All on-site participants are required to read the manual and watch the instructional videos.
Training Manual – in PDF Format
Animal Care
To support visual leaners, we’ve created the following instructional videos to complement the content in the manual.
General Information
- Volunteer Station Beginning of Shift
- White Boards and Charting
- Equipment for Handling Animals
- Cleaning, Laundry and Doing Dishes (videos are being updated to reflect current protocols)
Feeding, Handling and Caring
- Wildlife Patients:
- Education Animals and Permanent Residents:
Telephone Hotline
- Telephone Volunteer Training dedicated page
- Part One: Phone Volunteer Tips
- Part Two: WRMD Online Admissions Data Entry instructional video
Tips & Resources
- Avian Flu (HPAI) and Covid in Wildlife
- Animal Restraint Equipment
- Animal Restraint
- Species Specific: Eastern Cottontail Rabbit
- Injection and Tube Feeding Tips
- Intake, Gavage, Subcutaneous Fluid Therapy (Sub-Q)
- Raccoon Latrines
- Sub-Q Fluid Therapy in Wildlife
- Sub-Q Treatment (1 pager)
- Wound Management
Once you have read the manual and watched all the videos, proceed to the Training Test.