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International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council
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Nonprofit supporting, educating, and certifying wildlife rehabilitators around the globe! Our 50th Anniversary this year (2025)! Learn more at www.iwrc.org or linktr.ee/theiwrc
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The IWRC Office will be closed from December 24 - January 1 so our staff can enjoy the holidays with their families! If you reach out we'll get back to you as soon as we can after January 2.

Have a wonderful holiday season, we'll see you in the new year!
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December 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Amigos de #RehabilitaciónDeFaunaSilvestre, ¡compartan sus opiniones! Completen nuestra encuesta de 5 minutos: sus respuestas nos ayudarán a priorizar los recursos que más necesitan. La encuesta está disponible en español aquí (cambien el idioma en la esquina superior derecha): bit.ly/4sby4KU
Encuesta sobre rehabilitación de fauna silvestre. Rehabilitadores de fauna silvestre, voluntarios, veterinarios, colaboradores, organismos reguladores y aliados: ¡queremos escuchar su opinión! Su participación nos ayuda a representarlos con mayor precisión, defender sus intereses y priorizar los programas y recursos que más necesitan. Escanee el código QR o acceda al enlace para completar una breve encuesta de 5 minutos. ¡Agradecemos su ayuda para compartir la encuesta con sus colegas del sector!
December 23, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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#WildlifeRehab & #wildliferescue friends, we want to hear from you! Please take our 5 min survey if you're involved with wildlife rehab in any way. Your input helps us represent & advocate for you, & prioritize support programs you need most. We'd love help sharing as well! forms.gle/acxspTZG6ani...
IWRC is conducting a Wildlife Rehabilitation Survey! Wildlife rehabilitators, volunteers, veterinarians, partners, regulators, and allies - we want to hear from you! Your input helps us accurately represent you, advocate for you, and prioritize the programs & resources you need the most. Follow the URL or the QR code to participate - and please help us spread the word if you can!
December 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Our December Coffee & Tea on Self Care & Coping Strategies for Animal Caretakers has been rescheduled for January 27, 2026 at 6pm Universal Coordinated Time! We hope to see you there - you can register at bit.ly/CT0126
IWRC's monthly online wildlife seminar for December, Self Care & Coping Strategies for Animal Caretakers with Rachel Wright has been rescheduled for January 27, 2026 at 6pm Universal Coordinated Time. Register using the QR code in the lower left or by heading to https://bit.ly/CT0126
December 20, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Can you help us meet our $5,000 goal by Dec 31? Every dollar we raise will be matched, so contributors have the chance to double their impact for wildlife! So if you're able, consider helping wild animals and rehabbers all over the world with a gift today!

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Two puffins discuss how IWRC is nearly halfway to our $5,000 goal for this December's Match Challenge! Follow the QR code in the bottom right of the image to make a gift before December 31 to make your contribution go twice as far!
December 19, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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What do you want to talk about at the Coffee & Tea with IWRC online wildlife rehabilitation seminars next year? We'd love your suggestions for topics and speakers - you can even volunteer yourself! Submit your suggestions here: forms.gle/6xpkxRSXsNva...

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Coffee & Tea with IWRC speaker & Topic nominations open! Wildlife rehabilitators - what do you want to talk about at the Coffee & Tea Wildlife Rehabilitation Seminars in 2026? Share your topic suggestions, recommend speakers, or even volunteer yourself! Follow the QR code or the link to submit your suggestions!
December 17, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Have you heard of a Veterinary Social Worker before? VSWs are specialized mental health professionals who focus on where humans and animals intersect. They often help animal care teams create healthier workspaces, address compassion fatigue, burnout, and the decision-making and grief of euthanasia.
December 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Whether you're just starting on your #wildliferehab journey or have been caring for wildlife for decades, what you learn in an IWRC class will help you provide the best possible care to your patients!

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A fox kit walks in the tall grass 7500 wildlife workers trained 96% said International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council Courses made them better wildlife rehabilitators Courses include Fluid Therapy, Wildlife Parasitology, Wound Management, Zoonoses, and Foundations of Wildlife Rehabilitation. Learn more at theiwrc.org/courses or by following the QR code.
December 9, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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It's #internship application season! Are you are looking for spring and summer internships and #volunteer opportunities? Make a difference and save lives while you learn! Consider one of the many #wildliferescue & #wildliferehab opportunities on the IWRC Job Board (theiwrc.org/jobs)!
The IWRC Jobline: Share & Discover Internships & jobs in Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation! Visit theiwrc.org/jobs. QR in lower left corner.
December 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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It's Giving Tuesday! Consider helping the IWRC increase the accessibility of science-based #wildliferehab and #wildliferescue education, research, and standards around the world - particularly in underserved regions. With our match challenge, your gift can make twice the difference for #wildlife!
Giving Tuesday is today, December 2. Be a champion of wildlife rehabilitation: make a gift today and double your impact during this month's $5,000 match challenge!
December 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Wildlife rehabbers fly high when we release animals, but we witness so much suffering too. Massive workloads, financial struggles, and societal inertia can be stressful & demoralizing too. This month's free #wildliferehab seminar is all about staying healthy and resilient for our important work.
Join us online for our monthly wildlife seminar, Coffee & Tea with IWRC. This month we'll hear from Rachel Wright on Self Care & Coping Strategies for Animal Caretakers. Webinar will be on December 16, 2025 at 6pm UTC, which is 10am PST, 1pm EST, 8pm SAST, 12am JST, 5am AEST. Register at bit.ly/ct1225 or using the QR code in the lower left hand corner of the graphic.
December 2, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Happy Thanksgiving to our US friends, and what a great opportunity to share our gratitude for all of the wildlife rehabilitators, wildlife rescuers, and wildlife allies out there in the world! We're so honored to serve and support you in your essential work.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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What does it take to become a Certified Wildlife Rehabilitator? One component of the process is education! Certified Wildlife Rehabilitators have completed a minimum of 50 hours in 13 critical wildlife rehabilitation topics!

#wildliferehab #wildliferescue #ContinuingEducation #certification
An infant Bush Baby, clinging to a stuffed animal while being syringe fed. Text: How to become a Certified Wildlife Rehabilitator, Part 1: Education. Visit CWRexam.org for more information A photo of acorn woodpeckers clinging to a hanging log in an enclosure. Text: 50 hours split between the following disciplines: ID, Natural History, & Behavior, Intake, Triage, and Stabilization, Wound Management, Handling, Restraint, & Human Safety, Hydration & Fluid Therapy, Wildlife Nutrition, Thermoregulation, Basic Physiology, Captive Housing, Release Criteria, Calculations, Medications, Euthanasia. An image of four people in masks around a treatment table practicing animal examinations. Text: What Counts: Classes, webinars, workshops, conferences, symposia from reputable sources. The CWR team maintains a list of pre-approved options and organizations/applicants can submit opportunities to be added to the list at any time through a form on the website. An image of a nestling great horned owl in a cardboard box, two young songbirds being tweezer-fed, and an x-ray of a turtle with a fish hook. Text: Validation: You will be asked to submit documentation of your participation in the form of a transcript, certificate of attendance, certificate of completion, or email or letter from instructor or registrar confirming attendance. When in doubt, reach out to the team at certification@theiwrc.org for help. Visit cwrexam.org for more info!
November 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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A huge thank you to everyone who walked or donated during our Walk for Wildlife event last week! Together, we walked to support wildlife and the rehabilitators who give injured, orphaned, and displaced wild animals a second chance. IWRC is so grateful for your support!

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Thank you to our walkers and donors! QR code to the event site. Silhouettes of a walker and a great blue heron. IWRC's 50th anniversary logo.
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Tomorrow I’m participating in a charity walk for the IWRC. If you’re seeing this please consider giving, even $5. Wildlife is constantly hurt by people. They are hit by cars, run into windows, killed by our pets, kidnapped; some are hurt on purpose. Help mitigate these harms. tinyurl.com/4xvkymw3
November 22, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Did you miss Tuesday's Coffee & Tea on Training Ambassador Animals with Lara Joseph? Don't worry, we recorded it! Check out the free excerpt here: youtu.be/Q3pryFiXg9c
IWRC Members can access the full recording at theiwrc.org/membership/w...

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Excerpt: Where to Begin: Training Animal Ambassadors
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November 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Can you identify the bird calling in this video Elise took on her #walkforwildlife at Saxon Park in Oklahoma USA? Share your guesses in the replies! We'll post the answer tomorrow!
November 21, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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What gorgeous photos from #WalkforWildlife participant Elise, walking in beautiful fall Saxon Park in Oklahoma USA! Have you taken your walk yet? If so we want to see it! There's also still time to sign up to walk, or support our walkers and #wildliferehab around the world: tinyurl.com/yyd9v4kf
A sun-drenched meadow, and a dirt trail curving out of sight to the left A shadowed path through the fall woods Elise's Walk for Wildlife bib, she's walking for all the insectivore species! Close up of a seeding plant
November 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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It’s not gonna look that color of green but I’m exciting get out and hike on my #walkforwildlife this week. And I’ll see plenty of gorgeous Oregon pale and dark greens. Pictures to come.
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Happy US National Take a #Hike Day! It’s also the kickoff of IWRC’s Walk for Wildlife! This week, hike anywhere, anytime, and help #wildliferehabilitators who care for injured, orphaned, and displaced wild animals around the world. Register or support our walkers: tinyurl.com/yyd9v4kf
The left half is a trail through a shady green forest, the right half is a great blue heron perching on a branch
November 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Happy US National Take a #Hike Day! It’s also the kickoff of IWRC’s Walk for Wildlife! This week, hike anywhere, anytime, and help #wildliferehabilitators who care for injured, orphaned, and displaced wild animals around the world. Register or support our walkers: tinyurl.com/yyd9v4kf
The left half is a trail through a shady green forest, the right half is a great blue heron perching on a branch
November 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Walk for Wildlife starts Monday!

Have you printed your bib yet? Set your walking goal and place? Ordered a t-shirt?

If you haven’t registered yet, join the walk here: tinyurl.com/yyd9v4kf

#WalkforWildlife #wildliferehab #wildliferescue #conservation #hiking #fundraiser
November 14, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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This is Lara Joseph, our speaker for this month's free #wildliferehab seminar! She is a professional animal behavior consultant, trainer, and speaker, and she'll be speaking on ethical, positive reinforcement strategies for choosing and training ambassador animals. Sign up at www.bit.ly/CT1125
A turkey vulture, with outspread wings, stands on the gloved arm of a smiling red-haired woman
November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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#Wildlife rehabbers and allies: Take a moment to breathe, stretch your legs, and reconnect with nature. This November 17-23 at IWRC's Walk for Wildlife, your steps can build a stronger global #wildliferehab network! Join us! tinyurl.com/yyd9v4kf

Images from the 2024 #WalkforWildlife, in Oregon USA
A blue heron sitting at the edge of a long, sunny stretch of tall grass and brush, backed by hills Subtle ripples encircling a grebe, swimming over beautiful reflections of trees and grass on the surface of the water. A gorgeous swath of blue sky, with wispy white clouds, above a stretch of wetlands leading off to distant tree-lined mountains Layers of landscape stacking up toward the horizon
November 12, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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Do you have an up-to-date Emergency Plan? Every wildlife rehabilitator needs a plan to keep themselves and the animals safe if the unexpected happens. Disaster planning doesn't have to be overwhelming; IWRC has a free workbook to guide you: theiwrc.org/project/disa...
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Images of forest fire and severe weather. Title A Workbook for Disaster Planning. Published by IWRC
November 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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We want to help YOU provide the best possible care to the wildlife you care for, and good fluid therapy makes a huge difference! Check out our new online Fluid Therapy course at theiwrc.org/product/flui...

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November 7, 2025 at 1:31 AM