BIOL 3670 Lecture Notes - Wildlife Rehabilitation, Shared Resource, Independent Community And Health Concern
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Getting started in wildlife rehabilitation: field of rehab is broad and basic, a rehabilitation course & experience volunteering /working with an authorized knowledge is needed before attempting and ethical considerations, set rehaber limits before before beginning is required. ; adjust to stay within limits quickly take over your life. Generally unpredicable time requirement ; difficult to plan vacations , events , Better to give fewer animals the total care required than substandard care etc . to more than can be handled. Limiting to 1 or 2 species good at start. Joining / developing a network to share the load: passing a test knowledge. 0 experience and training is fundamental is not sufficient: obtaining proper permits & licenses in the area rehabilitating. Taking in wildlife prior is illegal: activities must comply with regional, e. not allowed in city limits. 0 laws / regulations to solidifying knowledge from academics. If human health risk or to other animals.