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Foundations of Wildlife Rehabilitation In-Person

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$157.00 – $307.00

This 2-day introductory course (formerly known as Basic Wildlife Rehabilitation) is for beginner or novice wildlife rehabilitators seeking formal education, and serves as an excellent refresher for intermediate or experienced rehabilitators.

Course costs breakdown (in US Dollars)

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Description

Upcoming Classes

Fall 2025 options to be available for registrations by mid-August.  Email online@theiwrc.org to request to be added to the notification list to be alerted when registrations go live.

If a prospective student is a minor, contact online@theiwrc.org for more information before registering.

Have a large group you want to bring?  Consider an Organizational Membership and contact us for special group pricing.

Registrations may close before the listed deadline if maximum capacity is reached.

 

Please ensure you read the entire product description (see Course Content tab), sample syllabus, and our Class Refund and Cancellation Policy before registering for this course.

Orders will be manually processed within 3 business days, at which time additional class information will be provided by email.  If you do not see this email, please check your junk or spam folder and contact us if you still cannot find it at online@theiwrc.org.  This email contains critical information that you must read in advance of starting the course.

The IWRC prioritizes the safety of our instructors, students, and hosts first and foremost during our classes.  Our intention is not to exclude participants but to prevent disease transmission and safeguard everyone’s health.  Students, hosts, or host representatives exhibiting signs of contagious illness (fatigue, cough, chills, fever greater than 100°F / 38°C , etc.) are asked to stay home.  Anyone displaying obvious symptoms associated with illness may be asked to leave the facility at the discretion of the instructor and/or host.  Students unable or unwilling to comply with the safety protocols are invited to join us in an online Foundations of Wildlife Rehabilitation class.

 

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This class is RACE approved for 15 CE.  Please send us your license number and state of issue once you have received your certificate of completion.  Your information will be uploaded via CE Broker to your RACEtrack account.  If you need a MyAAVSB account account to access RACEtrack, click here.

Course Content

To receive a course completion certificate, students must attend both days of class and successfully pass the lab, homework, and exam with a score of 70% or higher for each assessment.  We challenge you to do your homework and readings before you get to your class.  This will facilitate a richer learning experience during the course and in the Moodle classroom.

Lecture Topics

• Introduction to wildlife rehabilitation        • Fluid therapy

• Animal welfare                                                 • Thermoregulatory medical problems

• Admissions and identification                      • Nutrition

• Capture and restraint                                     • Starvation and emaciation

• Zoonoses                                                           • Wound management

• Stress and shock                                              • Head and spinal trauma

• Physical exam                                                   • Release criteria

• Euthanasia                                                        • Housing

Required Materials

• Wildlife Rehabilitation: A Comprehensive Approach (2nd Edition preferred, 1st Edition acceptable – see syllabus for more information)

• Standards for Wildlife Rehabilitation

• Lab kit, if attending a class based in North America (to be picked up on-site)

Shipping

Please order as early as possible if taking a class outside the US and if you want physical books.

Canada: In addition to the rate charged by USPS, Canadian customs may charge extra fees on packages.  Per the Canadian postal service, there is nothing we can do to predict or eliminate these charges.

Outside Continental US:  If ordering books and/or lab kits that need to be shipped outside of the US, international shipping can take 10 days or longer.  Should you wish to get your materials sooner, it may be possible but some restrictions apply.  Even if you choose and pay for express shipping the United States Postal Service (USPS) does not guarantee faster shipping times.  If you choose express shipping, USPS will only refund your money if you reside in a country that is on their guarantee list, which can be found here.

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