Gold Coast 2005

The third National Wildlife Rehabilitation Conference was held at the Holiday Inn at Surfers Paradise Queensland from Wed 31st August to Friday 2nd September 2005. The organising Committee was Kim Alexander, Karen Scott, Gail Gipp, Terry Wimberley, Deidre and Michele de Villiers, Evelynn Coutts, Trish Paterson-Wimberley, Janet Gamble and Eleanor Hanger. Steve Amesbury produced the opening video and Adrian Caneris was Master of Ceremonies.

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Presentations

The following is a list of available presentations. Click on the links below to download available presentations from the Gold Coast conference.

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
  
• Beach, Georgina: A Gap in the Market: Potential Role for a National Organization
• Booth, Dr Rosie: Conservation Research at David Fleay Wildlife Park
• Butcher, June: Highs and Lows of Endangered Species Breeding
• Clark, Giles:  Wildlife Conservation in Developing Countries
• Dawson, Larry: Caring for Carers
• Ferris, Lance: Capturing Pelicans and Other Birds that can be Lured
• Field, Dr Hume: Emerging diseases associated with flying foxes - host management strategies
• Fisher, Renee: Certificate III in Native Animal Rehabilitation – A First for Wildlife Carers
• Fowler, Dr Anne: How to Manage Open Wounds in Wildlife
• Fowler, Dr Anne: Common Conditions in Native Reptiles
• Gelis, Dr Stacey: Wild Bird Assessment, First Aid and Handy Tips

• Goodfellow, Jed: Obligations of Wildlife Carers under Animal Welfare Legislation 
  
• Grabowski, Wanda: Give me a Home Among the Gum Trees – Radio Tracking Julie and Chantelle
• Hall, Elizabeth: Release Considerations for Rehabilitated Wildlife
• Hall, Dr Les: Anatomy of Bats
• Hampson, Hannah: Education for Action
• Hanger, Dr Jon: Management of Critically Ill Wildlife; The Reality and Practice of Wildlife Euthanasia
• Koppman, Leigh: Aspects of Raising the Short Beaked Echidna
• Koosmen, Audrey: NSW Steering Committee – NSW State Body
• Mason, Dr Phillipa: Rehabilitating Birds
• Mckee, Dr Jeff: Viruses, Koalas and Leukaemia
• McKinney, Peter: Experiences in the Middle East – Benefits to Raptor Medicine
• Middleton, Dr David: Wildlife Health in the Round – Healesville Sanctuary’s Australian Wildlife Centre
• Pettett, Lyndall: The Release of Rehabilitated Native Marsupials and Occupancy of Artificial Homes on the Sunshine Coast
• Phillips, Dr Steve: What do we do with the drunken sailor? Some issues associated with the captive management and release of rehabilitated koala
• Pollock, Dr Jim: Tetany in Hand Reared Common Brushtail Possums
• Pyne, Dr Michael: Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease
• Reardon, Terry: Australian Bats – Diversity, Conservation Issues and Research
• Rose, Dr Karrie: Australian Registry of Wildlife Health at Taronga Zoo
• Saunders, Annie: Queensland Wildlife Rehabilitation Council
  
• Shae, Phil: Release and Other Things – An Ecologist Perspective
• Tang, Nancy: Application for Standards in Wildlife Rehabilitation
• Tribe, Dr Andrew: Measuring the Success of Wildlife Rehabilitation
• Tribe, Dr Andrew and Hanger, Dr Jon: The Vet Visit
• Turnbull, Deborah: Wildlife Carers as Environmental Educators
• Vogelnest, Dr Larry: Disease Considerations for the Release of Rehabilitated Wildlife
• Zabinskas, Manfred: Kangaroo Rescue – Techniques and Application