Wildlife Rehabilitator Career Information

Video Transcript

"Definitely you want to--you want to go to both the NWRA and NWRC websites, and just glean as much information as you possibly can from those websites, and you also can look into your state to see if your state will have a state organization, because they will usually have a conference yearly--your state organization will usually have a small conference yearly that would probably be easier for you to get to, as opposed to maybe trying to get to one of the national conferences. Anything that you can do to just immerse yourself into what's happening in the world of wildlife rehabilitation. Your best thing is going to be able to find a wildlife rehabilitator that you can volunteer with. That's where you're going to get your full on experience with it. And that's the very best thing that you can do. It's wonderful to have a little bit of anal retentiveness going on. I mean, because there are things that you do need to be precise about. But, you can't--you have to be flexible. You cannot have tunnel vision, and just be focused on what you're doing at this particular time. You have to be aware of what's going on around you at all times. And you have to be able to drop and adjust. Put down what you're doing, finish up if you have something you need to finish, finish it up, and dive into something if you've got, you know, something else major going on. And then come back to this and finish this up. You--it's all about really adapting. Being very, very flexible, very adaptable, and just realizing that even when it's horrible, that you're doing more good than anything else."