Wildlife Webinars
WRI Online Education
Wildlife Rehabilitation Ireland (WRI) offers a diverse range of webinars aimed at educating the public, wildlife enthusiasts, and professionals involved in wildlife care and conservation. These webinars cover a wide array of topics related to wildlife rehabilitation, conservation strategies, veterinary care for wild animals, and the challenges facing wildlife in Ireland and globally.
Educational Focus
- Wildlife Rehabilitation Techniques: Provides training on how to care for injured or orphaned wildlife, with guidance on initial assessment, emergency care, and long-term rehabilitation strategies.
- Conservation Efforts: Highlights ongoing conservation projects and strategies to protect endangered species and habitats, emphasizing the role of rehabilitation centers in conservation efforts.
- Veterinary Care: Offers insights into the specialised veterinary care required for different wildlife species, including diagnostics, treatment options, and post-release monitoring.
- Legal and Ethical Considerations: Discusses the legal framework governing wildlife protection and rehabilitation in Ireland, ethical considerations in wildlife care, and the importance of compliance with wildlife legislation.
Audience Engagement
- Interactive Q&A Sessions: Most webinars include a live Q&A segment, allowing participants to engage directly with experts, ask questions, and discuss real-world scenarios.
- Case Studies: Presenters often share compelling case studies from their own experiences, providing practical insights into the challenges and successes of wildlife rehabilitation.
Expertise and Collaboration
- Expert Speakers: Webinars are conducted by professionals and experts in the field of wildlife rehabilitation, veterinary medicine, conservation, and related disciplines.
- Collaborations: WRI collaborates with other organisations and specialists to bring a wide range of perspectives and expertise to the webinar topics.
Accessibility and Resources
- Online Accessibility: The webinars are designed to be accessible online, enabling participation from a global audience interested in wildlife rehabilitation and conservation.
- Supplementary Materials: Participants may have access to additional resources, such as webinar recordings, presentation slides, and further reading materials to enhance their learning experience.
WRI’s webinars serve as an invaluable resource for those looking to deepen their understanding of wildlife rehabilitation and conservation, offering up-to-date information, expert insights, and practical advice to support the wellbeing of wildlife in Ireland and beyond.
PAWs for Wildlife
24 May 2023
See how you can help fight wildlife crime by taking part in this webinar
We are delighted to be joined by Damien Hannigan of the Irish Deer Commission to bring you this webinar, created to increase awareness and understanding of wildlife crime.
The webinar introduces the different types of wild animals affected, the legislation protecting them and examples of wildlife crimes.
It also offers guidance on the agencies to approach if you’re suspicious of wildlife crime and a free download to keep and use in the event that you come across a suspicious incident.
Because of how and where these offences happen, they’re notoriously difficult to detect or investigate and the true scale of the problem is believed to be far worse than published figures suggest.
Companion animals are also vulnerable to these methods – in particular, poison baits deliberately laid out in the countryside to target wildlife. These are completely indiscriminate and pose a danger to anything (or anyone) that happens upon them.
Kindly sponsored by the Irish Environment Network
A veterinary approach to Wildlife Crime
10 March 2023
Veterinary professionals can help fight wildlife crime by taking part in this one hour webinar
This webinar, especially for veterinary professionals has been created to increase awareness and understanding of wildlife crime.
The webinar introduces the different types of wild animals affected, the legislation protecting them and presentations on shooting, trapping and poisoning.
It also offers guidance on the agencies to approach if you’re suspicious of wildlife crime and a free download to keep and use in the event that you come across a suspicious incident.
The webinar has been put together by wildlife and exotics vet Mark Naguib BVMS(Hons) CertAVP(ZooMed) MRCVS.
Why veterinary professionals should do this course
At some point in your career you will be sure to encounter a wildlife casualty.
Wildlife are specialist patients and are targeted by illegal shooting, trapping and poisoning across Ireland. Because of how and where these offences happen, they’re notoriously difficult to detect or investigate and the true scale of the problem is believed to be far worse than published figures suggest.
Companion animals are also vulnerable to these methods – in particular, poison baits deliberately laid out in the countryside to target wildlife. These are completely indiscriminate and pose a danger to anything (or anyone) that happens upon them.
On the front line
Veterinary professionals are on the front line assessing and treating sick and injured wildlife. They’re in a prime position to make sure valuable evidence is preserved for any investigation initiated by the National Parks and Wildlife Service or gardai.
By detecting and reporting these incidents appropriately you’ll also help fill the information gap on just how prevalent wildlife crime is across Ireland.
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Welcome to our second Webinar – this time Hedgehogs
Many thanks to Vicki and all attendees
| Guest Speaker | Dr Vicki Baldrey – BSc(Hons) BVSc DZooMed(Avian) MRCVS RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. |
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| Description | WRI invites you to learn more about the veterinary care of hedgehogs by attending an expert-led online Q&A webinar with Vicki Baldrey. Vicki will be online to answer any of your wildlife questions relating to the article ‘Hedgehogs – a practical approach to common presentations’, by Aoife Hand MVB, published in July’s edition of the Veterinary Ireland Journal. |
| Audience | Recommended for vets, vet nurses and wildlife rehabilitators |
| Prerequisites | Please read Aoife’s article in the Veterinary Ireland Journal Hedgehogs – a practical approach to common presentations |
| Accreditation | 1 CVE Credit from the Veterinary Council of Ireland |
| Certification | Certificate of Attendance provided by WRI |
| Where | Online – Zoom |
| When | 7:30pm – 8:30pm, 10th Aug 2020 |
| Registration | Zoom link will be sent once payment is received |
| Questions | Questions relating to the article can be submitted in advance if you wish to wri.dand@gmail.com |
Guest Speaker
We are delighted to ‘virtually’ welcome Vicki as our Guest Speaker
Vicki Baldrey BSc(Hons) BVSc DZooMed(Avian) MRCVS RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine.
Vicki qualified from Liverpool Vet School in 2005 and has since worked in first opinion and referral exotics practices in the UK and overseas. She obtained the RCVS Diploma in Zoological Medicine in 2014 and became an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine in 2016. Vicki joined the RVC Exotics team in 2016 as a part-time Exotics clinician at the Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital in Camden. Vicki spends the rest of her time-based in Nantwich, Cheshire, working with exotic pet and wildlife species.
*2020
Welcome to our first webinar for 2020 ‘Wildlife Veterinary Medicine Q&A’
Many thanks to Vicki and all attendees
| Guest Speaker | Dr Vicki Baldrey – BSc(Hons) BVSc DZooMed(Avian) MRCVS RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. |
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| Description | WRI invites you to learn more about the veterinary care of wildlife by attending an expert-led online Q&A webinar with Vicki Baldrey. Vicki will be online to answer any of your wildlife questions relating to her article ‘Wildlife casualties in general practice’ published this month in the Veterinary Ireland Journal. Some of the topics covered in Vicki’s article: wildlife legislation & zoonoses, methods of handling & restraint, signs of stress, triage, first aid, hospitalisation; housing & nutrition, stabilization, clinical examination, species specific common conditions for native wildlife, conditions warranting euthanasia, treatment and drugs & dosages for species specific conditions. |
| Audience | Recommended for vets, vet nurses and wildlife rehabilitators |
| Prerequisites | Please read Vicki’s article in the Veterinary Ireland Journal Wildlife casualties in general practice |
| Accreditation | 1 CVE Credit from the Veterinary Council of Ireland |
| Certification | Certificate of Attendance provided by WRI |
| Where | Online – Zoom |
| When | 5pm – 6pm, 11th May 2020 |
| Registration | Zoom link will be sent once payment is received |
| Questions | Questions relating to the article can be submitted in advance if you wish to wri.dand@gmail.com |
Guest Speaker
We are delighted to ‘virtually’ welcome Vicki as our Guest Speaker
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Vicki Baldrey BSc(Hons) BVSc DZooMed(Avian) MRCVS RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine.
Vicki qualified from Liverpool Vet School in 2005 and has since worked in first opinion and referral exotics practices in the UK and overseas. She obtained the RCVS Diploma in Zoological Medicine in 2014 and became an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine in 2016. Vicki joined the RVC Exotics team in 2016 as a part time Exotics clinician at the Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital in Camden. Vicki spends the rest of her time-based in Nantwich, Cheshire, working with exotic pet and wildlife species. |
