New Specialist Pre-wash oiled wildlife responder course held in Germany
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…
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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…
New batch of EUROWA ADVANCED responders qualify in Ireland
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…
The Netherlands continues to grow its pool of BASIC oiled wildlife responders
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…
WWF Finland runs first EUROWA BASIC Responder Course
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…
Training the next generation of Specialist Vets in the Netherlands
Vets play a key role in an oiled wildlife response, which is why EUROWA has developed a training path specifically for veterinarians. For the first…
Experts gather in Texel to discuss Seabird Risk and Impact Assessment
In September of this year, a range of experts met for a two-day workshop in Texel, Netherlands to discuss Risk and Impact Assessment methods for…
RESPONDER project comes to an end: 138 people complete EUROWA training courses in Spain
After one and a half years of work, the Spanish project “RESPONDER: a training program for response to oiled marine fauna on the Spanish coasts” comes…
EUROWA’s first training course for seabird scientists
An online workshop, using a combination of theory presentations, instruction videos, and an interactive tabletop exercise using the Mural online collaboration platform, gave a group…
Four-day EUROWA Advanced Responder training held in Finland
With travel restrictions easing, EUROWA has been able to resume some in-person training courses, continuing critical hands-on training that was put on hold during COVID.…
EUROWA network holds April meeting
For the first time since 2019, the EUROWA network was able to meet in person. Seventeen network members and technical experts, with Sea Alarm in…
First oiled sea turtle response training presented in Greece
April marked the first ever EUROWA training workshop on oiled sea turtle response, which was held in Glyfada, Greece. The 3-day workshop was part of…