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.

The Everything Guide to Working with Animals
The Everything Guide to Working with Animals

Author: Michele C Hollow

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2009-02-18

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1605507423

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Animal acupuncturist. Zoo designer. Wildlife rehabilitator. Working with animals can involve much more than helping at an animal shelter or grooming dogs. There are lots of different jobs out there for people who share a deep concern for the welfare of animals. Authors Michele C. Hollow and Dr. William P. Rives give you the inside scoop on all of them, including: Veterinarian and veterinary technician Zoo worker Animal trainer for movies and TV Beekeeper Guide dog trainer This unique career guide features personal stories from experts in the field, including a large-animal surgeon, a professional dog trainer, an animal behaviorist, and the former president and CEO of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. This guide gives you everything you need to find a job that fits your animal-loving personality.

The Great Penguin Rescue
The Great Penguin Rescue

Author: Dyan deNapoli

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2011-08-16

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 143914818X

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On June 23, 2000, a ship en route from Brazil to China foundered off the coast of South Africa, spilling 1,300 tons of oil into the ocean and contaminating the habitat of 75,000 penguins. Local conservation officials immediately launched a massive rescue operation, and 12,500 volunteers from around the globe rushed to South Africa in hopes of saving the imperiled birds. Serving as a rehabilitation manager during the initial phase of the three-month effort, Dyan deNapoli--better known as "the Penguin Lady" for her extensive work with penguins--and fellow volunteers de-oiled, nursed back to health, and released into the wild nearly all of the over 19,000 affected birds. Now, at the tenth anniversary of the disaster, deNapoli recounts the extraordinary story of the world's largest and most successful wildlife rescue--From publisher description.

Wildlife Conservationist
Wildlife Conservationist

Author: Trudi Strain Truit

Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 1627124675

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The practice of protecting wild animal species and their habitats ensures that the wonders of nature will be around for future generations to appreciate and enjoy. This book about wildlife conservancy is a great way to give young readers a true glimpse into the world of animal care, rehabilitation, and conservation. It covers pertinent 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. For students interested in a career with animals, this dynamic book is sure to inspire the future wildlife conservator.

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?