The Daily Telegraph
Veterinarians will be able to access better training in order to prepare them for future disasters, following the hundreds of thousands of wildlife deaths during the Black Summer bushfires.
In NSW alone, a minimum of $1.8 million of free vet services are administered to wildlife each year, with this figure estimated to be far greater following recent disasters.
Veterinarians report that many aspects of their formal education had not adequately prepared them for emergency wildlife care.
As a result, The Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife is launching the Wildlife Friendly Vets program as part of its ‘Wildlife Heroes’ project, which aims to support wildlife volunteers around the country.
