Friday October 6, 2000
10:00 Appropriate Release Sites
for Carnivores (Susan Morse, Keeping Track, VT)
11:30 Welcome, Host Introductions, Orientation
12:00 Lunch
| A. HSUS Session: Urban Wildlife - Human Population Conflicts and Impacts | B. Government Session | C. General |
| 1:00 Morbidity & Mortality of Urban Wildlife (Dr. Don Burton) | 1:00 True Cost of Doing Business
(Ed Clark) |
1:00 Common Diseases and Injuries of Wild Urban Songbirds
(Erica Miller, DVM)* |
| 2:00 Fatal Light Awareness Program (Michael Mesure) | 2:00 Survey of State Regs
(Allan Casey) |
2:15 Tips of the Trade
(Raine Carson) |
| 3:00 Break | 3:00 Break | 3:00 Break |
| 3:15 A New Approach to Beaver Management (Skip Lisle) | 3:15 Government Panel
(Casey, Moderator) |
3:15 Ethics and Professionalism in Wildlife Rehabilitation
(Erica Miller, DVM)* |
| 4:00 Whitetail Deer in Our Communities
(Dr. Allen Rutberg) |
4:15 Wildlife Nutrition
(Robyn Graboski) |
|
| 4:45 Living in Peace with Canada Geese (Dr. John Hadidian) | 5:00 Fox Valley Nutritional Information
Jane Truet |
|
| 5:30 Zoonosis is a Two-Way Street
(Dr. Pat Klein, VMD) |
session ends 5:00 | session ends at 6:00 |
Workshops
1:00 - 3:00 Rehabilitation of Whitetail Deer, (Cindy Page)
2:00 - 6:00 Basic Skills Workshop, (Kim Christensen, Kelly Martin,
Marc Payne)
6:30 - Dinner
7:30 - State Business Meetings
8:00 - Bag 'em and Drag 'em! The Wildlife Olympics! (Bill
Brothers and company)
Saturday October 7, 2000
| D. Mammal Session | E. Reptile/Avian | F. Education/Management |
| 8:00 Beaver Natural History
(Skip Lisle) |
8:00 Basic Care of Sick & Injured Reptiles (Kathy Michell) | 8:00 501(C)3
(Allan Casey) |
| 8:45 Basic Squirrel Rehab
(Karen McElmurry) |
9:00 The Evolution of a Successful Rehab Ctr. (Len Soucy) | |
| 9:45 Orphan Bear Cub Rehab.
(Ben Kilham) |
10:15 Baby Turkey Rehab
(Bea Orendorff) |
10:00 Fund Raising
(Ed Clark) |
| 11:15 Free Ranging Cat Problems
(Cindy Page) |
11:00 Basic & Advanced Care of Traumatic Injuries in Reptiles
(Kathy Michell) |
Workshops
8:00 - 12:00 Recruiting and Training New Rehabilitators, (Shirley Casey)
8:00 - 10:00 Necropsy Workshop, (Pat Klein, DVM.)
10:00 - 12:00 Captive Wildlife Photography, (Blaine Rothauser)
10:00 - 12:00 Waterfowl Pools and Caging, (Marc Payne)
12:00 Lunch for all Sessions
| G. Mammal | H. Avian | I. Medical/General |
| 1:00 Bobcat Rehab & Natural History
(Cathie Gregg) |
1:00 Baby Bird ID
(Mary Jane Stretch) |
1:00 Overview of Holistic Medicine Options (Rachel Blackmer) |
| 2:30 Cottontail Care 101
(Diane Orr) |
2:00 Dummy's Guide to Raptor ID
(Tom Nelson) |
|
| 3:15 Break | 3:30 Break | 3:00 Break |
| 3:30 Rearing Mammals with Milk Matrix System (Raine Carson) | 3:45 Care Housing & Maintenance of Predatory Birds (Len Soucy) | 3:15 Intro to Homeopathy
(Shirley Casey) |
| 4:15 Treatment of Diarrhea in Neonatal Mammals (Cindy Page) | 4:30 Care of Adult Hummingbirds
(Janine Perlman) |
4:15 Avian Stress Management
(Bea Orendorff) |
| session ends at 5:00 | session ends at 5:30 | session ends at 5:15 |
Workshops
1:00 - 4:00 Basic and Advanced Treatmentof Turtle Injuries,
(Kathy Michell)
1:00 - 4:00 Waterfowl Caging, (Marc Payne)
1:00 - 4:00 7 Habits of the Highly Effective Rehabilitator, (Ed Clark)
Field Trip
1:00-4:00 The Hudson Valley Raptor Center will be open to
the public with flight demonstrations by a master falconer at 2:00.
Conference attendees showing their name tags will be allowed entry for
free. Carpooling is encouraged and directions will be available at
Registration.
6:00 Cash Bar & NYSWRC Anniversary Party
7:00 Dinner
Awards, Raffle, Auction to follow
Sunday October 8, 2000
| J. Advanced/Medical | K. Mammal | L. Avian |
| 8:30 West Nile Virus
(Basil Tangredi, DVM) |
8:30 Mammal Reunions
Orphan Reductions (Carey, Casey, Simon) |
8:30 Rehabilitation of the Avian Shoulder (Charity Uman) |
| 9:15 Newcastle's Disease
(Sallie Welte) |
9:30 Songbird Nutrition: Hatchlings
(Janine Perlman) |
|
| 10:00 Neurology for Rehabilitators
(Rachel Blackmer, DVM) |
10:00 Beneficial Bats: 101
(Geraldine Greb-Lasky) |
|
| 11:00 Evaluation of the Avian Fracture
(Alison Hazel, DVM) |
11:00 Diseases and Conditions Found in Gray Squirrels (Barbara Bellens-Picon) | 11:00 Waterfowl Rehabilitation
(Sallie Welte) |
Workshops
8:30 - 10:00 Falconry Techniques for Raptor Rehabilitation, Tom Cullen
8:30 - 12:00 The Art and Science of Using Captive Animals for Education,
Eveleen Cicchini
10:00 - 12:00 Captive Wildlife Photography, Blaine Rothauser
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Oiled Wildlife Emergency Response, ERDG
12:00 Lunch for all Sessions
| M. Advanced/Medical | N. Mammal/General | O. General |
| 1:00 Towards a Manifesto on Wildlife Euthanasia (Pat Klein, VMD) | 1:00 Gray Squirrel Behavior
(Barbara Bellens-Picon) |
1:00 Stress Management in Captive Animals (Eveleen Cicchini) |
| 2:00 - Dealing (with) Death: Psychological Aspects of Euthanasia
(Diane Winn Ph.D) |
1:45 Raptor Medical Problems
(Alison Hazel, DVM.) |
|
| 3:30 Break | 2:45 Troubleshooting Wildlife Problems over the phone (Laura Simon) | 3:00 Water & Ice: Waterfowl Rescue
(Sue DeArment) |
| 3:45 Rehabilitating Without Cages
(Sally Beckwith) |
3:45 Break | 3:45 Break |
| 4:00 Building a Cage for Juvenile Squirrels (Allan Casey) | 4:00 You Love that Squirrel More than Me…(Hope Douglas) | |
| session ends 5:15 | session ends at 5:00 | session ends at 5:00 |
Workshops
1:00 - 5:00 Rabies Vector Species Training (continues Monday 8:00 -
12:00)
Field Trip
1:00-4:00 The Hudson Valley Raptor Center will be open to
the public with flight demonstrations by a master falconer at 2:00.
Conference attendees showing their name tags will be allowed entry for
free. Carpooling is encouraged and directions will be available at
Registration.
6:00 Dinner
7:30 Policing Ourselves - What to Do about Problem Rehabilitators:
Round Table Discussion, Laura Simon, moderator
Monday October 9, 2000
Workshops
8:00 - 12:00 Advanced Oil Spill Supervisor Training, (ERDG)
8:00 - 12:00 Basic Skills Course, (Christensen, Martin, Cole)
8:00 - 12:00 Rabies Vector Species Training
Field Trip
9:00-11:00 Hawk Migration- Minnewaska State Park. Meet at the
front of the building with binoculars at 8:45.
(Professor Hans Weber, PhD)
Additional questions can be answered by e-mail to Julie Harjung: rangerncats1@juno.com
Thank you for your interest, I look forward to seeing you there.
* Biographies of speakers, Program descriptions (as available)
Erica A. Miller, Veterinarian
Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research, Inc.
Full-time wildlife rehabilitator for 11 years; have been staff veterinarian
at 3 wildlife rehabilitation centers during that time. Presently
with Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research, Inc. in Delaware. Adjunct
faculty at University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.
On the Board of Directors for the NWRA, Secretary of the Board and Chair
of the Standards Committee.
Title: Common Diseases and Injuries of Wild Urban Songbirds
This presentation will address twenty illnesses and injuries for which adult North American songbirds are commonly presented to a wildlife rehabilitation facility. The information will provide a quick reference for information regarding the cause, transmission, diagnosis and treatment of these more commonly encountered diseases and injuries. Sample cases will also be presented in this overview; references for additional information will be provided.
Title: Ethics and Professionalism in Wildlife Rehabilitation
Ethics and the role they play in wildlife rehabilitation are topics
that are rarely discussed and often overlooked. This presentation
will define ethics, provide an explanation of the Code of Ethics for Wildlife
Rehabilitators, explore how ethics can affect our actions as rehabilitators,
and end with a discussion on how ethics influence Minimum Standards for
Wildlife Rehabilitators. Audience participation is encouraged in
the final portion of the presentation as we discuss the "Revised" Minimum
Standards and their anticipated use by both rehabilitators and state and
federal wildlife agencies.