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)