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[mys_ebrel]

Hi, I'm April. I'm brand new to this community and have come with a question

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[nattie_dino]

I suggest joining a care group to learn that type of thing. Wildlife science/biology degrees over in australia require math, science based stuff like chem and biochem.

In a care group if they are good you will learn all about their behaviour, diet, housing etc etc

if you have anymore questions let me know.

Where are you located?

[mys_ebrel]

I'm in Ohio in the US.

In highschool I volunteered for a wildlife rehab center and loved it but with going to college and moving I'm no longer there.

My in-laws were saying if I get a volunteer job and stick with it long enough I could potentially get hired on as paid work but if I remember correctly when I volunteered years ago I wasn't able to do certain things (admin drugs, euthanize) without a degree/license.

[lizzie]

You might try looking into vet tech programs at a local community college. I don't know about there, but down here in Georgia, we have several community colleges that have decent vet tech programs. You'll need to know some math, but they don't require you to have the math courses that you'd need to get into a grad school vet program.

I know how you feel- I'm terrible with math, but I love wildlife rehabbing.

[mys_ebrel]

Would a vet-tech program get me into a job with wildlife? because as much as I'm an animal person in every way, i'd rather be working with wildlife rather than cats and dogs...

[leaveittoweaver]

Well in New York to get your license you just need to pass the test and have two letters of reccommendation. So no real math involved there :)

[mys_ebrel]

thank you!

[cailin_t]

there is no degree for wildlife rehabilitation. it's something you learn by doing it under someone else through the process of getting a sub-permit and then/or an apprentice permit, then you can get your own state and federal permits. there is absolutely no degree necessary for rehab. i personally have a M.S. in ecology, but even my B.S. in biology did require lots of physics, chem, math, etc.

[mys_ebrel]

would my local rehab place have permit info, etc?
You've just given me hope...

[cailin_t]

it depends on the center. if it's a CENTER and not a personal rehabber, they won't grant permits, etc. the center itself would hold the permit and thus everyone working there would get to work with wildlife legally. if you know a personal rehabber (probably works alone out of her own house), they could probably help you out.

[san_simeon_girl]

I work at a rehab center in Minnesota, and they employ vet techs here, so definitely becoming a vet tech would get you in the door here!

I would like to encourage you, though, not to close your mind to the possibility of taking math courses. I am terrible with math but I am forced to take courses because I want to get a BA degree. I found that if I practiced openness (not closing my mind to even trying, but opening it up with the assumption that I CAN understand it if I try hard enough because I am a smart person) and concentrated really hard on what was being taught--and didn't let myself get behind--I actually did rather well. It was hard work, but I did it, and I have never been so proud of myself...

So, don't assume that it's impossible for you! It's just really hard work, that's all.

[gandalfy]

Check out this site:

http://www.owra.org/

[mys_ebrel]

Thank you!