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๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ?Our wildlife populations are decreasing at rapid rates thanks to climate change, urban sprawl and the consequent loss of habitat, cars, dogs, cats, foxes, poisoning and many other human related issues. When concerned members of the public find wildlife that is sick, injured or orphaned, they look to vets and wildlife volunteers to step in and help. In a future of climate change, wildlife carers will be more important than ever.
๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฐ. (๐ช๐ช๐ข)
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ?
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ถ๐?
โข Learn how to rescue sick, injured or orphaned birds
โข Help with research data collection
โข Receive mentoring and further training
โข Work with like minded people
๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ:
โข The different species
โข The basics of rescuing, triaging and first care for birds
โข Various common illnesses in birds
โข Housing requirements
โข Aviaries and cages
โข Feeding - chicks to adults
โข Release back to the wild โ going home
โข Requirement of a volunteer wildlife carer:
โข A current drivers licence and a car
โข Ability to commit your time โ includes native food collection, regular feed schedule, cleaning enclosures
โข Permits
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ:
โข at least one indoor cage and
โข one outdoor aviary
โข ongoing bird formula and food
โข equipment such as feeding syringes, a basket, heat pad, thermometer
โข petrol costs for going on rescues and driving to collect native food
โข a smartphone and or a computer for data collection
๐๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต:
โข Rescuing animals to take them to another carer or vet
โข Transport animals already contained to a carer or vet
โข Volunteers to collect gum leaf for other carers
โข Fundraising
โข Writing for or monitoring social media
โข Grant writing
โข Approaching potential sponsors
Field practical and theory will run from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm on site at Wildlife Welfare Organisation rehabilitation centre.
๐ฌ๐ต:๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
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Ticket sales end Sat 6th Sep 2025, 12:00 pm ACST
Course cost $70 includes SOWFI annual membership.
๐ช๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (๐ฆ๐) ๐๐ป๐ฐ., ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐๐ฎ
We hope at the end of the session you would like to commit to becoming an active member and contributing to our vision to be the leading organisation in the wildlife rescue and rehabilitation sector in South Australia.
Event Queries - text Bridget - 0473 173 822
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Wildlife Welfare Organisation (SA) inc, Victor Harbor, Australia
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