08/06/10: We've received a number of enquiries as to the whereabouts of the next issue of 'The Rehabilitator'. We apologise for the delay in the release of this issue, which is due to a combination of unforeseen circumstances. The new issue is now being compiled and will be released as soon as possible – please bear with us! As always, we welcome your articles, letters and photos - please send your contributions to editor@bwrc.org.uk.

Welcome...

... to the BWRC website. Our mission is to promote the welfare of wildlife casualties both whilst in captivity and after release back into the wild, and to ensure that casualties are handled within the framework and spirit of the law. The Council is run by a voluntary Steering Committee, which meets several times a year and encourages contact between rehabilitators, organising symposiums and regional workshops, and periodically issuing a BWRC newsletter, "The Rehabilitator". Follow the links on the left to find out more about wildlife rehabilitation and the work of the Council. If you have any comments or questions, or would like to get involved, please contact us. Enjoy your visit - we look forward to welcoming you back soon.

Tony Nevin, BWRC Chairman

news
 

08/06/10: The next Symposium of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Coalition, to be hosted this year by Lower Moss Wood Wildlife Hospital, is to be held at Chelford Village Hall, nr Knutsford, Cheshire on 20 November 2010. Put the date in your diary! - more details will be published here as they become available.

07/06/10: On 25 June the First Chester Conference on Forensics – Wildlife Crime will be held at the University of Chester. The Conference will focus on the role of forensic techniques in the detection and investigation of wildlife crime, both in Britain and overseas.  The keynote speaker will be Mr Nevin Hunter, Chief Inspector, DEFRA, and the delegate fee is £70. For further details click here, or to download the registration form, click here.  

27/05/10: The Irish Wildlife Rehabilitation Conference 2010 is scheduled to take place on 21/22 August at Drogheda, County Meath, Ireland. For further details, click here. The announcement of these conference dates coincides with the launch of the Irish Wildlife Matters website.

27/05/10: Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act has changed, and new advice has been issued regarding the release of animals such as the grey squirrel - see the DEFRA website for more details.

27/05/10: On 4 May, UFAW hosted a symposium entitled "Wild bird care in the garden: A scientific look at large scale, do-it-yourself, wildlife management" at the Zoological Society of London. For further details and abstracts, click here.

27/05/10: The Animal Welfare Network Wales are currently compiling evidence for a report to be submitted to the Welsh Assembly Government on the licensing of sanctuaries. For more information, click here.

27/05/10: Presentation material from the 2009 Wildlife Rehabilitation Coalition Symposium is now available to download from our Conference Proceedings page.

10/12/09: Click here to read the press release following our successful 2009 Wildlife Rehabilitation Coalition Symposium.

23/10/09: There's still time to get your tickets for

this year's Wildlife Rehabilitation Coalition Symposium, on 21 November 2009 at Writtle College, Essex - for further details click here, or to download a booking form here.

23/10/09: To see the FINAL programme for the 2009 Symposium, click here.

08/10/09: The BWRC is calling for opinions from rehabilitators regarding the potential future impact of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (and subsequent secondary legislation) on practicing wildlife rehabilitators in the UK. For more information, and to give your opinions, click here.
 

20/04/09: The booking form for the 2009 Symposium is now available - click here to download or here for further details.

31/03/09: Wildlife Rehabilitation Coalition Symposium celebrates its 21st birthday with the announcement of the 2009 event, to be held on 21/11/09 at Writtle College, Essex. The topic: 'Research - the 'Cutting Edge' of Wildlife Rehabilitation'. For further details click here...