Norma's downloadable PDF Documents and Presentations

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Antechinus: Housing and Care

Abobe PDF – 259KB
  • Yellow-footed Antechinus
  • Brown Antechinus
  • Habitat
  • Behaviour and life cycle
  • Housing and feeding in care
  • Release

Antechinus: Housing and Care (layout v2)

Abobe PDF – 6.6MB

This manual contains the same content as the one above, but due to its more graphical presentation the file size is larger at 6.6MB. You can save it to your hard drive by right-clicking and selecting ‘save link as’. This version is recommended for viewing if you have a fast broadband connection.

Bandicoots: Their Care and Handling

Abobe PDF – 996KB
  • Identification
  • Behaviour and Diet
  • Distribution and Habitat
  • Rescue
  • Stress
  • Housing Very Young Bandicoots
  • Injuries
  • Accommodation for Juveniles and Adults
  • Problems Arising with Young While in Care
  • Adults in Care
  • Feeding Adults and Young Joeys in Care
  • Release

Long-nosed Bandicoot Identification and Rescue

Microsoft Powerpoint – 3MB
  • Identification
  • Development of Young
  • Housing Joeys
  • Housing Juveniles
  • Food and Feeding
  • Threats
  • Handling and Stress
  • Death
  • Information

Seabirds and Waders

Microsoft Powerpoint – 1MB
  • The Rescue
  • Feeding Water Birds
  • Seagulls
  • Gannets
  • Shearwaters
  • Penguins
  • White-faced Heron
  • Darters and Cormorants
  • Release

Young Birds: Rescue, Identification & Immediate Care

Microsoft Powerpoint – 9MB
  • The Rescue
  • What Bird is This?
  • Different Types of Bird
  • Identification
  • Chick Housing
  • Feeding the chick and Chick "buddying"

Caring for Chicks and Nestlings

Adobe PDF – 2.2MB
  • The Rescue
  • Reuniting with Parents or Adoption
  • Reasons for Chicks Coming into Care
  • First Aid
  • Altricial Nestling Housing
  • Precocial Chick Housing
  • Duckling Housing
  • Initial Feeding & Rehydrating
  • Feeding
  • Hygiene
  • How to Get Young Birds to Gape
  • Imprinting and Release

Caring for Chicks and Nestlings (layout v2)

Adobe PDF – 18.4MB

This manual contains the same content as the one above, but due to its more graphical presentation the file size is larger at 18.4MB. You can save it to your hard drive by right-clicking and selecting ‘save link as’. This version is recommended for viewing if you have a fast broadband connection.

Seabirds and Waterbirds

Adobe PDF – 1.1MB
  • Common Problems
  • Handling
  • Nursing Care and Temporary Housing
  • Outside Housing
  • Diet
  • Nestling Care and Release