FWRA MISSION

The Florida Wildlife Rehabilitators Association (FWRA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the unification, education and dissemination of information to all wildlife rehabilitators in Florida.

FWRA Purposes

• To provide an organizational structure within which various individuals and organizations involved in the rehabilitation of injured, orphaned and displaced wildlife may exchange information.
• To provide training and assistance to individuals and organizations involved in the rehabilitation of injured, orphaned and displaced wildlife.
• To increase public awareness through educational means of and support for the activities of wildlife rehabilitators.
• To engage in such other activities as are permitted by Florida Law.

FWRA Board of Directors          2008-09

President	Deb Anderson, D.V.M.	2008-2011    email
Vice President	Beth Hirschfeld, D.V.M	2007-2010    email
Vice President / Symposium	Margaret “Noni” Beck	2006-2009    email
Secretary	Dianna Flynt	2007-2010    email
Treasurer	Eileen Olejarski	2007-2010

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Members at Large

	Wendy Fox	2006-2009
	Sue Small	2008-2011
	Leslie Johnson	2008-2011
	Dan Martinelli	2006-2009

Advisory Board

	Cindi Marks	2007-2009
	Gail Straight	2008-2010
	Leslie Straub	2007-2009
	Michelle Anthony	2008-2010
	Deborah Helsel	2008-2010
	Carol McCorkle	2006-2008
	Winnie Burns	2007-2009
	Vered Norgrad	2007-2009

Resource Committee

	Beth Hirschfeld, DVM, (Chairperson)
	Robert Hess, DVM
	Carmen Simonton
	Betsy Knight
	Jack Landess, DVM
	Scott Citino, DVM
	Joe Demers, DVM
	Mike Ruggieri
	Danielle Stanek, DVM
	Mark Cunningham, DVM
	Nicole Nemeth, DVM
	Mark Pokras, DVM

Webmaster        Russell Dickson    email

FWRA Newsletter Staff      Leslie Johnson, Editor    email

FWRA Board of Directors application
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Print it, fill out and mail to the address at the bottom of this page.

 

FWC Regional Offices    Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission

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 History of the FWRA

Founded in 1988, the FWRA was formed by a group of wildlife rehabilitators who saw the need to network with others in the field. The vast majority of rehabilitators are one-person operations with little or no contact with others sharing the same interests.

The organization currently provides network and educational opportunities for the betterment of wildlife care. The annual FWRA Symposium offers basic and advanced training courses as well as varied speakers on topics, such as care of specific species, laws and regulations, organization management, wildlife restraint, care and feeding, songbird nutrition, reptile handling, feeding and care, seabird husbandry & medication, etc.

We can also offer fund raising education for nonprofit groups and finding ideas for individual rehabbers. Plus specialty programs for those interested. One example would be oil spill.

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Florida Wildlife Rehabilitators Association PO Box 1449, Anna Maria, Florida 34216