Wombat Carer Course (virtual)

Any prospective wombat carers need to complete a wombat carer course for licensing purposes, and to be a good carer for the wombats entrusted to you.

This is a beginner course and will give you a good overview of:

• Basic wombat rescues
• Equipment for rescues
• Assessment of rescued wombat
• Equipment/infrastructure needed as carer
• Feeding a wombat
• General care, housing and husbandry
• Diseases / illnessess wombats may suffer (including mange) from and
• General problems

This training workshop is jointly offered by NARG (Native Animal Rescue Group) and Wombat Rescue and presented by Bill and Les Waterhouse

To be a carer in NSW and ACT, you need to be affiliated or a member of a licensed wildlife group in your area. This course is aimed at anyone in any state who needs wombat training to join a shelter or wildlife group and would like to become a carer.

Please note the following arrangements:

• Although we start at 10am, please be a bit early so that we sort out any technology issues and finish on time.
• The course notes will be emailed to you after the course
• There will be breaks during the course

Further reading if you are keen:

The Code of Practice for Wildlife - ACT

The Code of Practice for Wildlife - NSW

The course will be presented via Zoom and a link to the course will be emailed to you a few days ahead of time

Please be sure to look out for this email in your junk folder

Host or Publisher Yolandi Vermaak