Downloadable Manuals and Presentations

by Norma Henderson
   
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Antechinus : Housing and Care
 
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  • Yellow-footed Antechinus
  • Brown Antechinus
  • Habitat
  • Behaviour and life cycle
  • Housing and feeding in care
  • Release
 

 

Bandicoots : Their Care and Handling
 

 

 

 
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  • Identification
  • Behaviour and Diet
  • Distribution and Habitat
  • Rescue
  • Handling and Transport
  • Stress
  • Housing Very Young Bandicoots
  • Injuries
  • Hospital Accommodation for Juveniles and Adults
  • Problems Arising with Young While in Care
  • Adults in Care
  • Feeding Adults in Care
  • Feeding Young Joeys
  • Release
 

 

Long-nosed Bandicoot Identification and Rescue
 

 

 
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  • Identification
  • Development of Young
  • Housing Joeys
  • Housing Juveniles
  • Food and Feeding
  • Threats
  • Handling and Stress
  • Death
  • Information
 

 

Seabirds and Waders
 

 
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  • The Rescue
  • Feeding Water Birds
  • Seagulls
  • Gannets
  • Shearwaters
  • Penguins
  • White-faced Heron
  • Darters and Cormorants
  • Release
 

 

Young Birds : Rescue, identification & Immediate Care
 

 
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  • The Rescue
  • What Bird is This?
  • Different Types of Bird
  • Identification
  • Chick Housing
  • Feeding the chick
  • Chick "buddying"
 

 

Caring for Chicks & Nestlings
 

 

 
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  • The Rescue
  • Reuniting with Parents or Adoption
  • Chick Definitions
  • 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
  • Release