Nov 1, 20192 minWild Penguin RehabilitationWildlife coming into a human environment for care and rehabilitation are exposed to stress and/or reduced immune response from their orig...
Oct 17, 20191 minWildlife Training AvailableWReNNZ is excited to announce a new partnership with one of our Associate Members Learn Bird Care. Learn Bird Care is run by two of WReNN...
Oct 2, 20192 minRefeeding SeabirdsSeabirds commonly get storm wrecked around New Zealand's coastline. Quite often they are found to be in poor or emaciated body conditions...
Aug 26, 20192 minWReNNZ September 2019 Wildlife Photo CompetitionFrom the 14th to 22nd of September 2019, the NZ Department of Conservation (DOC) is celebrating their 50th conservation week. To help cel...
Aug 1, 20191 minMinimising Stress for Wild BirdsWhen wild birds need to be rescued because they are sick, injured or orphaned they are likely to experience extreme stress in the process...
Jun 23, 20191 minDr Andrea Wilson & Nga Manu Nature ReserveOn 5th June, World Wildlife Day, WReNNZ announced the winner of our Brinsea competition, which was Dr Andrea Wilson from Nga Manu Nature ...
May 26, 20192 minRosemary Tully - Honorary Life MemberThe WReNNZ Committee recently elected to award Honorary Life Membership to Rosemary Tully in recognition of the early training workshops ...
May 19, 20192 minBird Rescue Dunedin - WReNNZ Conference Scholarship Winner 2019WReNNZ offered a Conference Scholarship for rehabilitators for the recent 2019 conference in May in Christchurch. There were some fantast...
May 17, 20191 minWildlife Conference OverviewWReNNZ Wildlife Conference for 2019 was held 10-12th May at the Antarctic Centre in Christchurch with 15 speakers sharing a range of exc...
Apr 20, 20191 minCompetition for WReNNZ Rehabilitators to Win a Brinsea TLC-50 Advance BrooderIn the last year WReNNZ have moved to new membership models to encourage more people to get involved in wildlife rehabilitation, directly...
Apr 20, 20191 minWReNNZ 1st Conference Scholarship for RehabilitatorsWReNNZ is deeply committed to best practice rehabilitation for New Zealand wildlife and focused on continuously improving training and su...
Mar 7, 20192 minClever PenguinsTwenty three years ago, when I came to the Moeraki lighthouse for the first time, it was to learn how to feed and handle penguins from Ja...
Jan 5, 20193 minFirst Aid For A Sick Or Injured BirdAs a child, I remember rescuing a bird from the mouth of my cat and trying to do my best for the wee thing. I recall making up a box for ...
Sep 25, 20183 minARRC Wildlife Trust, TaurangaWReNNZ (Wildlife Rehabilitators Network of New Zealand) is New Zealand's leading national wildlife network focused on best practice wildl...
Sep 15, 20181 minConservation Week 2018, Are You Ready To Help Wildlife? The Department of Conservation (DOC) run Conservation Week annually to encourage the community to get more involved in taking care of New...
Sep 1, 20182 minWhy You Must Be Trained To Care For WildlifeThis week WReNNZ member, Dr Liza Schneider, Director and Veterinarian at ARRC Wildlife Trust and Holistic Vets, was interviewed by The Su...
Aug 21, 20182 min293 Native Animals Treated Since Wildlife Hospital Opened January 2018 In DunedinWildlife Hospital Dunedin - Activity Report - 15th January 2018 to 15th August 2018 Summary The Wildlife Hospital Dunedin is a veterinary...
Aug 6, 20184 minKaikoura Wildlife RescueWReNNZ (Wildlife Rehabilitators Network of New Zealand) is New Zealand's leading national wildlife network focused on best practice wildl...
Aug 6, 20181 minPenguin Rescue, Protecting Endangered Yellow-eyed Penguins WReNNZ members are involved in a wide range of critical rescue, rehabilitation and conservation work to help New Zealand wildlife. WReNNZ...
Jul 31, 20183 minWild Bird Care Charitable Trust TaurangaWReNNZ (Wildlife Rehabilitators Network of New Zealand) is New Zealand's leading national wildlife network focused on best practice wildl...