NWRA Membership Survey 2003: Results and Comparisons

Lisa Borgia

doi:10.53607/wrb.v22.289

Authors

Lisa Borgia National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53607/wrb.v22.289

Keywords:

NWRA, member survey

Abstract

The National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association (NWRA) conducts periodic (five year intervals) surveys of the membership to capture data on the demographics, priorities, and challenges facing members. The NWRA Board of Directors uses these member surveys to help plan the organization’s future. Surveys were conducted in 1993, 1998, and 2003 and data were collected on demographic characteristics and wildlife rehabilitation activities of members. Specifically, information on the geographic distribution of members, type of area served, type of animals treated, and type of injuries treated was collected. The response rate for all surveys was reasonably high. The geographic distribution of the respondents was similar to the distribution of NWRA members in general, suggesting the survey respondents are a representative sample of membership. Because of the high response rate and geographic representation, it is reasonable to assume that the data collected from the latest survey (2003) can be reliably projected to the NWRA members in that year (1,662). These data indicate that the respondents treated 107,918 animals and respondents’ educational programs reached 2.1 million people in 2002. Based on these data, wildlife rehabilitation activities appear broad in scope and important factors for some wildlife management practices such as educational programs.

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Author Biography

Lisa Borgia, National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association

Lisa Borgia is the NWRA executive director. She has a B.S. in Biology and a B.S. in Communication from Penn State University and a Masters in Biology from Florida International University.

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