Australian Wildlife Rehabilitation Guide – Caring for Australian Wildlife

The second part of this book outlines the procedures required to rehabilitate Australian wildlife.

Detailed information on the specific needs of native animals in care are provided, including identification, diets, feeding tips, hand-rearing tips and housing requirements.

This revised edition includes updated information on:

Specific feeding tables for eight different bird groups.
Feeding table for possums and gliders.
Orphaned ringtail and brushtail possum growth charts.
Feeding table for macropods.
Orphaned joey development – furless to pre-release.
Common diseases in captive macropod joeys.
Megabat and microbat feeding tables and development charts.
Feeding tables and housing for lizards, snakes, turtles and frogs.
Feeding tables and housing for echidnas, koalas, bandicoots, dasyurids (carnivorous marsupials) and native rodents.

New features include:

Appendix II – Food mixes for Wildlife.
Appendix III – Specialised Products for Wildlife.

This comprehensive manual has a place in every home and provides a handy reference guide for all wildlife emergencies.