Wildlife Rehabilitation Bulletin

Review of NWRA Wildlife Formulary

2024-09-07T20:33:01-07:00

Successful treatment of aspiration pneumonia in a juvenile raccoon (Procyon lotor)

2024-06-08T11:30:26-07:00

A healthy orphaned raccoon (Procyon lotor) admitted to the PAWS Wildlife Center in July 2023 suffered from aspiration pneumonia while in rehabilitative care. The patient experienced depressed mentation and severe respiratory distress immediately following aspiration. Resolution of symptoms consistent with pneumonia occurred within 2 weeks of the date of aspiration through conservative management. This case report will discuss successful management of severe aspiration pneumonia following administration of formula via gavage feeding in a juvenile raccoon.

NWRA Membership Survey 2003

2024-02-10T19:52:03-08:00

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.