and what it is like for new wildlife professionals around the world.

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Wildlife Rehab Centers

Bridging the Access Gap in Conservation Presenter Merlyn Nomusa Nkomo discusses the issue of access to the field of conservation. She examines how wildlife rehabilitation centers can both provide unique opportunities to enter the field as well as how we can do more to bridge the gap and bring more previously disadvantaged groups into conservation...

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Taking Care of Staff & Volunteers

Rehabilitators work incredibly hard but their pay is often not commensurate and their hours long and intense. Volunteers may find it difficult to get the support they need or transition into a paid position in the field.  Featured speakers Jenny Schlieps is the Program Manager and Rehabilitation Manager for Focus Wildlife. She is an NWRA board member...