Ep. 99 – Helping Injured Wildlife with Jana, Kildare Wildlife Rescue

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Welcome back to Book of Leaves! I’m delighted to be coming out of a 3 month hibernation joined by Jana from Kildare Wildlife Rescue no less. As we’re fully into Spring, there’ll be a huge increase in wildlife calls and rescues needed, so there’s no better time to learn how we can help their efforts. Visit their website for more info and don’t forget to send a video of any wildlife you find to info@kwr.ie for assistance!

You can follow them on Facebook, Instagram @Kildarewildliferescue, or X @WildlifeKildare.

• [00:15] Quick catch up with Ceara
• [06:50] Jana introduces herself and her journey
• [12:50] The training available within the wildlife rehabilitation community in Ireland
• [14:55] How KWR came about
• [17:20] What are the main cases of injured wildlife
• [19:20] The main causes of those cases
• [22:40] Preventing wildlife attacks from domestic cats
• [26:30] Preventing the spread of diseases in garden birds
• [29:50] Helping our mammals
• [34:10] The truth about seagulls (they’re not doing as well as people think)
• [38:30] How to tell if an ‘abandoned’ animal is really abandoned and needs your help
• [41:50] How to rescue wildlife outside of KWR’s location
• [49:10] How to volunteer with and help KWR (e-mail volunteer@kwr.ie)
• [52:15] Jana’s favourite moments from wildlife volunteering & most difficult animals to hand rear
• [58:10] How Jana manages her mental health having to sometimes face animal cruelty and upsetting rescue cases

We also mentioned:

• Irish Wildlife Trust
• Birdwatch Ireland
• Seal Rescue Ireland
• Hedgehog Rescue
• Bat Rehabilitation
• Grey Abbey Veterinary hospital