Week Seven: Wildlife Rehabilitation Flashcards

1
Q

What is wildlife rehabilitation?

A

Rescuing, raising, and treating orphaned, diseased, displaced, and injured animals

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What is required to keep or possess in captivity any sick, orphaned, or injured mirgratory birds?

A

Wildlife rehabilitation permit (federal permit)

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3
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What is the difference between stabilization and rehabilitation?

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Stabilization: you stabilize them until rehab
Rehab: this is rehabilitation

YES these are my definitions :)

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4
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Baby birds

GO!

A

Place birds back in nest if possible, use a surrogate nest if not possible

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5
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Baby squirrels, rabbits, raccoons, and fawns

GO!

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Do not move them unless you can confirm that the mother is not returning over night

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6
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Baby opossums

GO!

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If they fall off/out of the pouch they may be abandoned and are worth calling in about
Mom is horrible at being a mother and is a little flaky

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7
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Release criteria

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If injury or disease is one that means animal would not be able to function in wild after release, it is likely euthanized

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8
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Who are the rules and guidelines for the release criteria in wildlife set by?

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USFWS Rehabilitation Regulations

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9
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What are some examples of situations where euthanasia is very likely in wildlife animals?

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Injuries that mean limited mobility, complete loss of sight or hearing, impared vision OU, amputation of wings/legs, imprinting, animal is a rabies vector species, animals with skull/jaw injury that causes malocclusions

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10
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What is imprinting?

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How an animal learns to identify its own species, not reversible

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11
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What is taming?

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Animal becoming socialized to humans over time, lose fear of humans (traps and food), it is imprinted to its own species, may still be releasable

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12
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What are some considerations for transporting wild animals?

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Injury, stress, sights, smells, transporter safety, clean-up

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13
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Transporting birds

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Adult birds: pet carriers for larger birds, no wire cages, boxes appropriate for smaller birds, tape boxes closed!

Baby birds: heat source, nesting materials, security

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14
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Transporting mammals

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Adults: Wire cages or live traps
Babies: Pet carriers, boxes for smaller animals, heat source

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15
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Transporting reptiles

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Legless: pillowcase, lidded container
Legged: Boxes or buckets, no water for aquatic turtles

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16
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What is the order of raptors defenses

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Talons, wings, beak

17
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Handling raptors

GO

A

Block visual escape routes, control the talons first, then the wings and head,

18
Q

Basics of raptor care

GO

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Caging: Solid sides, perching, protect feathers
Feeding: Natural prey, prepared prey for less able birds

19
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Stages of songbird development (stage, age, characteristics)

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Hatchling: 0-4 days, eyes closed, naked, needs 80-90F
Nestling: 5-10 days, eyes open, partially feathered, vocalize for feeding, needs 80-85F
Fledgling: 11-14 days, most feathers are in, able to thermoregulate, attempts to fly and can leave nest
Juvenile: Full grown, defensive
Adult: Sexually mature

20
Q

How are some ways to identify what wildlife bird you have?

A

Mouth color, gape flange color, beak, skin and down color, vocalizations, location found, body size

21
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Basics of baby songbird care

GO

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Hatchlings: q 10-20 min from 6 am-10 pm
Nestlings: q 20-30 min from 6am-10pm
Fledglings: q 20-30 min from 7am-10 pm
Juveniles: q2h from 7am-9pm
Remove spilled food from skin or feathers right away
22
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Order of needs in mammals

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Warmth, hydration, food