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Canberra 2008

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The sixth national wildlife rehabilitation conference was held at the newly renovated National Convention Centre in Canberra from 22 July to 24 July 2008.  The Committee was chaired by Marg Peachey and  included Steve Amesbury, Heidi Prichard, Heather Peachey, Lee Newton, Lee-Anne Shepherd, Lauren Brown, Kelly Wall and Jill Charker.  The conference video was produced by  Steve Amesbury. Joint Masters of Ceremonies were Lee Newton and Heidi Prichard.

Presentations

The following is a list of the presentations at this conference. Not all were  made available for download by the presenters. Presentations are listed by Surname of the key presenter. Click on the links below to download available presentations.

Note: These papers are the intellectual property of the authors and may not be copied or distributed in any way without the prior permission of the author.  
  • Conference Program
  • Amesbury, Steve & McLean, Jenny: Wildlife Friendly Fencing
  • Austen, Dr Rosemary (Wildcare Qbn): Macropod Fence Injuries
  • Battaglia, Eira: Protecting Manly's Penguins
  • Bedford, Willie & Coles, Janine: "As Wild as Night"  (papers not available)
  • Brett , Dr Sarah (Kimberley Vet Centre): Back to Basics
  • Brett , Dr Sarah (Kimberley Toad Busters): Is there Wildlife after Cane Toads - followup (paper not available)
  • Broome, Linda (NSW DECC): Pygmy Possums (paper not available)
  • Collecot, Sheila (RSPCA Qld): Sheltermate (paper not available)
  • Cox , Amanda (Wombat Protection Society of Australia): Wombats, national Icon?; Mange, International Disgrace!
  • Chappel, Gayle (Wildlife Victoria): An integrated approach to treating mange infested wombats (paper not available)
  • Connors, Patric: Carer HQ: The benefits of using a common IT platform for wildlife care groups (paper not available)
  • Douglas, Donna (Botanic Gardens): Seeking Serpents: A mark-recapture of brown snakes (Pseudonaja textilis) in an urban reserve 
  • Duratovic, Tania (IFAW, Australia): Emergency disaster relief in Australia - the current situation (paper not available)
  • Fraser, Ian: Bird migration to and from the ACT
  • Green, Dr Dick  (IFAW USA): International Disaster Relief - IFAW
  • Griffith, Dr Joanna (Sydney University): Do Drugged Koalas Really Get High? 
  • Hall, Elizabeth (Taronga Wildlife Hospital): Rescue & Intensive Care of Seabirds  Appendix
  • Hallinan, Judith (WAIF): Overcoming Treatment Myths
  • Handke , Bill (Indian Myna Action Group): Restoring Some Balance - Tackling Indian Mynas
  • Harvey, Lyndall (C&R Consulting Pty Ltd): A suburb of National Parks and World Heritage status – Wildlife Conservation on Magnetic Island
  • Hillman, Rod ( Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve): Tidbinbilla - People, Bushfires, Brush-tails and Corroboree Frogs (paper not available)
  • Hunter, Dr David (NSW DECC): Saving Australia's Most Iconic Frog Species from Extinction - Corroboree frogs (paper not available)
  • Fernee, Sandy (Wildlife Victoria): Data Management of Emergency Phone Service: Using a commercial product for non-profit groups
  • Fowler, Dr Anne (Sydney University): Treatment of different types of shock
  • Joseph, Dr Leo (CSIRO): Tracking Down Australia's Rarer and More Mysterious Parrots (paper not available)
  • Linke, Michael (RSPCA ACT): Grant Applications  Sample
  • Morvell, Gerry (Conservation Volunteers Australia): Endangered Species - Conservation Volunteers (paper not available)
  • Pollock, Dr Jim: From Small Beginnings
  • Ralph, Dr Howard: Pain Management for Wildlife
  • Ralph, Glenda: Physiotherapy for Wildlife
  • Rickard, Leonie (RSPCA Qld): 1300 ANIMAL
  • Simmonds, Adrian:  Nature: Our ultimate shelter
  • Spielman, Dr Derek (University of Sydney): Genetic Considerations and the release of Rehabilitated Australian Wildlife
  • Trocini, Dr Sabrina (Murdoch University): Wildlife Passive surveilance: The potential role of wildlife rehabilitation centres
  • Wood, Stan & Amesbury, Steve: Options for Unreleasables
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