EUROWA Part I – Basic Oiled Sea Turtle Responder Manual
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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 the EUROWA-2 project, which aims to establish an oiled sea turtle response training module for…
Oiled wildlife wash and dry specialist training held in Belgium
In March, eleven participants from five European countries successfully completed the Skills Module of the Specialist Oiled wildlife responder Wash and Dry training during a two day in-person course. This hands-on session was preceded by a half day online webinar…
37 responders now trained to ADVANCED level in the Netherlands
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…
Capacity building continues in the Netherlands – ADVANCED training on Texel
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…
EUROWA promoted at West, Central and Southern Africa webinar
Sea Alarm, as Secretariat for EUROWA, and the Wildlife Rescue Centre Ostend (WRCO) raised international awareness of the EUROWA network at a Global Initiative for West, Central and Southern Africa (GI WACAF) webinar. Christophe Blazy, presenting for Sea Alarm, gave…
Training for Wildlife Professionals in Georgia
On 16 and 17 December 2020, Sea Alarm, together with independent expert Ian Robinson and Philippe Gourlay from ONIRIS, delivered a EUROWA Veterinarian online training event to wildlife professionals in Georgia. The event was organised in coordination with bp Azerbaijan…
EUROWA Module activated during the Bow Jubail oil spill response
Within hours of the of the chemical tanker Bow Jubail incident in Rotterdam Harbour in the Netherlands, hundreds of mute swans moulting in the harbour area were oiled. Bow Jubail’s fuel tanks ruptured in the early afternoon of the 23rd…
Key principles for the protection, care and rehabilitation of oiled wildlife
Key Principles for the protection, care and rehabilitation of wildlife