Symposium 2007

Members of the Wildlife Rehabilitators of North Carolina will meet Jan. 26-28 at the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro for their annual symposium. They'll attend workshops on repairing turtle shells, bandaging wings, taking care of fawns and a range of other topics related to animal care.
Many of the members have full-time jobs in fields unrelated to animals. There's no money in taking care of wild animals. They drive long distances to pick up injured birds. They set their alarm clocks for every few hours so they can feed baby possums through the night. They tend to venomous snakes and snapping turtles.
Most of the animals rehabbers see have been injured through the activities of humans, often unintentionally. Since humans have added to their suffering, it's our duty to try to alleviate it.
For more information of the symposium, go to: http://www.ncwildliferehab.org/conference/conf2007/conf2007.html
For a list of rehabbers in the state, go to: http://www.ncwildlife.org/fs_index_06_coexist.htm