Helpline Phone First Responders, Rescuers & Transporters
Participants will learn how to:
- Provide assistance & advice to members of the public who call the rescue helpline
- Answer phone calls received on the 24/7 helpline
- Provide advice & guidance on rescuing injured animals
- Provide information as to the nearest vet who the caller can take the animal to
- Arrange for a Hunter Wildlife Rescuer to attend & rescue the animal
- Arrange for a transporter to attend and transfer the animal to a vet or a Hunter Wildlife Rescue carer
- Learn procedures for rescuing native animals & birds
- Discuss a variety of scenarios of calls that were received on the helpline and the advice that should be provided
- Learn how to complete fauna data entry sheets