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…
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 its role as Secretariat, gathered in Ostend from 24-28 April. This allowed the group to…
Thirty-seven responders have reached the ADVANCED level in the Netherlands, providing a solid base of workers who can apply EUROWA oiled wildlife rehabilitation protocols during an incident, as well as supervise and train volunteers. Thirteen trainees completed the four-day ADVANCED…
On 11-14th November, 12 responders and volunteers from Dutch wildlife response organisations took part in a EUROWA ADVANCED oiled wildlife responder training course, organised by network member SON-Respons and hosted by Ecomare. The course was held at Ecomare’s facility on…
BALEX DELTA is the largest annual transnational oil spill response exercise in the Baltic Sea region. This year, the exercise was held in Kotka, Finland from the 23rd-25th of August and led by the Finnish Border Guard. The exercise included…
EUROWA network member Wildlife Rescue Centre Ostend (WRCO) delivered an ADVANCED oiled wildlife responder training in Estonia from 16 to 19th September. The course was organised by Agni Kaldma (EUROWA technical expert, also affiliated with the Estonian Fund for Nature,…
The three-minute video, ‘The Swans of Rotterdam’ by director Vincent Kruijt, was awarded first place during the virtual International Oil Spill Conference 2021. The video depicts the rehabilitation of oil-contaminated swans after the Bow Jubail oil spill in Rotterdam harbour…