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Papers

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There were approximately 30 presenters from around Australia, including speakers from wildlife care organisations, government, the veterinary profession, research institutions and the RSPCA.

Timetable print version (PDF, 92 KB) Last updated: 22 June 2010

Tuesday 22nd | Wednesday 23rd | Thursday 24th

Tuesday 22nd

8-8.30

Registration and Trade display

 

8.30-9.00

Welcome, introduction and housekeeping

 

9.00-9.30

Animal Welfare - ethics, science, conservation, and what is their relevance to wildlife rehabilitation? And why should we care? (16 kB)

IFAW - Ian Robinson BVSc Cert SHP Cert ZooMed FRCVS

9.30-10

Wombat Mitigation Program (880 kB)

Brigitte Stevens- Wombat Awareness Organisation

10-10.20

Q &A

 

10.20-10.50

MORNING TEA

 

10.50-11.20

Current impact of global warming on Australian Wildlife (36 kB)

Dr Anne Fowler

11.20-11.50

US Oil Spill Update

Aaron Machado

11.50-12.20

Wombaroo – food preparation & storage (21 kB)

Samantha Rich

12.20-12.30

Q & A

 

12.30 – 1.30

LUNCH

 

1.30-2.00

Subtle but Devastating causes of Failure to Thrive (32 kB)

Dr Howard Ralph

2.00-2.30

Web framework Info Sharing (34 kB)

Greg Rogers

2.30-3.00

Caring for Animals in Remote locations (43 kB)

Joann Waterstrom Muller

3.00-3.10

Q & A

 

3.10 – 3.30

AFTERNOON TEA

 

3.30-4.00

Value of Post Mortem Examinations and Histopathology (467 kB)

Dr Derek Spielman

4.00-4.30

Kangaroo Translocation: program effectiveness & welfare goals (2 MB)

Professor Steve Garlick PhD, FAUCEA
Dr Rosemary Austen PhD, MBBS, FRACGP

4.30-5.00

Possum rehabilitation natural vs Supplemental Diets

Michelle Thomas Wildlife Vic

5.00-5.30

Q & A

 

 

 

 

7 -9.00

Informal Discussion State Councils (64 kB)

 

 



Wednesday 23rd

8-8.30

Registration and Trade Display

 

8.30-8.40

Housekeeping

 

8.40-9.00

Tolga Bat Hospital

Jan Virgo

9.00-9.40

Legal Standards for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release  (31 kB)

RSPCA & Wildlife-Past, Present and future plans (16 kB)

Russell Jarman RSPCA SA
Jed Goodfellow  RSPCA SA BA/LLB (hons), GDLP

9.40-10.10

Avian Forum – Avian Pox  (13 kB)

Anne Fowler & June Butcher

10.10-10.20

Q &A

 

10.20-10.50

MORNING TEA

 

10.50-11.20

Australian Marine Wildlife  Rescue & Research Organisation (33 kB)

Aaron Machado

11.20-11.50

Bushfire Disaster Response (718 kB)

Sandy Fernee Wildlife Vic

11.50-12.20

Kangaroo Release Research (10 kB)

Lynette Masters

12.20-12.30

Q & A

 

12.30 – 1.30

LUNCH

 

1.30-2.00

Complementary Therapies (34 kB)

Dr Sarah Brett

2.00-2.30

Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics  (55 kB)

Judith Hopper Hallinan

2.40-3.00

Grey Headed Flying Foxes in South Australia (14 kB)

Linda Collins

3.00-3.10

Q & A

 

3.10 – 3.30

AFTERNOON TEA

 

3.30-4.00

Lost Ringtail & Brushtail Babies – an alternative to hand rearing (58 kB)

Dr Ulrike Beckmann

4.00-4.30

Wildlife as Pets! (42 kB)

Janet Gamble

4.30-5.10

Koalas/DEH SA (187 kB)

Dr Deb Kelly

5.10-5.30

Q & A

 

 

 

 

7 – 7.30pm

DINNER

 

 



Thursday 24th

8-8.30

Registration and Trade Display

 

8.30-8.40

Housekeeping

 

8.40-8.55

Wildlife Lands Trust (85 kB)

Evan Quartermain

9.10-9.40

Echidnas, the different Mammal (37 kB0

Dr Peggy Rismiller

9.40-10.10

Herbivore Nutrition Supplements (29 KB)

Beverley Young and Holly Manwaring

10-10.20

Q &A

 

10.20-10.50

MORNING TEA

 

10.50-11.20

Introduction to Fluid Therapies (PDF, 432 kB)

Michelle Thomas

11.20-11.50

Observations about Myopathy in Macropods (88 kB)

Dr Howard Ralph
Dr Rosemary Austen

11.50-12.20

RSPCA Qld and QWRC (112 kB)

Leonie Rickard

12.20-12.30

Q & A

 

12.30 – 1.30

LUNCH

 

1.30-2.00

Treatment of Burns

Dr Anne Fowler

2.00-2.30

Fundraising Tips for the Wildlife Industry (1.2 MB)

Amy Amato, Wildlife Vic

2.30-3.00

Restoring Connections:We are all ONE (33 kB)

Adriana Simmonds

3.00-3.10

Q & A

 

3.10 – 3.30

AFTERNOON TEA

 

3.30-4.00

Black Saturday (PDF, 55kB)

Denise Garratt, Help for Wildlife

4.00-4.20

Fauna Rescue of South Australia (25 kB)

Liz MacGuinness

4.20-4.40

Pygmy Blue Tongue (57 kB)

Terry Morley

4.40- 5.00

Free Flight Training Raptors for Release (820 kB)

Frank Mikula - Wombat Awareness Organisation

5.00-5.30

Q & A

 

5.30-5.40

NWRC 2012 announcement & Wombat Conference  2011

 





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