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If you’re an animal lover and enjoy being outdoors, our Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Course will help you get closer to nature while helping our furry, scaled, and feathered friends. Wildlife rehabilitation involves working with wild animals to ensure they are healthy, safe, and not at risk from environmental factors.
You may have stumbled upon an injured or orphaned animal in your backyard or on a nature hike, or you may live in an area that frequently sees forest fires, oil spills, storms, or deforestation. In all these cases, knowledge of wildlife rehabilitation or wild animal rescue can be crucial to saving an animal’s life. You don’t need any prior veterinary knowledge, as this course will start with the basics and cover a lot of groundwork. You’ll learn about responsible wildlife interaction, animal anatomy, and physiology, how to treat injuries in birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fish, how to assist in environmental disasters, and how to safely handle, transport and release wildlife.
Whether you just love animals and want to be more involved, or you are looking to volunteer or work in a park, nature reserve, or zoo, we’ll equip you with the knowledge and training to prepare you for wildlife rehabilitation.
Requisitos
Holly and Hugo courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you’re already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume.
Lecciones
Glosario del curso
Module 1: What Does It Mean To Be A Wildlife Rehabilitator?
- 1.1 Why being a wildlife rehabilitator is right for you
- 1.2 A normal day for a wildlife rehabilitator
- 1.3 How to become a wildlife rehabilitator and get certified
- 1.4 How to know when NOT to rescue an animal
- 1.5 You rescued an animal, now what?
Module 2: Animal Physiology, Anatomy, And Health
- 2.1 Why is it important to understand physiology and anatomy?
- 2.2 Body systems
- 2.3 Warm blooded vs. cold blooded animals
- 2.4 Basic physiology and anatomy for birds
- 2.5 Basic physiology and anatomy for mammals
- 2.6 Basic physiology and anatomy for reptiles and amphibians
- 2.7 How to assess an animal in distress
- 2.8 Necessary nutrition facts
Module 3: How To Treat Common Injuries
- 3.1 What are the most common injuries dealt with by wildlife rehabilitators?
- 3.2 Broken limbs
- 3.3 Broken wings
- 3.4 Broken/damaged shells
- 3.5 Orphaned animals
- 3.6 Oiled animals
- 3.7 Basic wound care
- 3.8 Heat stroke
- 3.9 Burns
- 3.10 Fish hook injuries
- 3.11 Common diseases of wildlife
Module 4: What’s The Best Way To Interact With Animals?
- 4.1 The difference between interacting with pets and wildlife
- 4.2 Keeping the wild, WILD!
- 4.3 How to brainstorm the best enrichment projects for your patient
- 4.4 How to safely handle and restrain wildlife
- 4.5 Transporting wildlife for relocation and treatment
- 4.6 Release! How you know when your animal friend is ready to go back to the wild
Module 5: Spread The Word!
- 5.1 Why is education and outreach important?
- 5.2 How you can spread the message
- 5.3 How to design the right education program for your audience
- 5.4 Examples of outreach done by wildlife rehabilitators
- 5.5 Resources for your library
Carrera
¿Para quién es este curso?
- Anyone wanting to gain more knowledge of wild animals so you can help them in the right way.
- Animal lovers who don’t like standing around watching creatures suffer and want to help.
- People who dream of working with animals in a zoo, wildlife rehabilitation center, animal park, or with a conservation group.
- Anyone who wants to be able to step in to save animals from a natural disaster or emergency.
- Animal lovers looking for a conservation job or voluntary work with animals at home or abroad.
Certificados
You will be required to complete each lesson in full, and answer exams at the end of each course module. If your pass rate exceeds 55% on each exam then you are eligible to access a certificate of achievement or other accreditation options to recognize your achievement.
Most of our courses will earn you credits through Continuing Education (CE) / Continuing Professional Development (CPD). CE/CPD points are accepted and recognized by professional member bodies and academic institutions across the US and internationally.
All courses are accredited by the International Council for Online Educational Standards (www.icoes.org). When successfully completing a course, students can choose to purchase an ICOES certificate that recognizes the achievement, from this third-party institution.
Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation
3805 estudiantes. Acreditación ICOES. Certificación CPD.
3805 estudiantes.
Acreditación ICOES.
Certificación CPD.
Acerca de
Sobre el curso
If you’re an animal lover and enjoy being outdoors, our Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Course will help you get closer to nature while helping our furry, scaled, and feathered friends. Wildlife rehabilitation involves working with wild animals to ensure they are healthy, safe, and not at risk from environmental factors.
You may have stumbled upon an injured or orphaned animal in your backyard or on a nature hike, or you may live in an area that frequently sees forest fires, oil spills, storms, or deforestation. In all these cases, knowledge of wildlife rehabilitation or wild animal rescue can be crucial to saving an animal’s life. You don’t need any prior veterinary knowledge, as this course will start with the basics and cover a lot of groundwork. You’ll learn about responsible wildlife interaction, animal anatomy, and physiology, how to treat injuries in birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fish, how to assist in environmental disasters, and how to safely handle, transport and release wildlife.
Whether you just love animals and want to be more involved, or you are looking to volunteer or work in a park, nature reserve, or zoo, we’ll equip you with the knowledge and training to prepare you for wildlife rehabilitation.
Requisitos
Holly and Hugo courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you’re already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume.
Lecciones
Glosario del curso
Module 1: What Does It Mean To Be A Wildlife Rehabilitator?
- 1.1 Why being a wildlife rehabilitator is right for you
- 1.2 A normal day for a wildlife rehabilitator
- 1.3 How to become a wildlife rehabilitator and get certified
- 1.4 How to know when NOT to rescue an animal
- 1.5 You rescued an animal, now what?
Module 2: Animal Physiology, Anatomy, And Health
- 2.1 Why is it important to understand physiology and anatomy?
- 2.2 Body systems
- 2.3 Warm blooded vs. cold blooded animals
- 2.4 Basic physiology and anatomy for birds
- 2.5 Basic physiology and anatomy for mammals
- 2.6 Basic physiology and anatomy for reptiles and amphibians
- 2.7 How to assess an animal in distress
- 2.8 Necessary nutrition facts
Module 3: How To Treat Common Injuries
- 3.1 What are the most common injuries dealt with by wildlife rehabilitators?
- 3.2 Broken limbs
- 3.3 Broken wings
- 3.4 Broken/damaged shells
- 3.5 Orphaned animals
- 3.6 Oiled animals
- 3.7 Basic wound care
- 3.8 Heat stroke
- 3.9 Burns
- 3.10 Fish hook injuries
- 3.11 Common diseases of wildlife
Module 4: What’s The Best Way To Interact With Animals?
- 4.1 The difference between interacting with pets and wildlife
- 4.2 Keeping the wild, WILD!
- 4.3 How to brainstorm the best enrichment projects for your patient
- 4.4 How to safely handle and restrain wildlife
- 4.5 Transporting wildlife for relocation and treatment
- 4.6 Release! How you know when your animal friend is ready to go back to the wild
Module 5: Spread The Word!
- 5.1 Why is education and outreach important?
- 5.2 How you can spread the message
- 5.3 How to design the right education program for your audience
- 5.4 Examples of outreach done by wildlife rehabilitators
- 5.5 Resources for your library
Carrera
¿Para quién es este curso?
- Anyone wanting to gain more knowledge of wild animals so you can help them in the right way.
- Animal lovers who don’t like standing around watching creatures suffer and want to help.
- People who dream of working with animals in a zoo, wildlife rehabilitation center, animal park, or with a conservation group.
- Anyone who wants to be able to step in to save animals from a natural disaster or emergency.
- Animal lovers looking for a conservation job or voluntary work with animals at home or abroad.
Certificados
You will be required to complete each lesson in full, and answer exams at the end of each course module. If your pass rate exceeds 55% on each exam then you are eligible to access a certificate of achievement or other accreditation options to recognize your achievement.
Most of our courses will earn you credits through Continuing Education (CE) / Continuing Professional Development (CPD). CE/CPD points are accepted and recognized by professional member bodies and academic institutions across the US and internationally.
All courses are accredited by the International Council for Online Educational Standards (www.icoes.org). When successfully completing a course, students can choose to purchase an ICOES certificate that recognizes the achievement, from this third-party institution.
