Shiara Covenden

• Cleaned out animal living spaces to meet strict hygiene standards.
• Remained calm when handling animals to prevent injury or reactive behaviour.
• Understand the needs of diverse types of animals.
• Assist in daily care routines for animals, including feeding, cleaning, and weighing.
• I have been working with mostly hedgehogs and will be attending bat training soon.

• Triaged, handled, and medicated multiple British aquatic bird species.
• I can triage for AI and have been responsible for over 200 animals at any given time.
• I have syringe-fed hoglets and bat pups.
• I work in the seal unit and in addition to feeding, medicating, cleaning, and caring for the species we have I am trained to stretch a seal, tube a swan, hand feed a harbour seal pup and give sub-cutaneous injections on multiple species including seals and aquatic birds.
• Cleaned out animal living spaces to meet strict hygiene standards.
• Remained calm when handling animals to prevent the chance of injury or reactive behaviour.
• Understood the needs of different types of animals.
• Conducted basic health checks, monitored the health of animals, reporting changes or causes for concern to veterinary staff.
• Wear appropriate PPE to prevent injury to and from animals and adhere to health and safety protocols.
• We measured animals periodically to monitor weight changes.
• Updated animal records in line with established procedure.

Reference:

Maddie Milburn

Assistant Manager

Email: maddie.milburn@scottishspca.org

Phone: 07511323745

• Monitoring and following a specific troop of monkeys for habituation and identification purposes.
• Building description profiles on individuals of the troop and taking photos of them.
• Writing up a location profile of sleep and frequently visited sites.
• Recording GPS tracks of their movements for habitat range and frequented sites.
• Recording of rare behaviours.
• Observe and follow them over long distances and through difficult terrain for 7 hours.

Reference:

Dr Stéphanie Mercier

Project Coordinator

Email: stephanie.mercier.1@unil.ch

Cell: +27662596259

• Oversaw and developed efficient appointment systems, reducing patient wait times.
• Interacted with and addressed over 20 patients' complaints per day, finding mutually beneficial solutions. increased patient satisfaction.
• Collected and filed admission, discharge, and coding reports to maintain thorough and accurate patient records.

• Handled eight rhinos for weekly weight recording.
• Gave medical treatments in line with vet instructions.
• Cleaned out and sanitised night enclosures to meet strict hygiene standards set by the organisation.
• Monitored the health of animals, reporting changes or concerns.
• Prepared milk and hay feed four times daily for four rhinos.
• Maintained general upkeep of the orphanage.
• Worked and shared responsibilities within a small team.
• Gained knowledge and experience with large mammal care.
• Learned how to use satellite telemetry.

Reference: Flavia Casali

Rhino carer/ Supervisor

Email: flaviacasali1996@gmail.com

Cell: +27 797996651

• Updated databases with recorded nest-building behaviours of sociable weaver birds observed in daily 4-hour sessions.
• Catalogued nest-building videos, observational data and RFID image captures for visual bird identification.
• Constant maintenance and fixing of research equipment, such as Raspberry Pis, 4K HD cameras, overland vehicles, feeders, and observation tents.
• Worked independently and successfully.
• Simultaneously read colour rings and recorded behaviours in quick succession.
• Assisted in tagging of white-back vulture chicks.

Reference: Claire Doutrelant
Tenure CNRS research scientist (DR), SWP
CEFE CNRS, Montpellier
Tel: +330467613260
claire.doutrelant@cefe.cnrs.fr

• Identified emergency care needs for injured or ill animals.
• Remained calm when handling animals to prevent chance of injury or reactive behaviour.
• Monitored the health of animals (always responsible for over 20 birds and at times fifty), reporting changes or causes for concern.
• Updated animal records in line with established procedure.
• Cleaned out animal living spaces to meet strict hygiene standards.
• Prepared food and medications (as per vet instructions) in line with feeding schedules.
• Understood the needs of diverse types of animals.
• Looked after sick or distressed animals, cultivating a soothing environment to prevent aggressive behaviour.
• Responded to questions on animal care from colleagues or members of the public.
• Trained in handling, feeding, and medicating of African penguins, White-Breasted, Bank and Cape Cormorants, Cape gannet, Great White pelican, Kelp and Hartlaub's Gull, Swift Tern, and a shearwater. Chicks, juveniles, and adults.
• Trained as supervisor of penguin rehabilitation, flying bird aviaries and ICU.
• Trained to correctly see through the entire process of a seabird's progress from admission to release.
• Experienced the PPE and strict guidelines associated with Avian Influenza.

Reference: Curtly Ambrose, Seabird Rehabilitation Mentor, SANCCOB

Email: curtly432@gmail.com

Cell: +27837907084

• Engaged in brainstorming sessions, how to get involved in conservation and confidence building with my group.
• Public speaking and personal confidence growth.
• Worked closely with ten young individuals from varying nationalities and backgrounds for an international summit on animal trafficking held at the Southern African Wildlife College for 5 days.
• Assisted other volunteers with strategies for engaging young people and encouraging a positive mindset towards conservation.

Reference: Micah van Schalkwyk, Supervisor/Manager

Cell: +27798208508

Facebook: www.facebook.com/YouthWildlifeSummit/