Meeting Community Needs in a Time of Crisis with Dave Bader
Project Tag: emergency preparedness
Wildlife Rehabilitation During Extreme Climate Changes
August 2022’s Coffee & Tea featured three speakers dealing with climate change, from the local level of feet on the ground at one center during an extreme weather event tied to climate change, understanding the changes we may see, and communicating with the public about climate change. Speakers included Stephanie Herman, Wildlife Care Center Manager…
Accessible Biosecurity
At our March 2022 Coffee & Tea with the IWRC a panel and audience discussed biosecurity protocols. Our discussion concentrated on HPAI but was applicable to other biosecurity needs. Link to resource email The video starts partway through introductions. Panelists included: Adam Grogan, Head of Wildlife at the RSPCA spoke about the UK response to…
Disaster Preparedness
The creators of the IWRC’s Disaster Preparedness Workbook 1 joined the December 2021 Coffee & Tea to discuss the resource and how wildlife rehabilitators and centers can prepare for the unexpected. Resources Access IWRC’s Disaster Planning Workbook I and its ‘how to’ video guide. Read our 2020 blog post on preparing your facility for a...
Fire Extinguishers
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2020 Fire Season
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...

