Wildlife Rehabilitation: An Introduction

Revive, Restore, Rewild: Your Gateway to Wildlife Healing

Wildlife Rehabilitation: An Introduction
Revive, Restore, Rewild: Your Gateway to Wildlife Healing
Step into the world of wildlife rehabilitation--a place where passion meets purpose. Picture transforming your love for animals into a powerful force for good, championing the recovery and release of injured creatures back to their natural homes. This course is not just about learning skills--it's a life-altering journey into the heart of animal care. With real-world insights, expert guidance, and a compassionate approach, you will not only gain the expertise needed to care for diverse wildlife but also the confidence to make impactful, ethical decisions. Join us and become part of a global conservation effort, ensuring that your work contributes to preserving the planet's precious biodiversity. Now is the moment to become the hero wildlife needs. Enroll today.
Self Paced • Online Class • Accredited CEUs
$120
4.7
"Extraordinarily Helpful"
1,110 Students have taken this course

In This Course
  • 7 Hours average completion time
  • 0.7 CEUs
  • 12 Lessons
  • 22 Exams & Assignments
  • 163 Discussions
  • 12 Videos
  • 25 Reference Files
  • Mobile Friendly
  • Last Updated February 2024
Description

Imagine the moment: a tiny, injured animal in your hands, frightened and vulnerable, unsure of its future. But with your knowledge and compassion, you give it a second chance at life. This is the heart of wildlife rehabilitation--a profession that merges science, skill, and compassion into one life-changing mission. Our Wildlife Rehabilitation Course is your path to becoming not just a caretaker of animals, but a guardian of the wild, someone who makes a real, tangible difference.

This course isn't just about learning the basics--it's about transforming your passion into expertise. Whether you're rescuing a bird entangled in netting, nurturing an orphaned fawn, or rehabilitating a wounded raptor back to health, this course prepares you for every challenge and triumph that comes with caring for injured or abandoned wildlife. You will develop the confidence to act swiftly in rescue situations, the skills to provide medical care, and the knowledge to support recovery until these animals can thrive again in their natural habitats.

But what makes this course truly exceptional isn't just the depth of information--it's the connection you'll build with the wildlife you help. You'll delve deep into species-specific care, learning the nuances of everything from songbirds and small mammals to reptiles and majestic raptors. Each creature has its own needs, behaviors, and health requirements, and you'll emerge from this course with a thorough understanding of how to address them all. This is more than a training program--it's a masterclass in empathy, science, and hands-on care that readies you for the real world of wildlife rehabilitation. With real-life case studies and in-depth discussions on complex topics--like handling nuisance wildlife and making tough decisions around euthanasia--you'll be prepared for even the most emotionally challenging aspects of the job.

Most importantly, you'll finish this course with a renewed sense of purpose. You'll not only know how to rehabilitate animals, but you'll understand how your work fits into a larger conservation effort, helping preserve biodiversity and protect fragile ecosystems. By the time you complete this course, you'll be more than ready to step into the field, equipped with both the knowledge and the heart to make a lasting impact.

Now is the time to transform your love for animals into something powerful. Don't just stand on the sidelines--become the hero wildlife needs. Take this course and start making a difference today.

Skills You'll Develop
  • Balancing human and animal welfare
  • Animal anatomy and behavior comprehension
  • Ethical decision making in rehabilitation
  • Species-specific care understanding
  • Communication with veterinary professionals
  • Wildlife safety and handling
  • Evaluating animal readiness for release
  • Disease and injury treatment skills
  • Nutrition and diet management
  • Habitat adaptation for rehabilitation
  • Implementing biodiversity conservation strategies
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What Others Are Saying
JH
"Extraordinarily Helpful"
★★★★★
I thoroughly enjoyed this class. While I knew somethings about rehabbing, I also learned about other animals, and it was good to have to research animals in my area that I would not otherwise have done. I have no experience with Songbirds so that was interesting. I really enjoyed Lesson 4: Wildlife Rehabilitation standards. I learned a lot from the terminology. In fact, I printed it off so I could look at it again and try to memorize them! Opossums and Squirrels are my favorites!
GW
"Extraordinarily Helpful"
★★★★★
This course was very helpful and very informative. I learnt a lot that I knew very little about and am going to start volunteering at a vet with my knowledge from this course.
TK
"Extraordinarily Helpful"
★★★★★
I loved this course I enjoyed every lesson and I learned so much. Thank you so much I appreciate your help. I would recommend it to anyone interested in wildlife rehabilitation. This course had everything you needed.
CO
"Extraordinarily Helpful"
★★★★★
This course was truly helpful. I learned allot of new information and this course will definitely help me with my future job.
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