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For those seeking permits for the capture and transport of wildlife in Pennsylvania, this eight-hour course is the first step in helping you meet the Pennsylvania state permitting requirements.
This
entertaining and enlightening course covers the basics of wildlife capture in the field including legal issues, safety, equipment, recognizing true emergencies, proper capture and handling techniques, public relations, and education.
A written exam will be given at the end of class. A passing score of 80% (along with sponsorship from a permitted wildlife rehabilitator and approval by the local WCO) is necessary for obtaining a permit in Pennsylvania.
Contents:
Introduction
Pennsylvania Laws and Regulations
Preparation
Initial Public Contact
Situational Planning
Adult Emergencies
Understanding Rabies
Baby Wildlife Emergencies
Common Baby Mammal Calls
Common Baby Bird Calls
Handling Raptors
Handling Non-Raptors
Handling Mammals
Capture
Entrapment
First Aid
Transport
A certificate for 8 hours will be awarded on completion of the course.
Each student needs to sign the Terms of Service Agreement prior to each course
ENROLLMENT
Enrollment Fee = $49.99
To enroll in any course you must first create a student account at our course gateway. You may then enroll in the course(s) of your choice.
Payment is made at the time of course selection.
When an animal first arrives for rehabilitation, the initial steps you take to examine and stabilize the animal can impact its survivability. Your immediate actions can save the animal, or hasten its death.
This is the first series of lessons in the
Basics in Wildlife Rehabilitation Series.
This set of lessons must be completed prior to advancing to several other lessons.
Contents:
Each student needs to sign the Terms of Service Agreement prior to each course
ENROLLMENT
Enrollment Fee = $27.99
To enroll in any course you must first create a student account at our course gateway. You may then enroll in the course(s) of your choice.
Payment is made at the time of course selection.
A certificate for 4 hours will be presented on successful completion of the course
Each student needs to sign the Terms of Service Agreement prior to each course
Most adult wild animals admitted for rehabilitation are suffering from injuries. Being able to properly address wounds and splint fractures are important skills for the wildlife rehabilitator. This course contains the essentials for helping an animal recover from traumatic injuries.
Contents:
Introduction – Wound Terminology
Fracture Terminology
Fracture Placement
Basic Wound Care
Introduction to Bandaging
Bandaging Fractures
Applying a Figure 8 Bandage (Step-by-step with movies)
Applying a Figure 8 Bandage with a Body Wrap (Step-by-step with movies)
5-05 Bandaging Limbs (Step-by-step with movies)
5-06 Getting Creative with Bandaging
A certificate for 8 hours will be awarded on completion of the course.
Each student needs to sign the Terms of Service Agreement prior to each course
ENROLLMENT
Enrollment Fee = $49.99
To enroll in any course you must first create a student account at our course gateway. You may then enroll in the course(s) of your choice.
Payment is made at the time of course selection.
Understanding the basic anatomy of a bird, and the proper terminology is essential for identification, handling, bandaging orthopedic injuries, and when communicating with your veterinarian.
This short-course only takes about 2 hours to complete but has all of the “need-to-know” information on avian anatomy for a wildlife rehabilitator.
Included:
Basic Anatomy Terminology
Avian respiration
Ruptured air sacs
The avian skeletal system
A certificate for 3 hours will be presented on successful completion of the course
Each student needs to sign the Terms of Service Agreement prior to each course
ENROLLMENT
Enrollment Fee = $27.99
To enroll in any course you must first create a student account at our course gateway. You may then enroll in the course(s) of your choice.
Payment is made at the time of course selection.
Becoming a non-profit wildlife rehabilitation center in Pennsylvania need not be complicated, nor expensive.
In an effort to help wildlife rescues become successful, Red Creek Wildlife Center and Wildlife EDU offers this step-by-step course in filing all of the forms and meeting the requirements for becoming a incorporated in Pennsylvania.
Please note: This workshop is specifically designed for Pennsylvania Wildlife Rehabilitators who wish to become incorporated and apply for IRS 501c3 status as a non-profit charity.
Individuals outside of Pennsylvania, and those wanting to to start a charity that is not wildlife rehabilitation may benefit from this workshop, but will have to adapt what they learn to their state and their mission.
This course includes
1 – NP Workshop – Introduction
1A – NP Workshop – Instructions
2 – NP Workshop – Record Keeping
3 – NP Workshop – Naming Your Organization part 1
4 – NP Workshop – Naming Your Organization part 2 – trademarks
5 – NP Workshop – Naming Your Organization part 4 – registering your name
5A – Applying for an EIN Number
6 – NP Workshop – Naming Your Organization part 5 – securing your name
7 – NP Workshop – Mission Statement
8 – NP Workshop – ByLaws – Part 1
9 – NP Workshop – ByLaws – Part 2
10 – NP Workshop – Articles of Incorporation – Part 1
11 – NP Workshop – Articles of Incorporation – Part 2
12 – NP Workshop – Articles of Incorporation – Part 3
13 – NP Workshop – Articles of Incorporation – Part 4 – Docketing Statement
14 – NP Workshop – Articles of Incorporation – Part 5 – Assembling the packet
14a – NP Workshop – Articles of Incorporation – Part 6 – Advertising Requirement
15 – NP Workshop – PA Charities Registration – Part 1 – Overview
16 – NP Workshop – PA Charities Registration – Part 2 – Filing Forms
17 – NP Workshop – 501c3 – Part 1 – Overview
18 – NP Workshop – 501c3 – Part 2
19 – NP Workshop – 501c3 – Part 3
20 – NP Workshop – 501c3 – Part 4
21 – NP Workshop – 501c3 – Part 5
22 – NP Workshop – 501c3 – Part 6
23 – NP Workshop – 501c3 – Part 7
24 – NP Workshop – 501c3 – Part 8
25 – NP Workshop – 501c3 – Part 9
26 – NP Workshop – Making Your Organization Successful
ENROLLMENT
Enrollment Fee = $79.99
To enroll in any course you must first create a student account at our course gateway. You may then enroll in the course(s) of your choice.
Payment is made at the time of course selection.
In wildlife re
habilitation, almost every animal that comes in is going to be suffering from some level of dehydration. Rehydration alone can save many of your treatable patients.
Being able to detect and treat hydration properly may be the most important skill for a wildlife rehabilitator.
This self-paced, non-accredited course will prepare the wildlife rehabilitator to detect an animal’s level of dehydration, calculate an effect rehydration protocol for the animals, properly select the right fluids for its condition, as well as administer fluid therapy by oral and injectable methods common in a wildlife rehabilitation setting.
A certificate for 8 hours will be awarded on completion of the course.
Each student needs to sign the Terms of Service Agreement prior to each course
ENROLLMENT
Enrollment Fee = $49.99
To enroll in any course you must first create a student account at our course gateway. You may then enroll in the course(s) of your choice.
Payment is made at the time of course selection.
Compared to the variety an animal eats in the wild, food offered in a wildlife rehabilitation setting is quite limited. Optimal nutrition is important for growth, healing and conditioning.
It is essential that food offered meets the highest nutritional composition and is easily recognized and digested by the species.
This class includes the essentials a wildlife rehabilitator needs to meet these goals.
Included:
Refeeding Syndrome in Wildlife Patients
Calculating Calories
Trophic Categories, the Key to Meeting an Animal’s Diet
Carnivore Nutrition
Piscivore Nutrition
Calculating Thiamin Supplementation in the Piscivore Diet
Insectivore Nutrition
Substitution Diets for Wildlife
Avoiding Metabolic Bone Disease
Calculating Calcium Correction of Diets
Overview of Vitamins and Minerals
Understanding Milk Composition
Creating Milk Formulas that Meet a Species Needs’
Nestling Nutrition
A certificate for 8 hours will be presented on successful completion of the course
Each student needs to sign the Terms of Service Agreement prior to each course
ENROLLMENT
Enrollment Fee = $49.99
To enroll in any course you must first create a student account at our course gateway. You may then enroll in the course(s) of your choice.
Payment is made at the time of course selection.
To keep yourself and your staff healthy, and to stop diseases from spreading through the animals that you care for, good hygiene protocols and zoonosis prevention needs to be in place. Knowing your risks and understanding how to reduce those risks is critical for all wildlife rehabilitators.
This short course only takes about two hours to complete, but it may be the most valuable two hours that you spend.
A certificate for 4 hours will be presented on successful completion of the course
Included:
Cleaning and Disinfecting in Wildlife Rehabilitation
Histoplasmosis
Zoonotic Diseases Common in Wildlife Rehabilitation
Disinfecting and Product Use
Creating a Zoonosis Protection Plan
Each student needs to sign the Terms of Service Agreement prior to each course
ENROLLMENT
Enrollment Fee = $27.99
To enroll in any course you must first create a student account at our course gateway. You may then enroll in the course(s) of your choice.
Payment is made at the time of course selection.
A certificate for 4 hours will be presented on successful completion of the course
Each student needs to sign the Terms of Service Agreement prior to each course
The developmental time from birth to weaning for bunnies is very short, and cottontails require fewer resources in time, space, and equipment than other baby mammal species. The high mortality rate, however, creates stress and frustration for the rehabilitator causing many rehabilitation centers to refuse bunnies or limit their intake.
Over two decades, Red Creek has developed protocols designed not only to duplicate what the bunny receives from the mother and the environment but also eliminating factors they would not normally be exposed to in nature.
In this course, the student will learn not only our protocols, but understand the reasons behind the methods so adjustments can be made in individual cases.
A written exam will be given at the end of class. A passing score is 80% . Students successfully passing the final exam receive a certificate for 12 hours of wildlife rehabilitation education.
Training Includes:
Understanding the Nest
Testing the Nest
Identifying True Emergencies
Aging Juveniles
Stress in Cottontails
Stabilization and the Cursory Exam
Determining Dehydration
Understanding Fluid Replacement Therapy
PH Balance Effect of Dehydration
Rehydration – How Much to Give
Rehydration – Administration Routes
Making a Neonatal Incubator
Understanding the Juvenile Cottontail’s Digestive System
Milk Formulas
Neonatal Care – Substrate and Stimulation
Neonatal Care – Feeding Protocols
Preventing Metabolic Bone Disease
Weaning 1
Weaning – Food Choices
Tularemia and Pox Virus
Parasites
Cleaning and Disinfecting
Creating a Zoonosis Protocol
A certificate for 12 hours will be presented on successful completion of the course
Each student needs to sign the Terms of Service Agreement prior to each course
ENROLLMENT
Enrollment Fee = $59.99
To enroll in any course you must first create a student account at our course gateway. You may then enroll in the course(s) of your choice.
Payment is made at the time of course selection.
