Another group of EUROWA basic responders were successfully certified during a course held in Helsinki in the beginning of October. With active participants, great weather and experienced trainers from WWF Finland, the only challenge was sticking to the timetable! During…
WWF Poland are continuing their programme of oiled wildife response training, with a a BASIC oiled wildife responder course being organised in October 2024 in Gdańsk. The EUROWA BASIC course gives volunteers, beginners to oiled wildlife response, with a practical…
Estonia is moving forwards in strengthening its preparedness for an oiled wildife incident, as the Estonian Fund for Nature (ELF) recently held an ADVANCED wildlife responder course. The course was held on 2-6th October at Ojako Tourism Farm, in Pärnu county…
EUROWA experts had a great opportunity to highlight our work at the 2024 International Oil Spill Conference (IOSC), which took place in New Orleans. This is a key international event bringing together experts, policymakers, and industry leaders to address oil…
Hugo Nijkamp (Sea Alarm) and Claude Velter (Wildlife Rescue Centre Ostend) delivered new training modules at a EUROWA Rehabilitation Facility Managers training event in April in Ostend, Belgium. The event was delivered to 14 participants from SON wildlife rehabilitation centres…
SPECIALIST oiled wildlife responders are critical in an oiled wildlife response as the lives of animals and the success of the response, heavily depends on them. EUROWA approaches the SPECIALIST oiled wildlife responder qualification using the “lifelong learning” concept. You…
Le Réseau des Centres de Soins de la Faune Sauvage de France joins the EUROWA network. ‘Le Réseau’ is a key organisation for oiled wildlife preparedness in France as it acts as a link between care wildlife hospitals and authorities…
In November, several EUROWA BASIC responders upgraded their qualifications to ADVANCED Responders by completing the advanced EUROWA course in Ireland. During an oil spill, certified ADVANCED responders will make up a crucial part of the workforce in animal rehabilitation, and…
Four successful BASIC oiled wildlife responder courses were organised in the Netherlands by network member SON-Respons during the month of November. Two courses were held in the North (Vogelhospitaal Haarlem) and two in the South (Dierenambulance and Hospitaal Den Haag).…
In October, WWF Finland organised its first ever EUROWA BASIC Responder course. WWF Finland has been providing oiled wildlife response training for their oil spill response volunteers for many years, but the training format has thus far been slightly different…