Welcome to the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine's Wildlife Treatment Crew.
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Members should bookmark this site to keep up with announcements, schedules, contact information, and a lot of other useful materials.
About The Wildlife Treatment Crew
Overview:
The Wildlife Treatment Center was established at the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine to provide medical treatment and care for injured wildlife. Birds, turtles, squirrels and other injured creatures receive the most advanced care from our zoological medical specialists, along with ophthalmologists, radiologists, and surgeons and students. Once the animals have recovered, they are released to licensed rehabilitators or into their natural environment following strict guidelines set by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In 2014, the UGA Veterinary Teaching Hospital became an approved wildlife rehabilitation facility.
About the Wildlife Treatment Crew
The Wildlife Treatment Crew (WTC) is made up of a team of students who work throughout each semester to treat wildlife that comes into the center. WTC allows veterinary students to gain hands on clinical experience working with a variety of native species. Crew members work with senior students and clinicians to properly handle, diagnose, and create treatment plans for patients. Students then carry out all treatments until that patient is ready to be transferred to a wildlife rehab facility or released!
What animals do we treat?
We can treat native birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals! We have had a wide variety of animals that have come through our doors! We have treated bobcats, great blue herons, opossums, turtles, red tailed hawks, songbirds, rabbits and squirrels.
Who pays for the medical care?
The Wildlife Treatment Center spends thousands of dollars each year to treat and care for injured wildlife. WTC is supported in multiple ways. Each year, the College of Veterinary Medicine and the UGA Veterinary Teaching Hospital provide the center with a small amount of funding to treat wildlife patients, to support student education. Yet, the center heavily relies on donations to function! We encourage good Samaritans to leave a donation to the Kate Grant Wildlife Fund, which provides funding to help offset the cost of treating patients.
How can you help?
Funding is dependent on the generosity of animal lovers like you who care enough to rescue wild animals. Our veterinarians and students who work in the center donate their time without compensation. Please help us with a donation to the Kate Grant Wildlife Fund.
The Wildlife Treatment Center was established at the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine to provide medical treatment and care for injured wildlife. Birds, turtles, squirrels and other injured creatures receive the most advanced care from our zoological medical specialists, along with ophthalmologists, radiologists, and surgeons and students. Once the animals have recovered, they are released to licensed rehabilitators or into their natural environment following strict guidelines set by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In 2014, the UGA Veterinary Teaching Hospital became an approved wildlife rehabilitation facility.
About the Wildlife Treatment Crew
The Wildlife Treatment Crew (WTC) is made up of a team of students who work throughout each semester to treat wildlife that comes into the center. WTC allows veterinary students to gain hands on clinical experience working with a variety of native species. Crew members work with senior students and clinicians to properly handle, diagnose, and create treatment plans for patients. Students then carry out all treatments until that patient is ready to be transferred to a wildlife rehab facility or released!
What animals do we treat?
We can treat native birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals! We have had a wide variety of animals that have come through our doors! We have treated bobcats, great blue herons, opossums, turtles, red tailed hawks, songbirds, rabbits and squirrels.
Who pays for the medical care?
The Wildlife Treatment Center spends thousands of dollars each year to treat and care for injured wildlife. WTC is supported in multiple ways. Each year, the College of Veterinary Medicine and the UGA Veterinary Teaching Hospital provide the center with a small amount of funding to treat wildlife patients, to support student education. Yet, the center heavily relies on donations to function! We encourage good Samaritans to leave a donation to the Kate Grant Wildlife Fund, which provides funding to help offset the cost of treating patients.
How can you help?
Funding is dependent on the generosity of animal lovers like you who care enough to rescue wild animals. Our veterinarians and students who work in the center donate their time without compensation. Please help us with a donation to the Kate Grant Wildlife Fund.