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Sydney 2018

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The 2018 Conference was held in the Abercrombie Business School Auditorium in Darlington NSW from Monday July 2 to Wednesday July 4, plus one additional day of excursions on Thursday July 5. The Conference Organising Committee members for 2018 were:
Maryanne Large (Chair) ................. Steve Amesbury (Secretary, Printing, Video)
Leanne Taylor (Sponsorship) ......... Derek Spielman (Treasurer, Vet Liaison)
Jacqui Marlow (Excursions) ........... Kristie Harris (Trade, Posters, Satchels)
We thank the volunteers from WIRES and University of Sydney Veterinary Students for their valuable contribution

Major sponsors for 2018 were (GOLD) NSW Office of Environment & Heritage, (SILVER) WIRES, (BRONZE) Wombaroo and Humane Society International (Wildlife Land Trust).  All papers on this website remain the intellectual property of the authors and may not be distributed without prior written consent of the author. 

Conference Papers  - (Program)

  • Steve Amesbury - Together again for the first time (Collaboration)
  • Hamish Baron - Circovirus in wild Australian Psittacines
  • Melanie Barsony - The Art of Imping
  • Emma Bean - Avipox Virus infections in Brown Kiwi 
  • Tania Bishop - Pain and its management in Flying-foxes and microbats
  • Brice & Thomas - Coccidian Tales (full version)
  • Frances Carleton - Wildlife rescue and potential impacts on mental health
  • Charlie Carter - Rehabilitation of Raptors and Owls
  • Georgin Child - Wildlife Brain and Spinal cord Injuries
  • Pui Ue (Serena) Chung - Wound Management of a Florida Box Turtle
  • Rosemary Elliott - Impact of carer behaviour on wildlife in care
  • Tiggy Grillo - National Wildlife Biodiversity Guidelines for Australia
  • Anne Fowler - Diarrhoea in Joey Kangaroos
  • Richard Frankham - The role of wildlife rehabilitation in ameliorating the loss of genetic diversity in isolated inbred populations
  • Elizabeth Hall - Marine Turtle Husbandry and Satellite Tracking
  • Catherine Herbert - Brushtail Possums in Care: Factors influencing post-release survival and the potential impacts of stress on release outcomes
  • ​Flanagan & Higgins - Pt Macquarie Koala Hospital & University of Sydney
  • Carol Jackson - Improving treatment outcomes for Bobtail Lizards
  • ​Gisela Kaplan - Surviving the Challenge - Rehabilitating Australian magpies, Tawny Frogmouth and others
  • Audrey Koosmen - NWC - Supporting the NSW Rehabilitation Sector
  • Maryanne Large - Managing Conflict in the Wildlife Rehabilitation Sector
  • Maryanne Large - Managing Conflict in the Wildlife Rehabilitation Sector
  • ​Michael Lohr - Anticoagulant Rodenticides: Implications for Wildlife Rehabilitation
  • Shona Lorigan - Unique Aspects of Marine Mammal Rehabilitation
  • Rachel Lyons - Microbat Rehabilitation: Ten ways to boost your chances for a successful outcome
  • Peggy McDonald - Raptors in the Wild (Full Version)
  • Jodie Milton - Challenges of dealing with wildlife in Central West NSW
  • Brendon Neilly - Animal Welfare Legislation
  • Bronwyn Orr - Veterinary Treatment of Wildlife in Australia
  • Glenda Ralph - Fracture Management
  • Howard Ralph - Wildlife Anaesthesia
  • Gordon Rich - Feed Guidelines for Native Birds in Rehabilitation
  • Peter Ridgeway - Rewilding ecosystems through wildlife rehabilitation
  • Peggy Rismiller - Monotreme Genesis
  • Kyla Shelley - Innovations in Rescue Technology
  • Kiara Simonis - Satellite Tracking rehabilitated raptors
  • Derek Spielman - Coccidiosis in Macropods and others
  • Peter Stathis - Towards a more effective model of wildlife care in NSW​
  • Tanya Stephens - Cataracts and Kangaroos - Nutrition of orphaned hand-reared macropods
  • Janet Wheeler - Heat Stress and Ringtail Possums
  • Christie Wong - Establishing Volunteer Programs for Wildlife Rehabilitation Centres
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