Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Worker
Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Worker

Author: Ruth Bjorklund

Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 67

ISBN-13: 1627124721

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This book about wildlife rescue and rehabilitation is a great way to give young readers a true glimpse into the world of animal care. It includes information on training and education, job duties, and career path opportunities. Lively text profiles professionals on the job, and also delves into the emotional side of a career committed to serving animals. Students will learn what classes to take and activities to participate in to prepare for each profession through dynamic text and informational photographs, biographies, glossary, and case studies.

Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Worker
Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Worker

Author: Ruth Bjorklund

Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 1627124713

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This book about wildlife rescue and rehabilitation is a great way to give young readers a true glimpse into the world of animal care. It includes information on training and education, job duties, and career path opportunities. Lively text profiles professionals on the job, and also delves into the emotional side of a career committed to serving animals. Students will learn what classes to take and activities to participate in to prepare for each profession through dynamic text and informational photographs, biographies, glossary, and case studies.

Minimum Standards for Wildlife Rehabilitation
Minimum Standards for Wildlife Rehabilitation

Author: Erica A. Miller

Publisher:

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 67

ISBN-13: 9781931439008

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The goal is to give each animal the best chance of post-release survival in its natural place in the wild. Wildlife rehabilitators should combine information from Minimum Standards, current publications, wildlife veterinarians, experienced mentors, and personal experience, along with common sense and good judgment to make the best decisions for each individual animal.

This Way, Charlie
This Way, Charlie

Author: Caron Levis

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2020-04-21

Total Pages: 46

ISBN-13: 1683358546

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From the award-winning team behind Ida, Always comes a story about a friendship that grows between a blind horse and a gruff goat All the animals at the Open Bud Ranch can see that Jack likes keeping his space to himself. But when Charlie arrives, he doesn’t see Jack at all. He’s still getting used to seeing out of only one of his eyes. The two get off to a bumpy start. At first, Jack is anxious and distrustful. But one day, he summons his courage and guides Charlie to his favorite sunlit field: this way, Charlie. And so begins a powerful friendship that will be tested by life’s storms—but will ultimately change each life for the better.

Raptors in Captivity
Raptors in Captivity

Author: Lori R Arent

Publisher: Hancock House

Published: 2018-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780888391094

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A first-of-its-kind resource, Raptors in Captivity is designed as a reader-friendly reference tool covering a wide range of topics from choosing a suitable species, to housing and transportation, diet, medical care, equipment, training. Raptors in Captivity is the recommended US Fish & Wildlife Service 'bible' for the care and keeping of raptors in captivity -- an incredible endorsement! If you're a zoo, rehab centre or a falconer, here are the guidelines for safely caring for raptors -- and complying with permits. A first-of-its-kind resource, Raptors in Captivity is designed as a reader-friendly reference tool covering a wide range of topics from making the decision to keep raptors and choosing suitable species, to housing and transportation, diet, medical care, equipment, training, and recovering a lost bird. From the novice to the experienced, this book provides everyone with the most current techniques -- drawn from a consortium of experts and not available in any other written form -- for successfully managing a variety of raptor species in captivity.

Vanessa's Rotten Day
Vanessa's Rotten Day

Author: Roberta Carr

Publisher:

Published: 2016-08-03

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 9781533629357

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Vanessa's Rotten Day is a whimsical tale that is based on a true animal rescue story. One hot August morning, Vanessa, a young turkey vulture, is hunting for food when she sports a half-buried dog in a field. She swoops down and enjoys a savory meal. As she flies home, she begins to feel sick. Before long, she falls from the sky and crashes into a stranger's backyard. She's scared, unable to move, and desperately wants her mother. She trembles with fear as a human shadow closes in on her. What made her sick? Will the human harm her? Will she ever see her family again?

Hope for Wildlife
Hope for Wildlife

Author: Ray MacLeod

Publisher: Nimbus Publishing (CN)

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781551098173

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"Since 1997, thousands of animals have been saved through the tireless efforts of the staff and volunteers at Hope for Wildlife, a Nova Scotia wildlife rehabilitation centre. ... Tells the stories of fourteen different wild animals that have passed through the centre"--Www.amazon.ca.

Hand-Rearing Birds
Hand-Rearing Birds

Author: Rebecca S. Duerr

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2020-03-10

Total Pages: 1053

ISBN-13: 1119167787

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This book presents a detailed guide to hand-rearing techniques for raising young birds, providing complete coverage of a wide variety of avian species and taxonomic groups for all avian care professionals. Chapters are written by expert rehabilitation, aviculture, and zoo professionals, and include useful references and bibliographies for further reading and research. Each chapter provides valuable information on appropriate intervention, housing, feeding, and care. Hand-Rearing Birds, Second Edition presents 50 chapters, including 12 new chapters on species or groups of species not featured in the previous edition. It also features color photographs that help illustrate many concepts pertinent to birds. This important reference: Offers a detailed guide to hand-rearing techniques including species-specific guides to caring for and raising young birds Covers a wide variety of avian species and taxonomic groups Discusses how to examine a chick to identify problems such as hypothermia, dehydration, injuries, and common diseases, and what to do Combines information on the science and skill needed to successfully hand-rear birds Presents full-color photographs throughout Hand-Rearing Birds, Second Edition is an essential resource for avian rehabilitators, breeders, veterinarians, and zoo staff.