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Minimum standards for wildlife rehabilitation in WA

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The Minimum Standards for Wildlife Rehabilitation in Western Australia 2008 document provides information on the care and welfare of sick, injured or orphaned native animals. It is a benchmark for standards of rehabilitation of wildlife in all stages of the rehabilitation process and aims to maximize the return of native animals to the wild.

The document, written for wildlife rehabilitators, sets out standards for procedures, hygiene and housing of wildlife under rehabilitation in Western Australia. It is based on international standards and is the first of its kind in Australia.

The Minimum Standards document is a cooperative effort that represents the most current knowledge, expertise and techniques in wildlife rehabilitation. The document was created by rehabilitators for rehabilitators and was designed to help increase the number of rehabilitated wildlife that is successfully returned to the wild. It includes information on rehabilitation and release of wildlife.

All rehabilitators are encouraged to explore and understand the principles underlying these standards, and to apply them in the everyday care of wild animals and birds.

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Review of the Minimum Standards for Wildlife Rehabilitation in Western Australia

The Minimum Standards, which have been in circulation and used extensively for three years, are now being reviewed.

Send comments and constructive suggestions to:

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  • DEC Community Involvement Unit
    Locked Bag 104
    Bentley Delivery Centre, WA 6983.

To assist us consider and collate you input, please mark you comments, such as:

  • General comments
  • Suggestions for improvements/additions
  • Clarify chapter, page and paragraph.

Thank you for your continued support of sick, injured and orphaned native wildlife, and in particular, your input to this review. If you consider that the current publication needs no changes, there is no need to respond.

Please forward this to any other wildlife rehabilitators who may also have suggestions.

We intend to summarise all comments and input by mid November 2011 for consideration by the Wildlife Rehabilitators Consultation Group (WRCG), and issue a revised document in the first half of 2012.