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Public benefits
The direct benefits that flow from purpose (i) are: (a) Providing treatment and care to preserve and protect the lives of wild animals thoughout Northern Ireland, thereby helping to redress the balance between man and nature, preserving our natural heritage for future generations to enjoy. (b) Serving our community serving the community through
provision of first response and rehabilitative care to wildlife, not afforded in veterinary practices. Our services are completely free of charge, therefore ensuring that we are accessible to anyone who finds themselves in need of assistance with any wild animal, regardless of ability, culture, race religion or means. This alleviates distress and removes the burden of responsibility from the finder to an appropriately equipped wildlife rehabilitator, ensuring the animal's welfare and safety. (ii): (a) Public education and raising awareness. The fulfilment shared by both the rehabilitator and the member of the public who rescued the animal, on the successful rehabilitation of that creature back to the wild, is formative in fostering an empathetic curiosity within the community when it comes to relating to our wildlife. Connecting to nature in this way has countless benefits for both the human observers and our wild, passive participants. In sharing these stories through social media, the community becomes more invested and mindful of their native neighbours, more compassionate to the daily dangers invo,lved in being born wild and more responsive to the role they play in either helping, or hindering, our native wildlife. Through feedback from service users and volunteers. Through participation in community led wildlife and habitat conservation efforts. Through appropriate record keeping pertaining to each wildlife casualty help. Through the provision of specialist rescue services for all wildlife throughout northern Ireland. No General public, professionals and wild animals None.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Providing treatment and care to protect and preserve the lives of wild animals throughout Northern Ireland, thereby helping to redress the balance between man and nature, preserving our natural heritage for future generations to enjoy. Serving the community through provision of first response and rehabilitative care to wildlife, not otherwise
afforded in most veterinary practices. Our services are completely free of charge, ensuring that we are accessible to anyone who finds themselves in need of assistance with any wild animal, regardless of ability, culture, religion, race or means. This alleviates distress and removes the burden of responsibility from the finder to an appropriately equipped wildlife rehabilitator, ensuring the animal’s welfare and safety. Public education and raising awareness. The fulfilment shared by both the rehabilitator and the member of the public who rescued the animal, on the rehabilitation of that creature back to the wild, is formative in fostering an empathetic curiosity within the community when it comes to relating to our wildlife. Connecting to nature in this way has countless benefits for both the human observers and our wild, passive participants. In sharing these stories through social media, the community becomes more mindful of their native neighbours, more compassionate to the daily dangers of being born wild and more responsive to the role they play in either helping, or hindering, our native wildlife. This fosters personal accountability as well as community participation and active citizenship for the care and protection of our wildlife. Advancing the education and training of professionals who may encounter wildlife. As wildlife rehabilitation is no longer taught in the veterinary curriculum, we provide advice to veterinary practices on species specific treatment of wild animals. We assist statutory bodies including PSNI, NIFRS and local councils in matters pertaining to wildlife rescue, management and conservation.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of animal welfare
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- General public
- Volunteers
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Animal welfare
- Environment/sustainable development/conservation
- Heritage/historical
- Volunteer development