Secret World Wildlife Rescue

This course covers wildlife rehabilitation and release, release of adult casualties, soft release techniques and site surveys, catching up, release and post release monitoring, and a Q&A session. Courses are run online as ‘live’ or recorded. In addition, those attending the course will be able to attend a practical session usually run in April, and a voucher for discounted copy of ‘Introduction to wildlife rescue and rehabilitation’. Attendees of all four online courses and the practical day will receive the…

An opportunity to take a look around and learn more about the work of the SWWR.

Practical course day for those who have completed (or booked) all four courses online. Sessions include: Course 1 practical – a tour of SWWR site, new treatment centre and outside rehabilitation enclosures, Course 2 practical – handling equipment, PPE, diets and housing, Course 3 practical – examination, injection techniques, wing bandaging (note this session involves the use of dead wild animals), and Course 4 practical – soft release set ups and post release monitoring techniques.

Designed for veterinary surgeons (MRCVS), registered veterinary nurses (RVN), veterinary students and student veterinary nurses covering wildlife casualties from admission to release. It will includes legal and ethical considerations and ‘triage’, a range of first aid techniques including fluid therapy, analgesia, bandaging and wound care, most of the common problems seen in common British wildlife species, and hands on experience of examining animals and practicing first aid and other techniques.

Species-specific course focusing on badgers for those who have completed Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release Courses and/or have some good foundation knowledge of the rehabilitation of badgers. The course will include discussion of the ecology and biology of badgers relevant to their assessment and triage for treatment, rehabilitation and release, care of badgers whilst in captivity, common reasons for admissions of badgers to vets and wildlife centres, and the care of neonatal and juvenile badgers.

This first course covers ethical considerations when treating wildlife, health and safety, wildlife rescue techniques and equipment, cleanliness, hygiene and biosecurity, and a Q&A session. Courses are run online as ‘live’ or recorded. In addition, those attending the course will be able to attend a practical session in April, and a voucher for discounted copy of ‘Introduction to wildlife rescue and rehabilitation’. Attendees of all four online courses and the practical day will receive the SWWR Certificate in Wildlife Rehabilitation…

This course covers record keeping and legal considerations, care of neonatal and juvenile (‘orphan’) birds, care of neonatal and juvenile (‘orphan’) mammals, care of adult birds and mammals, Q&A. Courses are run online as ‘live’ or recorded. In addition, those attending the course will be able to attend a practical session usually run in April, and a voucher for discounted copy of ‘Introduction to wildlife rescue and rehabilitation’. Attendees of all four online courses and the practical day will receive…

This course covers assessment and examination, triage and euthanasia, medical treatments, first aid, wound care and bandaging, and a Q&A session. Courses are run online as ‘live’ or recorded. In addition, those attending the course will be able to attend a practical session usually run in April, and a voucher for discounted copy of ‘Introduction to wildlife rescue and rehabilitation’. Attendees of all four online courses and the practical day will receive the SWWR Certificate in Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release…

This first course covers ethical considerations when treating wildlife, health and safety, wildlife rescue techniques and equipment, cleanliness, hygiene and biosecurity, and a Q&A session. Courses are run online as ‘live’ or recorded. In addition, those attending the course will be able to attend a practical session in April, and a voucher for discounted copy of ‘Introduction to wildlife rescue and rehabilitation’. Attendees of all four online courses and the practical day will receive the SWWR Certificate in Wildlife Rehabilitation…

This course covers record keeping and legal considerations, care of neonatal and juvenile (‘orphan’) birds, care of neonatal and juvenile (‘orphan’) mammals, care of adult birds and mammals, Q&A. Courses are run online as ‘live’ or recorded. In addition, those attending the course will be able to attend a practical session usually run in April, and a voucher for discounted copy of ‘Introduction to wildlife rescue and rehabilitation’. Attendees of all four online courses and the practical day will receive…

This course covers assessment and examination, triage and euthanasia, medical treatments, first aid, wound care and bandaging, and a Q&A session. Courses are run online as ‘live’ or recorded. In addition, those attending the course will be able to attend a practical session usually run in April, and a voucher for discounted copy of ‘Introduction to wildlife rescue and rehabilitation’. Attendees of all four online courses and the practical day will receive the SWWR Certificate in Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release…