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Practical Wildlife Rehabilitation - Mammals

Course ID: SEF-3001DQ2
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Interested in mammal rehabilitation? A state-licensed wildlife rehabilitator, will show you how to rescue some native NC wildlife, including Eastern grey squirrels, flying squirrels, opossums, cottontails, and fawns. Course sections include capturing, triage, animal control, supportive care, licensing, and paperwork.

Course Objectives

learn practical aspects of emergency mammal rescue and supportive care.

use experience from class to apply for a license.

Outline of Instruction

Identification
a) What species you can legally work with
b) Identifying- when an animal is in need of help and reuniting strategies

Capturing an Injured or orphaned mammal
a) What you will need in your car
b) The first 24 hours
c) Emergency set ups
d) How to determine injured, orphaned, reunite possibility
e) Exercise: building box set ups

The first 48 hours
a) Determine if vet care is needed
b) Treating shock
c) Initial triage

What you will need
a) Supplies and equipment
b) Preventing attacks and escape
c) Exercise- Incubator set ups

Basic daily care
a) Diet
b) Cleaning
c) Signs of problems
d) Exercise- splinting and penis wraps

Licensing and paperwork