Wildlife Response & Public Education

Humans & wildlife conflict is a topic of growing concern in many towns in Massachusetts. Animal Control Officers more frequently have to answer and respond to calls about public health concerns regarding injured wildlife. Proper response to these calls as well as capture, handling, and safety techniques are generally not included in basic training. The purpose of this course is to educate. ACOs, as well as any other interested state agencies involved in wildlife rescue, about how to answer commonly asked questions by the public and proper protocols to use when capturing and transporting wildlife.
Some Topics to be Covered:
• State and Federal Regulations about working with wildlife
• Solutions for fielding public calls about common human- wildlife conflict
issues
• Safe capturing and transport techniques
• Rabies and Public health concerns
Please click the link below to sign up for this training. Only 40 spots available! Once you fill out the form, you will receive a Square invoice (may take a couple of days) for payment options.
https://www.acoam.org/wildlife-response-and-public-education-training/
Make sure your 2027 ACOAM Membership is up to date to receive the discount on the class! The new membership year started July 1st. Sign up link is below:
https://www.acoam.org/membership/