Bats in Print
Read all about TWRC’s new flight training aviary for Tasmania’s microbats in the Australian Wildlife Society magazine. Without the society’s significant financial support the project would never have taken flight.
Read all about TWRC’s new flight training aviary for Tasmania’s microbats in the Australian Wildlife Society magazine. Without the society’s significant financial support the project would never have taken flight.
APRIL 10, 7PM This webinar from Adam Gregory will discuss the more common reasons raptors present to vet clinics as well how to stabilise them etc. You can register for Triaging raptors here Image courtesy Exotic Veterinary Nurse Training
If you would like to learn how to treat wild wombats with mange in your local area, the next scheduled initial permit training from the Wombat Protection Society will be held on 9/11/21 at 10am. To register please email mange@wombatprotection.org.au and you’ll be sent a Zoom invite. Even if you can’t attend that particular meeting, register and you will be placed on a wait…
Tasmania desperately needs more wildlife carers and to help boost those numbers DPIPWE, WIRES, Bonorong and Wildcare have worked closely to develop the Introduction to Wildlife Rehabilitation course. Providing the essential skills to begin caring for furred brushtail possums, wallabies and pademelons, the course cost is $125 which includes an online component and a face-to-face workshop. The first workshop will be held in Hobart…
TWRC is pleased to announce the return of face-to-face workshops with the first for 2021, Small Mammals with Pam Doyle and Cory Young. The course will be held 9am to 4pm, May 15 ad 16 at Rocherlea Memorial Hall and will cover a range of topics from species identification to husbandry and release for some of our most precious creatures including brown and eastern…
Our final bird course for 2020 is a dual session across two mornings – October 18 and November 1, 9.30am to 12.30pm both days. Designed with intermediate and advanced carers in mind, anyone interested in progressing their knowledge of caring for birds, novice or not, is welcome to attend. Topics include identification, stress, behaviour, handling, OH&S, rescue/transport, examination, adaptations for flight and lots of…
If you are interested in rehabbing birds, something we desperately need here in Tassie, then don’t miss this great introductory course on Sunday October 11. Marg Peachy will cover all the basics a novice or someone new to baby birdcare needs between 9.30am and 12.30pm. Cost is $20 non-members and $18 for TWRC members. Registration essential at https://taswildlife.org/workshop-registration/ For info email twrc@taswildlife.org
The TWRC is hosting its very first webinar via Zoom on Saturday, September 12, 10am to noon. This introductory webinar will focus on basic birdcare with Marg Peachey and topics include identification, basic anatomy and life stages, diets, basic husbandry, housing, common injuries and illnesses and how to release. Cost is $15 non-members and $13.50 (TWRC members). Registration is online only at https://taswildlife.org/workshop-registration/ Email…
Tularaemia is an illness which can be caught from possums through a scratch or bite, but can also be transmitted through infected ticks and contaminated water sources. It is extremely rare but has recently been seen in a woman in Sydney after she was bitten and scratched by a ringtail possum. Only two cases of tularaemia have been diagnosed previously in Australia, both in…
This two-day course covers all elements of husbandry and rehabilitation for bettongs, potoroos, antechinus, ringtail possums, eastern barred and southern brown bandicoots. It includes species identification and habitat, husbandry and rearing, a practical session on emergency wound care and management, enclosure design (inside and out) and rehabilitation tips and tricks. Cost is $50 for two days; $45 TWRC members. $40 for one day; $37…