WILDLIFE RESPONSE UNDER EMERGENCIES
NPWS Wildlife Response during Emergencies Guidelines
The guidelines have been published on the department’s website. These guidelines set triggers and activation standards for wildlife response during emergencies and provide an operational structure for the activation of wildlife response roles such as the Technical Advisor Wildlife (TAW), Wildlife Coordinator and Wildlife Operations Manager. The guidelines highlight the prerequisites for the safe deployment of Wildlife Emergency Response Teams (WERT).
Wildlife Response Training modules available online
Two interactive learning modules are available to people who would like to learn more about the wildlife response structures and procedures.
These online modules are: Module 1: An Introduction to Emergency Wildlife Response and Module 2: Wildlife Response in Action and can be accessed via the following link: Wildlife response during emergencies
Training Video
Thank you to Sydney Wildlife Rescue, WIRES, Taronga Conservation Society and IFAW for your assistance with this Training Video that demonstrates the different aspects involved in wildlife rescue at a bushfire, as well as the process of activating and deploying WERTs onto a fireground.
It was our intention to film this at a Blue Mountains hazard reduction burn, but sadly the weather was uncooperative, so it was instead filmed and produced in a mock scenario by the great NPWS Officer Pete Taseski in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.
This is a great tool to demonstrate and see the different aspects involved in wildlife rescue on a fireground and the nomination for the Oscar definitely does go to the Koala involved as he did everything cooperatively and without complaint.
Other resources include:
The guidelines have been published on the department’s website. These guidelines set triggers and activation standards for wildlife response during emergencies and provide an operational structure for the activation of wildlife response roles such as the Technical Advisor Wildlife (TAW), Wildlife Coordinator and Wildlife Operations Manager. The guidelines highlight the prerequisites for the safe deployment of Wildlife Emergency Response Teams (WERT).
Wildlife Response Training modules available online
Two interactive learning modules are available to people who would like to learn more about the wildlife response structures and procedures.
These online modules are: Module 1: An Introduction to Emergency Wildlife Response and Module 2: Wildlife Response in Action and can be accessed via the following link: Wildlife response during emergencies
Training Video
Thank you to Sydney Wildlife Rescue, WIRES, Taronga Conservation Society and IFAW for your assistance with this Training Video that demonstrates the different aspects involved in wildlife rescue at a bushfire, as well as the process of activating and deploying WERTs onto a fireground.
It was our intention to film this at a Blue Mountains hazard reduction burn, but sadly the weather was uncooperative, so it was instead filmed and produced in a mock scenario by the great NPWS Officer Pete Taseski in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.
This is a great tool to demonstrate and see the different aspects involved in wildlife rescue on a fireground and the nomination for the Oscar definitely does go to the Koala involved as he did everything cooperatively and without complaint.
Other resources include:
- Helping wildlife in emergencies page
- Wildlife in Emergencies Sub-Plan
- Wildlife first response training for NSW firefighters Handbook
