REN R474 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Wildlife Rehabilitation, Citizen Science
22 Nov 2016
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First presentation: kim - wildlife director for wildlife rehabilitation society of edmonton. Compassionate care for injured, orphaned, and contaminated wildlife. 1997 became the wildlife rehabilitation society of edmonton (she started this) Does not allow rehabilitation of coyotes and carnivores. Mandate: to provide compassionate care for injured, orphaned, and contaminated wildlife and to educate the public on important wildlife populations in the community . Wildlife preserved and protected due to increasing public awareness and their services. About 40% of what they receive is saved and gets released. Imping - an old falconers" term that"s short for implanting . An avian expert has replaced the useless feathers with leftover ones taken from other birds. Second presentation: martin - executive vice president for ab sh and game association. Mission statement: to promote through education and programs, the conservation and utilization of sh and wildlife and to protect and enhance the habitat they depend upon. Oldest zoo was 3500 bc (egypt, aztecs, mayans)
