MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR WILDLIFE REHABILITATION Fourth Edition, 2012 Edited by Erica A. Miller, DVM International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council Minimum Standards for Wildlife Rehabilitation, 4th edition, 2012, NWRA & IWRC Page 1 Copyright © 2012 by National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association and International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council All rights reserved Individual pages or sections (not to exceed 5 pages) of this work may be quoted or copied for purposes of research or rehabilitation as long as attribution is displayed, clearly showing footers and page numbers Preferred citation: Miller, E.A., editor. 2012. Minimum Standards for Wildlife Rehabilitation, 4th edition. National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association, St. Cloud, MN. 116 pages. First Edition published 1989 Second Edition published 1993 Third Edition published 2000 Fourth Edition published 2012 ISBN 978-1-931439-28-2 International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association PO Box 3197 2625 Clearwater Road, Suite 110 Eugene, OR 97403 USA St. Cloud, MN 56301 USA (408) 271-2685 (320) 230-9920
[email protected] [email protected] www.theiwrc.org www.nwrawildlife.org Page 2 Minimum Standards for Wildlife Rehabilitation, 4th edition, 2012, NWRA & IWRC ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The wildlife rehabilitators listed below have designed the various sections of this document. Their task was to compose a document and then reach a consensus with colleagues. This was no small task, and we thank them for their many efforts. Members of both organiza- tions were encouraged to contribute; many individual rehabilitators sent in their sugges- tions, comments and concerns, all of which helped to make this a better document. Those who made signifi cant contributions include: Mathias Engelman, Harriet Forrester, Susan Heckley, Harry Kelton, Nonda Surrat, and Regina Whitman.Special thanks to Tracy Leaver, the chair of the NWRA Standards Committee for several years, as she initiated this pro- cess, and then gathered and sorted the many letters that were submitted.