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Wildlife rehabilitation guides
Wildlife rehabilitation guides
Introduction
Wildlife rehabilitation guides include information like first aid, what they eat, how to handle wildlife and other topics relevant to rehabilitation.
Bird rehabilitation guides
Rehabilitation guides by DOC:
Kererū rehabilitation guide (PDF, 2,610K)
Raptor (owl) rehabilitation guide (PDF, 2,550K)
Seabird rehabilitation guide (PDF, 3,720K)
Tūī and bellbird rehabilitation guide (PDF, 2,360K)
Guides and resources from other organisations:
Wild City Neighbours: a guide to native bird rehabilitation (PDF, 286K)
Kiwi first aid and veterinary care guide (PDF, 1,874K)
Minimum Standard for rehabilitators - Wildlife Rehabilitation Network New Zealand (PDF, 259K)
Bat rehabilitation guides
Bat care advice for first responders (PDF, 146K)
Initial veterinary care for New Zealand bats (PDF, 2,080K)