Oiled Wildlife Response
Workshop Agenda
9:00 – 9:15 Welcome
9:15 – 9:30 Wildlife Laws
9:30 – 9:45 Wildlife Rehabilitation Role in Incident Command System (ICS)
9:45 – 10:30 Effects of Oil on Wildlife – J. Jill Heatley, DVM, MS, Dipl ABVP (Avian), Dipl ACZM, Clinical Associate Professor, Zoological Medicine College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University
10:30 – 10:45 BREAK
10:45 – 11:15 Effects of Oil on Humans – OSHA Requirements – Sharon Schmalz, Executive Director, the Wildlife Center of Texas
11:15 – 12:00 Zoonoses – J. Jill Heatley, DVM
12:00 – 12:30 LUNCH
12:30 – 12:45 Deterrents – Margaret Pickell/Debbie Mitchell, WR&E
12:45 – 1:00 Capture & Restraint – J. Jill Heatley, DVM
1:00 – 1:25 Triage – J. Jill Heatley, DVM
1:25 – 1:45 Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation – Sharon Schmalz/ Leslie Lattimore, WR&E
1:45 – 2:00 PPE Donning/Doffing Demo – Leesa Young/Judy Phipps/Leslie Lattimore, WR&E
2:00 – 2:15 BREAK
2:15 – 2:45 Station I – Washing oiled feather and unoiled live duck
2:45 – 3:15 Station II – Tour of equipment and facilities
3:15 – 3:45 Station III – Capture & Restraint and Gavage feeding
3:45 – 4:00 Aftercare & Release
Questions & Answers, Certificates
If you are interested in spill drill information, contingency planning or training information, contract information, response capabilities or to arrange an on-site visit, please call Sharon Schmalz, Executive Director of the Wildlife Rehab & Education Center at 281-731-8826 or e-mail her at mailto:oiledwildlife@WildlifeCenterofTexas.org.
There is no cost for the workshop but space is limited. Please register early by contacting Sharon via email at OiledWildlife@WildlifeCenterofTexas.org .
