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Please visit our new website at theiwrc.org for the course schedule, animal placement and jobline. You will be transferred to the new site if you try to use those features on this site. Unfortunately, the wildlife rehabilitator search is not yet available.

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Warning! We have been experiencing forwarding issues from the old San Jose Post Office Box. Please send all physical mail communications to IWRC at PO Box 3197, Eugene, OR 97403 to avoid delays and lost mail.

Current News IWRC Board Member Lynn Miller is heading to the Gulf of Mexico as part of a survey team put together by the Humane Society of the United States. Lynn will be writing a blog about her experiences and reflections. We invite you to read the blog and share in her experience of the tragic Deepwater Oil Spill. Congratulations to Jay Holcomb, executive director of the International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC). On World Oceans Day Jay was named the Oceana 2010 Ocean Hero. Thank you Jay for all the work you and IBRRC do! Have you seen the commercials for the Pepsi Refresh Project? One of our own is getting involved! If you are a member of IWRC and part of the Pepsi Refresh Project email me at kai@theiwrc.org to be added to the below list. WildCare in Norman, Oklahoma has entered in an attempt to win $250K for a new Education and Wildlife Nursery. Click here to vote for WildCare for this month's Pepsi Refresh.

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A Powerful Alliance
The International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council has worked since 1972 to support wildlife and provide resources for wildlife rehabilitators. Today, IWRC is comprised of veterinarians, rehabilitators, conservationists, and other professionals from around the world, all committed to restoring the health, ensuring the welfare, and safeguarding the future of wildlife. [more]

What is Wildlife Rehabilitation?
It is the managed process whereby a displaced, sick, injured or orphaned wild animal regains the health and skills it requires to function normally and live self-sufficiently. The definition may seem simple, but there is a staggering amount of work behind those words. [more]

Wildlife in Crisis
Why do wild animals require rehabilitation? Wild animals are admitted to rehabilitation centers suffering from any number of problems, but the greatest percentage are sick, injured or orphaned due (either directly or indirectly) to humans. [more]