New England Wildlife Center’s rehabilitation course is back, and better than ever! Make sure to read on, as many things have changed since the last class in 2016.

The Center now offers two courses, The Introduction to Wildlife Rehabilitation Methods Course, and the Wildlife Rehabilitation Methods Course. You MUST take the Introduction to Wildlife and pass the final exam with a 70% in order to take the Wildlife Rehab Methods Course.

Spring 2017 – NEWC Introduction to Wildlife Rehabilitation Methods Course

6:30 – 8:30 PM Mondays, February 13th, Feb 20th and Feb 27th

This three session introductory course will give students basic knowledge about wildlife identification, natural history of common species, rules and regulations of wildlife rehabilitation, and definitions of wild, native and naturalized animals. This class is being offered as a pre-requisite to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Methods Course and is designed to prepare students for the entrance exam on February 28th.

New England Wildlife Center Rehab Entrance Exam

6:00 – 7:00 PM February 28th

This year we will have a short entrance exam for the Wildlife Rehabilitation Methods Course. Students must pass this exam with a 70% in order to participate this semester. This exam is not meant to discourage anyone; however this class supposes some prior knowledge of wildlife rehabilitation (as listed above). We encourage beginners to sign up for the introduction course which covers all of the necessary background material.

Spring 2017 NEWC Wildlife Rehabilitation Methods Course

6:30 – 9:00 PM Mondays, March 6th – March May 8th (ONLY MONDAYS!)

This course is ten sessions and covers the material needed to successfully care for and release animals back to the wild. We will cover the natural history, medical techniques, nutrition, ethics, housing and husbandry, release criteria, euthanasia, wound care, feeding, and medical techniques included in the State exam. This course includes both classroom and hands on sessions and will be hosted in the Thomas E. Curtis Wildlife Hospital located in New England Wildlife Center. Class size limited to 25 students.

State Exam Monday May 22nd (Time to be announced)

Review for Exam 6:30 – 9:00 PM Monday may 15th

The Massachusetts State Wildlife Rehabilitators exam will be proctored at our facility at the conclusion of the course by the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. This exam is offered free of charge to those who participated in our course. Time to be announced.

Course Pricing

NEWC Introduction to Wildlife Rehabilitation Methods Course ————————— $120 (Paid in full by Jan 17th)

NEWC Entrance Exam —————————————————————————— Free of Charge

NEWC Wildlife Rehabilitation Methods Course ———————————————– $400 (Paid in full by March 2nd)

STATE EXAM —————————————————————————————— No charge for students in the class

Payment may be made by mailing check to NEWC. Check, cash or credit cards are accepted at the front desk Monday – Sunday from 10 AM to 4 PM. You may also pay by credit card by calling our front desk at 781-682-4878.