Towards a more effective model of wildlife care and rehabilitation: A survey of volunteers in New South Wales, Australia

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 605-627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ron Haering ◽  
Vanessa Wilson ◽  
Annie Zhuo ◽  
Peter Stathis
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
Care Service ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Standards Of Care ◽  
Service Capacity ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Wildlife Rehabilitation ◽  
Training Standards ◽  
Governance Training ◽  
Insight Into

The provision of wildlife rescue and rehabilitation services in New South Wales (NSW) relies heavily on the volunteer sector. The NSW Government regulates the sector and is responsible for identifying measures for its support and delivery of services. To inform this process, we undertook an extensive review of the sector. We report here on the results from our survey of NSW volunteer wildlife rehabilitators, who have collectively reported over 1,000,000 rescues of sick and injured free-living wildlife over the past 16 years. The survey provided a unique insight into the demographics of the sector, the challenges faced, and the value of their contribution to wildlife rehabilitation. Volunteers’ views on the operation of wildlife rehabilitation providers cover five key areas: governance, training, standards of care, service capacity and reporting, as well as the support received from other stakeholders, NSW Wildlife Council (the peak body for the sector), veterinary professionals and government. We found that the volunteer wildlife rehabilitation sector in NSW provides a significant public good that is of high value to the environment, community and government. We make recommendations for investment and strategic improvements to the capacity of the sector to continue to deliver services including transitioning wildlife rehabilitation providers towards a system of accreditation in the future.

scholarly journals Ambulance Service of NSW v Worley; further legal lessons for the emergency services

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Eburn
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Services ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Ambulance Service ◽  
Trial Judge ◽  
Legal Principles ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Court Of Appeal ◽  
Insight Into

The decision of the Court of Appeal in New South Wales, in Ambulance Service of NSW v Worley, gives insight into legal issues relating to the emergency services, and ambulance services in particular. This article considers the facts that gave rise to this litigation, why the trial judge found that the treating paramedic was negligent and why that decision was overturned by the NSW Court of Appeal. The paper then considers the legal principles that arise from this decision and their importance for ambulance services throughout Australia.

scholarly journals A brief report on Primary Care Service Area catchment geographies in New South Wales Australia

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soumya Mazumdar ◽  
Xiaoqi Feng ◽  
Paul Konings ◽  
Ian McRae ◽  
Federico Girosi
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
New South ◽  
Care Service ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Service Area ◽  
Primary Care Service ◽  
South Wales

scholarly journals Round Table Discussion with Lynne Huffer, Steven Ogden, Paul Patton, and Jana Sawicki

2018 ◽  
pp. 77-101
Author(s):  
Lynne Huffer ◽  
Steven Ogden ◽  
Paul Patton ◽  
Jana Sawicki
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
Special Section ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Round Table ◽  
Round Table Discussion ◽  
International Group ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Construction Experience ◽  
The University ◽  
Insight Into

Joanna Crosby and Dianna Taylor: The theme of this special section of Foucault Studies, “Foucauldian Spaces,” emerged out of the 2016 meeting of the Foucault Circle, where the four of you were participants. Each of the three individual papers contained in the special section critically deploys and/or reconceptualizes an aspect of Foucault’s work that engages and offers particular insight into the construction, experience, and utilization of space. We’d like to ask the four of you to reflect on what makes a space Foucauldian, and whether or not (and why or why not) you’d consider the space created by the convergence of and intellectual exchanges among an international group of Foucault scholars at the University of New South Wales in the summer of 2016 to be Foucauldian.

scholarly journals A survey of veterinary professionals about their interactions with free-living native animals and the volunteer wildlife rehabilitation sector in New South Wales, Australia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ron Haering ◽  
Vanessa Wilson ◽  
Annie Zhuo ◽  
Peter Stathis
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
Formal Training ◽  
Teaching Skills ◽  
Free Living ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
Wildlife Rehabilitation ◽  
Pro Bono

ABSTRACT The views of veterinary professionals were surveyed to inform the New South Wales Government about the extent, cost and nature of services they provide to free-living native animals and their interactions with the volunteer wildlife rehabilitation sector. Our aim was to better understand the challenges faced by veterinarians and veterinary nurses and the veterinary practices they work from. The survey was part of an extensive review of the New South Wales wildlife rehabilitation sector to inform strategic improvements to volunteer standards and service delivery. We found New South Wales private veterinary practices and their staff provide an essential network of support for the rehabilitation of sick and injured free-living native animals. Nearly all responding private veterinary practices provided some type of service pro-bono. The annual value of free services and products was estimated to be $1,038,650. Reported average weekly animal caseload was about five with birds the most frequent patients. Cost of services was the main challenge faced by practices, followed by knowledge and skill of staff. Veterinarians and veterinary nurses considered their formal training to not be very useful in teaching skills relevant to free-living native animals and sought further professional development opportunities in animal assessment, treatment and rehabilitation techniques. Most respondents were satisfied with the standard of care afforded to native animals by volunteers. Complaints focused on delays in native animal pick-ups and communication with practice staff. We make recommendations for improving veterinary capacity and strengthening relationships with the volunteer wildlife rehabilitation sector.

Waterlogging tolerance of the threatened grass Arthraxon hispidus and implications for its habitat niche within endangered wetlands in north-eastern New South Wales

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Laura White ◽  
Claudia Catterall ◽  
Ben Wirf ◽  
Kathryn Taffs
Keyword(s):  
Field Survey ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Freshwater Wetland ◽  
Waterlogging Tolerance ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Habitat Niche ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Physiological Tolerances ◽  
Insight Into

Knowledge of a target species’ habitat niche and physiological tolerances is important for conservation planning. However, these factors are not well understood for the threatened annual grass Arthraxon hispidus in New South Wales (NSW). Although the species is widespread in modified environments, recent studies have suggested that several threatened wetland types may represent original native habitat for the species, but documented field examples are lacking and the species’ physiological response to soil moisture is not clear. We undertook a detailed survey of an A. hispidus population within a relatively intact native sedgeland community, and carried out a nursery experiment to test the hydrological tolerances of the species. We found that A. hispidus plants grew more vigorously in poorly drained or waterlogged conditions, suggesting that the species is well-adapted to overcome such stressors, possibly through the formation of adventitious roots, a trait shared by many wetland plants globally. Our field survey confirmed that the A. hispidus population within the study site occurred only within species assemblages that were characteristic of a freshwater wetland formation and that matched descriptions of a listed endangered ecological community. These findings provide a deeper insight into the species’ habitat and threats, and offer a valuable management focus for conservation of A. hispidus as a component of threatened wetland communities in north-eastern NSW.

A Survey of Screening Compliance among First Degree Relatives of People with Colon Cancer in New South Wales

1997 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret A Harris ◽  
Julie E Byles
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Colon Cancer ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Degree Relative ◽  
First Degree Relatives ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Medical Recommendation

Objective— To survey screening practices, knowledge, and attitudes towards screening among first degree relatives of people with colon cancer. Setting— A random sample of people with colon cancer listed on the New South Wales (NSW) Cancer Registry were mailed a questionnaire to be passed on to an appropriate first degree relative. Methods— Two hundred and twenty five first degree relatives completed a self administered questionnaire. Results— Although there were high levels of awareness about colorectal cancer, and attitudes towards colorectal cancer were generally positive, screening rates were low, and only three relatives had been screened in accordance with current Australian recommendations. Factors associated with previous participation in any type of screening test (usually once) included receiving a medical recommendation to screen, having more than one relative with colorectal cancer, being a sibling of the relative with colon cancer, the relative with cancer being female, and perceiving screening as messy, but not painful. Conclusions— Strategies to enhance screening awareness and participation among relatives need to be considered. This study provides some insight into factors to be considered in developing awareness programmes. Further research is required to explore these factors, and to identify ways to overcome barriers.

Thomas Gerald Room, 10 November 1902 - 2 April 1986

1987 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 573-601
Keyword(s):  
Projective Space ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Higher Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Projective Space ◽  
The University ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Profound Insight

Thomas Gerald Room, Professor of Mathematics in the University of Sydney from 1935 until his retirement in 1968, died at his home near Sydney on 2 April 1986, at the age of 83. Born and educated in England, he came to Sydney in his early thirties and made it his adopted home. He was a classical geometer with unusual gifts of intuition and combinatorial skill, who will be particularly remembered for his profound insight into configurations in higher dimensional projective space. He and his slightly older contemporary, T. M. Cherry, were the elder statesmen of Australian mathematics in their time. He exerted enormous influence on the course of mathematics in New South Wales at both school and university levels and will be remembered by mathematicians, mathematics teachers and generations of students.

scholarly journals Trends in wildlife rehabilitation rescues and animal fate across a six-year period in New South Wales, Australia

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. e0257209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan B. C. Kwok ◽  
Ron Haering ◽  
Samantha K. Travers ◽  
Peter Stathis
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Physical Trauma ◽  
Animal Survival ◽  
Fate Modelling ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Wildlife Rehabilitation ◽  
Long Term Trends

Globally, millions of animals are rescued and rehabilitated by wildlife carers each year. Information gathered in this process is useful for uncovering threats to native wildlife, particularly those from anthropogenic causes. However, few studies using rehabilitation data include a diverse range of fauna, cover large geographical areas, and consider long-term trends. Furthermore, few studies have statistically modelled causes of why animals come into care, and what are their chances of survival. This study draws on 469,553 rescues reported over six years by wildlife rehabilitators for 688 species of bird, reptile, and mammal from New South Wales, Australia. For birds and mammals, ‘abandoned/orphaned’ and ‘collisions with vehicles’ were the dominant causes for rescue, however for reptiles this was ‘unsuitable environment’. Overall rescue numbers were lowest in winter, and highest in spring, with six-times more ‘abandoned/orphaned’ individuals in spring than winter. Of the 364,461 rescues for which the fate of an animal was known, 92% fell within two categories: ‘dead’, ‘died or euthanased’ (54.8% of rescues with known fate) and animals that recovered and were subsequently released (37.1% of rescues with known fate). Modelling of the fate of animals indicated that the likelihood of animal survival (i.e. chance of: being released, left and observed, or permanent care), was related to the cause for rescue. In general, causes for rescue involving physical trauma (collisions, attacks, etc.) had a much lower likelihood of animals surviving than other causes such as ‘unsuitable environment’, ‘abandoned/orphaned’, and this also showed some dependence upon whether the animal was a bird, reptile, or mammal. This suggests rehabilitation efforts could be focused on particular threats or taxa to maximise success, depending on the desired outcomes. The results illustrate the sheer volume of work undertaken by rehabilitation volunteers and professionals toward both animal welfare and to the improvement of wildlife rehabilitation in the future.

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