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Animal Care: Native Animals
This guide supports Certificate ll in Animal Care, Certificate lll in Animal Care Services (General, Animal Care, Pet Grooming)
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Animal Care Job Opportunities and Self Employment
Animal Care Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS)
Animal Welfare
Basic Care and Nutrition For Animal Health and Wellbeing
Basic Care and Nutrition of Dogs and Cats
Basic Care and Nutrition of Exotics, Rabbits and Rodents
Breeding Procedures
Care for Young Animals
Daily Clinic Routines and Reception Services
Effective Teamwork and Communication
Environmental Enrichment
Environmentally Sustainable Work Practices
Grooming Dogs and Cats
Grooming Rabbits, Rodents and Exotics
Horses and Domestic Livestock
Infection Control Policies and Procedures
Native Animals
Prepare and Conduct a Tour or Presentation
Surgery Assist and Basic First Aid
Work Health and Safety
Zoonosis and Diseases
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Suggested eBooks
Australian lizards (2012)
by
Steve Wilson
Australian mammals (2007) - eBook and book
by
Stephen M. Jackson
Bettongs, potoroos and the musky rat-kangaroo (2007) - eBook and book
by
Randy Rose, John Seebeck, Andrew Claridge
Bird minds : cognition and behaviour of Australian native birds (2015) - eBook and book
by
Gisela Kaplan
Native mice and rats (2007) - eBook and book
by
Bill Breed
Pathology of Australian native wildlife (2009) - eBook and book
by
Philip William Ladds
Platypus (2008) - eBook and book
by
Tom Grant
Taxonomy of Australian mammals (2015) - eBook and book
by
Stephen M. Jackson
Wild mammals in captivity (2012) - eBook and book
by
Devra Kleiman
Zoo ethics : the challenges of compassionate conservation (2017) - eBook and book
by
Jennifer Gray
Suggested Books
Keeping native mammals : a guide to the most commonly kept marsupials and native rodents (2001)
Australian high country owls (2011) - eBook and book
by
Jerry Olsen
The care and handling of Australian native animals (1999)
by
Surrey Beatty Staff
Care of Australian reptiles in captivity (1998)
by
John Weigel
Care of Australian wildlife : for gardeners, landholders and wildlife carers (2010)
by
Erna Walraven
Caring for Australian native birds (2007)
by
Heather Parsons
Current therapy in medicine of Australian mammals (2019) - eBook and book
by
Larry Vogelnest
A guide to urban wildlife (2011)
by
Christopher B. Daniels
An introduction to keeping and breeding Australian reptiles (2010)
by
Mike Swan
Living with snakes and other reptiles (2011) - eBook and book
by
Simon Watharow
Featured eVideos
Platypus keeper talk (2020)
YouTube video by Zoos Victoria, 6 min.
Cool koala facts (2015)
What is a wombat? (2015)
Suggested DVDs
Aussie animal rescue (2002)
Best practice, capture, handling and restraint - series (2009)
Kangaroo Dundee (2012)
Koala crunch time (2012)
Enrichment
Animal welfare standards and guidelines - Exhibited animals
A closer look at enrichment (The senses)
Featherdale Wildlife Park - Enrichment for parrots (2014)
Kanyana Wildlife Conservation Centre - Enrichment : the secret to our success
NSW Department of Planning and Environment - Getting involved in wildlife rehabilitation
Plos One - Foraging based enrichment promotes more varied behaviour in captive Australian fur seals
The Science Show - Enriching the lives of zoo animals (2016) - Podcast
Wild Welfare - Enrichment and animal welfare
Feral Animals
Australia Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment - Feral animals in Australia
Australian Wildlife Conservancy - Our work
Invasive Species Council - Feral animals
Pestsmart connect
Zoos, Wildlife Parks and Museums
Altina Wildlife Park
AussieWeb - Directory of Zoos, sanctuaries, wildlife parks
Australasian Society of Zoo Keeping (ASZK)
Australian Museum - Animal factsheets
Australia Zoo
Kangaloola Wildlife Shelter
Mogo Wildlife Park
National Zoo and Aquarium - Canberra
Native animal facts
Shoalhaven Zoo
Symbio Wildlife Park
Taronga Western Plains Zoo - Dubbo
Taronga Zoo - Sydney
Conservation
Australian Marine Mammal Centre
Australian Wildlife Conservancy
Australian Wildlife Society
Backyard Buddies - Lizards
Frog and Tadpole Study Group of NSW (FATS)
Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife - Backyard Buddies
NHMRC - A guide to the care and use of Australian native mammals in research and teaching (2013)
NSW Government Office of the Environment and Heritage - The long-nosed poteroo profile
Pestsmart - Detecting and preventing new incursions of exotic animals in Australia
Taronga Conservation Society Australia - Our actions
NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment - Threatened species
Rescue
Australian Animal Rescue
Australian Fauna Care
RSPCA - S.A. - The complete guide to caring for our native wildlife
Seaworld Research and Rescue Foundation
Wildcare Australia
Wildlife Rescue South Coast
Wires
News topics
ABC News - After bushfires this 'low-tech' shelter could protect small native animals from being preyed on by feral cats, foxes
ABC News - Bushfires leave 113 Australian native species in urgent need
ABC News - Calls to protect decimated native animals from ferals
ABC News - Koala deaths in Victoria to be investigated
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