Into the wild

摘要

The second annual Irish Wildlife Rehabilitation Conference was held on the weekend of September 24-25 2011 at the Boyne Valley Hotel and Country Club in Drogheda, with speakers, delegates and exhibitors attending from across Ireland, the UK and as farafield as Canada. The conference consisted of two days of presentations and practical workshops tailored to different audiences with 'open attendance' on the Saturday for rehabilitators, conservationists, National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) employees, members of the public and other interested parties, and a veterinary practitioners' conference on the Sunday (registered for 7 CVE credits). There was an impressive line-up of speakers who, without exception, kept their audience engaged, inspired and enthusiastic throughout the two days of the conference. Delegates were able to choose from two strands of practical workshops and presentations, with the basic and advanced schedules running concurrently in order to cater to different levels of wildlife rehabilitation knowledge. On Sunday, presentations were tailored to the audience of veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses with a stronger focus on wildlife diseases, injuries, and treatment plans.