Useful Reading
Interested in becoming a wildlife rehabilitator? These books and written guides are a great place to start, or are useful to have on hand for reference.
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Birds
A Beginner's Guide to Rearing Wild Birds
by Samantha Bedford
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Handfeeding and Raising Baby Birds
by Matthew M. Vriends
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Laurie J Gage
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Hand-rearing parrots and other birds
Rosemary Low
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by Julie Rach Mancini & Gary A. Gallerstein
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All Wildlife
St Tiggywinkles Wildcare Handbook: First Aid and Care for Wildlife
by Les Stocker
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by Les Stocker
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First Aid for Wildlife (Basic Care for Birds & Mammals) (Basic Care for Birds and Mammals)
by Irene Ruth
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BSAVA Manual of Wildlife Casualties (BSAVA British Small Animal Veterinary Association)
by Elizabeth Mullineaux and Emma Keeble
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Healers of the Wild: Rehabilitating Injured and Orphaned Wildlife
by Shannon K Jacobs
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The Road to Release: A beginner’s guide to wildlife rehabilitation
by Annette M King
Wildlife Medicine and Rehabilitation (Self-Assessment Colour Review)
by Anna Meredith & Emma Keeble
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Wildlife Rehabilitation: Basic Life Support
by Nancy A Schwartz
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Wildlife Search and Rescue: A Guide for First Responders
by Rebecca Dmytryk
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Veterinary Parasitology: Reference Manual
by William J Foreyt
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Hedgehogs
by Kay Elizabeth Bullen, Keith Jones
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The Natural Hedgehog (Care for Wildlife Series)
by Lenni Sykes (Author), Jane Durrant, Pip Morgan, Virginia McKenna
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Biology & Anatomy
Manual of Ornithology: Avian Structure and Function
by Noble Proctor
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The Inner Bird: Anatomy & Evolution
by Gary W. Kaiser
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by Graham Scott
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Introduction to Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology Textbook
by Victoria Aspinall, Melanie Cappello
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by Irby J. Lovette, John W. Fitzpatrick
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Under the Microscope: Microscope Use and Pathogen Identification in Birds and Reptiles
Danny Brown
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Bird Identification
Collins Life-Size Birds: The Only Guide to Show British Birds at their Actual Size
Paul Sterry
A guide to identifying UK Nestlings & Fledglings
Samantha Bedford
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What's that Bird? The Simplest ID Guide Ever
by DK
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Britain's Birds: An Identification Guide to the Birds of Britain and Ireland
by Rob Hume
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Parasitology
Doctor Ross Perry's Bird Poop Book
Dr. Ross Perry
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Veterinary Parasitology Reference Manual
William J. Foreyt
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Infection Control
Veterinary Infection Prevention and Control
Linda Caveney
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Online Reading
Guide to Pigeon & Dove Rescue
https://www.pigeonrescue.co.uk/
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Wildlife Rescue UK Facebook Group Guides (what to feed, when to feed, string injuries in birds, etc)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/199964687155599/files/
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Care and Treatment of Sick & Injured Hedgehogs
http://www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/leaflets/L8-Care-and-Treatment.pdf
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The Rehabber Store, downloadable guides (£1 each)
https://www.therehabberstore.co.uk/shop?Collection=Guides+%26+Books
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Hand-rearing of Mice & Voles
http://wildpro.twycrosszoo.org/S/00Man/MammalHusbandryTechniques/UKMHusbIndTech/HR_M_Mice.htm
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Hand-rearing foxes
http://wildpro.twycrosszoo.org/S/00Man/MammalHusbandryTechniques/UKMHusbIndTech/HR_M_Foxes.htm
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Hand-rearing Mice & Rats (domestic, but applicable to wild)
http://www.afrma.org/orphanrm.htm
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RSPCA Guide to Housing of Mice & Rats
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RSPCA Guide to Housing of Pigeons
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