Principles of British Wildlife care and Rehabilitation QLS Level 3

This course will allow you to study when and where you want, at your own pace. All coursework can be submitted by post or email making it simple and hassle-free. All of the materials will be delivered to you, so it couldn’t be easier. Our experienced and friendly tutors are always a click away by email, giving you a full years’ worth of support and advice to help get you through your course! Want a CV that stands out from the crowd? Don’t worry we’ll even take care of that for you with our FREE CV re-writing service!

Course Content

Unit 1 Basic Principles and Ethics of Wildlife Care Including Rehabilitation and Release

• Caring for injured wildlife
• Ethics of treating and rehabilitating injured wildlife
• Law surrounding the care of wildlife in the United Kingdom
• Process of rehabilitation of wildlife

Unit 2 Care and Management of Birds

• History of common sea birds and birds of prey
• Know when a bird can be treated and released into the wild
• History of common British birds
• Assessing injuries and considering rehabilitation
• Capture and handling techniques for a variety of birds
• Common first aid treatments for birds

Unit 3 Care and Management of Small Mammals

• Natural history of common British rodents
• Hedgehogs and bats
• Assessing injured animals
• Natural history of rabbits and hares
• Assessing rabbit and hares injuries and when they can be released
• Capture and handling techniques for a variety of small mammals
• Common first aid treatments for small mammals

Unit 4 Care and Management of Larger Mammals

• Natural history of foxes and deer
• How the history of foxes and deer is important when assessing for injuries and release
• Capture and handling techniques for a variety of mammals
• Common first aid for larger mammals

Unit 5 Care and Management of Marine Mammals

• Natural history of cetaceans
• How the history of cetaceans are important when assessing for injuries and release
• Capture and handling techniques for a variety of marine mammals
• Common first aid treatments for marine mammals

Unit 6 Rehabilitation

• Rehabilitation consideration and release methods
• Rehabilitation and release of birds
• Rehabilitation and release of mammals
• Rehabilitation and release of marine mammals