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A wonderfully written book that teaches children about bats through a touching story. It explains how beneficial and necessary they are to our world. With eye catching, colorful illustrations, this 28 page soft cover book will delight the youngsters in your life while teaching them about our natural world. $12 each, order now at http://www.bats101.info All proceedsContinueContinue reading “Tabitha’s Tale”

Dear NJAWR Members, As part of NJAWR’s mission, this is an announcement to inform you about the upcoming hearing for New Jersey State Bill S1034, which is also known as the “Compassion for Community Cats Law.” You can email Senator Bob Smith at senbsmith@njleg.org or send an email to his aide at OLSAideSEN@njleg.org

The New Jersey Association of Wildlife Rehabilitators (NJAWR) will be awarding scholarships to two NJAWR members for admission reimbursement to one of the following 2021 symposiums: National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association Symposium Pennsylvania Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Conference New York State Wildlife Rehabilitation Council Seminar Call of the Wild Conference – Virginia In light of theContinueContinue reading “NJAWR SCHOLARSHIPS: deadline October 31, 2020”

NJAWR Board of Directors Call for Nominations! DEADLINE: October 31st, 2020 The New Jersey Association of Wildlife Rehabilitators Nominating Committee is currently accepting nominations for the Board of Directors. Nominees must be members of NJAWR prior to their nomination, as required by the NJAWR bylaws. Nominations must be made by current members of NJAWR. YouContinueContinue reading “NJAWR Board of Directors Nominations!”

On Sunday February 16th, NJAWR hosted an Avian Bandaging Workshop at the Mount Laurel Animal Hospital led by Dr. Susan Tyson. We would like to extend a special thank you to Dr.Tyson and Mount Laurel Animal Hospital for donating this room, her educational service, and a spread of food and refreshments to this NJAWR Workshop!ContinueContinue reading “Avian Bandaging Workshop Success!”

NJAWR Awards for Achievement in Wildlife Rehabilitation The New Jersey Association of Wildlife Rehabilitators (NJAWR) welcomes nominations for two awards to recognize members of the state’s wildlife rehabilitation community for their outstanding contributions to the field: the NJAWR Lifetime Achievement Award and the NJAWR Rising Star Award. Nominees need not be members of NJAWR toContinueContinue reading “NJAWR AWARDS: deadline October 31, 2020”

We are excited to announce the 2020 recipient of the NJAWR Rising Star Award – Adriana Manchen! Adriana started as a volunteer at the Mercer County Wildlife Center in 2015. She has since completed an internship and is now serving as a seasonal employee. She is recognized as the driving force in developing the enrichmentContinueContinue reading “2020 recipient of the NJAWR Rising Star Award”

JOIN NJAWR FOR A WORKSHOP BYSusan J. Tyson, VMD, MS.Avian Bandaging Date: Sunday, February 16, 2020Time: 2pm – 4pm Location:Mount Laurel Animal Hospital220 Mt Laurel Rd.Mt Laurel Touwnship, NJ 08054 NJAWR Member Cost: $15.00Non-member Cost: $25.00LIMITED REGISTRATION: This is a restricted hands-on workshop for volunteers of licensed rehabilitators. To register, you must provide the nameContinueContinue reading “WORKSHOP: Avian Bandaging by Susan J. Tyson, VMD, MS.”

All NJAWR members are invited to attend our annual meeting on January 26th, 2020 at 10am at Mercer County Wildlife Center. We will discuss accomplishments from 2019, goals for 2020, workshop information and more!! We look forward to hearing from YOU, our members, on YOUR visions of involvement and future goals. Be sure to join usContinueContinue reading “ATTN NJAWR MEMBERS: Join us for our annual meeting”