Approved Training Courses for Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit Renewals

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In addition to training courses offered by the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Coalition or the National Wildlife Rehabilitator's Association, the virtual training courses listed below are approved by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, in consultation with the Wildlife Rehabilitators’ Council, to meet the continuing education requirements established by Texas Administrative Code §69.48(b)(1) for renewal of a wildlife rehabilitation permit. This list of courses may change periodically as new courses are added and discontinued courses are removed. Please contact wpoffice@tpwd.texas.gov if you have questions or to suggest additional courses for consideration. TPWD does not endorse or recommend any provider organization or particular course over another.

No-cost Virtual Courses and Webinars

• AtDove (No cost)
  • Preparing for a Snake Physical Exam
  • Snake Physical Exam and Restraint
• HSUS (No cost)
  • Advanced Handling Protocols Tips and Techniques to Improve Your Wildlife Handling
  • Rabies Myths and Misconceptions
  • Solving Problems with Coyotes
  • The psychology of wildlife call handling and what to do about orphaned wildlife calls
  • Top 10 tips for taking wildlife calls
  • Wildlife in our neighborhoods
• Justice Clearing House (No cost)
  • How to Free Companion Animals and Wildlife Wrongly Caught in Traps
  • Understanding Wildlife Animal Cruelty
• LafeberVet (No cost)
  • Foraging and Enrichment
  • Understanding Shock in Exotic Animals
• Pasadena Humane Society (No cost)
  The links below will take you to a registration page for the course listed. Once you complete the registration (first name, last name, email address), you will be able to access the archived webinar at no cost.
  • Coyote Safety Webinar
  • Encountering Wildlife Emergencies
• Project Coyote (No cost)
  • An Inside Look at the Intriguing, Elusive Bobcat
  • Fear, Wild Things, and Coexisting with Predators

Fee-based Courses

• The Wildlife Center of Virginia — Wildlife Care Academy
  • Amphibian Medicine (Previously recorded live)
  • Assessment, Rescue, and Intake of Wild Raptors
  • Avian Foot Health (Previously recorded live)
  • Entire Raptor Rehabilitation Series (8 hours)
  • Natural History Considerations for Raptor Rehabilitation
  • Social Media Fundamentals
  • Social Media Series: Best Facebook Practices
  • Social Media Series: Best Instagram Practices
  • Social Media Series: Best Twitter Practices
  • The Wild Lives of Opossums
  • The Wild Lives of Songbirds
  • Turtle Wounds and Diseases (Previously recorded live)
  • Virginia Opossum Medical Conditions (Previously recorded live)
  • Raptor Rehabilitation
  • Advanced Raptor Rehabilitation
• University of Minnesota College of Veterinarian Medicine the Raptor Center Raptor Academy On Demand(In person and Virtual Course)
  • All courses available through the Raptor Academy
• Wildlife Edu — Training for Wildlife Rehabilitators & Wildlife Volunteers
  • Wildlife EDU Intake and Exam — Basics in Wildlife Rehabilitation Short Course
• Wildlife Rehabilitation Classes by Kate Rugroden
  • All courses listed on the Bat World MidCities Course Catalog