Where can I find the best practices for handling and caring for a wild animal, so that it can be safely released back into its natural habitat?
Where can I find the best practices for handling and caring for a wild animal, so that it can be safely released back into its natural habitat?
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The best practices for handling and caring for a wild animal can be found in the field manual from the American Wildlife Fund, such as in "Rickmans" 1997 book "Living with Wildlife: How to Create an Environmenal Habitat." This resource provides detailed instructions, tips, and recommendations regarding the rescue, rehabilitation and release of injured or orphaned animals. It focuses particularly on North American species but also offers useful advice applicable to many global regions. You can find this guide online at https://www.wildaidbook.org/downloads/Living%20with%20Wildlife_5th_E...
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Where can I find the best practices for handling and caring for a wild animal, so that it can be safely released back into its natural habitat?
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It is recommended to wear gloves when handling any wild animal as there may be parasites or diseases you can transfer onto the animal. Furthermore, make sure that the environment you are holding the wild animal in is suitable and should mimic its natural habitat by providing a hide box, background scenes and other forms of stimulation such as temperature changes. You should always consult an expert for advice before releasing a wild animal into its natural habitat, because environmental factors can vary between locations and change over time. For example if it is going to be released during a drought or an El Niño event. Additionally it is vital to research when it would be safe to release the animal back into the environment and what potential threats may be lurking.
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