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About the Journal

Publishing and disseminating best practices based on sound ecological principles.

Wildlife Rehabilitation Bulletin is published by the National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association. Founded in 1994, the Wildlife Rehabilitation Bulletin (previously the NWRA Quarterly) is a peer-reviewed, online, open-access journal. Wildlife Rehabilitation Bulletin publishes articles on all aspects of wildlife rehabilitation, wildlife veterinary medicine, and original research. Papers are cross-disciplinary, at the intersection of wildlife rehabilitation, veterinary medicine, One-Health, wildlife ecology, and conservation.

In accordance with NWRA guiding principles, the Wildlife Rehabilitation Bulletin’s mission is to disseminate the latest and most accurate information to support the science and practice of wildlife rehabilitation.

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Call for papers

2024-02-03

The Wildlife Rehabilitation Bulletin is currently accepting submissions. The Bulletin accepts papers about wildlife rearing, captive husbandry, animal welfare, medical issues, treatments, original research and post-release studies, wildlife education, problem prevention, case studies, reviews of wildlife-related publications, and editorials. 

Currently, the journal is particularly interested in submissions of case studies and papers related to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), mass casualty, lead toxicity, and species-specific husbandry and care.

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Current Issue

Vol. 42 No. 1 (2024)
Journal cover with photographs of a desert cottontail, an eastern gray squirrel with an acorn, and a trumpeter swan

This issue contains articles on One Health and the wildlife rehabilitator, blood lead level analysis, long-term storage techniques for acorns used as food in rehabilitation, and a case study on Staphylococcus aureus in infant cottontails.

Published: 2024-06-28

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