Wildlife Rehabilitation: From Rescue to Release

Wildlife Rehabilitation: From Rescue to Release


Latest Episodes

S2E13 Amanda Nicholson on Social Media for Wildlife Rehabilitators
July 21, 2023

Host Gail Buhl caught up with Amanda Nicholson, senior vice president of the Wildlife Center of Virginia. Amanda has long been their communications and social media guru, and was eager to share some of the things she's learned, having managed the Wil

S2E12 Considering Animal Welfare With Guest Dr. Michelle Willette
July 07, 2023

Host Gail Buhl caught up with Dr. Michelle Willette of Partners For Wildlife and The Raptor Center at The University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Willette shares her expertise on the ever-evolving and sometimes controversial topic of a

S2E11 Rachel Avilla Discusses 'WRMD' Database
June 22, 2023

Host Gail Buhl connected with Rachel Avilla, co-founder and project manager of the database Wildlife Rehabilitation MD, or "WRMD." Rachel gives us a synopsis of her origin story, starting with her first career step out of college, which was a su

S2E10 More About Harbor Seals & California Sea Lions!
June 07, 2023

Dr. Michelle Rivard and Casey Mclean, marine mammal expert guests from SR3 in Washington are back in conversation with Gail Buhl, sharing more about the release phase of caring from Harbor Seals. Later in the episode they get into some of the nuanced diff

S2E9: Harbor Seals With SR3's Casey Mclean & Dr. Michelle Rivard
May 25, 2023

Host Gail Buhl connected with marine mammal veterinarian Dr. Michelle Rivard, and Casey Mclean, of SR3, the Washington state based organization named for its missions: sealife response, rehabilitation, and research. Casey and Dr. Michelle tell Gail about

S2E8 Dr. Dave Scott Discusses RaptorMed
May 09, 2023

Dr. Dave Scott began his career as an electrical engineer, working for 10 years at the Department of Defense, then decided to attend veterinary school. He practiced small animal vet med and emergency care for several years, but eventually followed his hea

S2E7: On Ethics in Wildlife Rehabilitation, With Lauren Glickman
April 27, 2023

Host Gail Buhl caught up with Lauren Glickman, a former Volunteer Manager at PAWS (Progressive Animal Welfare Society) in Seattle and current organizational training and development consultant. Lauren Glickman began her career in the Peace Corps, then fou

S2E6 Karra Pierce: Let's Talk Databases - WILD-ONe!
April 13, 2023

Host Gail Buhl breaks from the podcast's usual taxa-specific format to discuss a topic of growing importance and interest in the wildlife rehabilitation world: databases. Such databases are the wildlife medicine equivalent of electronic medical recor

S2E5 Let's Talk Brown Pelicans With Dr. Rebecca Duerr and Jennifer Martines!
March 09, 2023

In Episode 5, Host Gail Buhl caught up with Rebecca Duerr, MPVM/DVM, one of the world's leading experts on water birds. Dr. Duerr serves as Director of Research and Veterinary Science as well as the primary veterinarian at International Bird Rescue&a

S2E4 Host Gail and Producer Kirk on Public Outreach
February 23, 2023

Host Gail Buhl invites Partners For Wildlife podcast producer Kirk Klocke to step out of the booth and onto the mic to discuss public outreach, which is a big part of his role as the new P4W Outreach Specialist. Gail and Kirk quickly realize in the course