Wildlife Rehabilitation Resources

Connecticut does not have a study guide for the wildlife rehabilitation exam. However, new rehabilitators may wish to purchase or acquire the following resources as a study guide for Connecticut's rehabilitation exam and as a future reference for all of your wildlife rehabilitation questions.

• Principles of Wildlife Rehabilitation
  National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association
  2625 Clearwater Rd, Suite 110
  St. Cloud, MN 56301
  Telephone: 320-230-9920
  nwrawildlife.org
  nwra@nwrawildlife.org


• New York State Wildlife Rehabilitation Study Guide and Booklet
  New York State Wildlife Rehabilitation Practice Examination
  New York Department of Environmental
  Conservation Special Licenses Unit
  625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-4752
  Telephone: 518-402-8985


• Massachusetts Wildlife Rehabilitation Study Guide and Examination Booklet
  Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
  MassWildlife Field Headquarters
  1 Rabbit Hill Rd.
  Westborough, MA 01581
  Telephone: 508-389-6300
  
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Books/guides:

• Answering the Call of the Wild: A Hotline Operator’s Guide to Help People and Wildlife by Erin Luther
• Quick Reference, 3rd Edition, NWRA publication Edited by E. A. Miller, DVM
• Standards for Wildlife Rehabilitation, NWRA publication
• Medical Management of Wildlife Species: A Guide for Practitioners, NWRA Publication edited by Sonia M. Hernandez, Heather W. Barron, Erica A. Miller, Roberto F. Aguilar and Michael J. Yabsley
• Wild Mammal Babies: The First 48 Hours and Beyond (4th edition) by Deb Gode and Irene Ruth
• Raptor Medicine, Surgery, and Rehabilitation, 3rd Edition by David E. Scott
• Songbird Diet Index by Marcy Rule

Some of the best sources of information on wildlife rehabilitation are from rehabilitation organizations:

• Connecticut Wildlife Rehabilitators Association (CWRA)
  PO Box 3643
  Amity Station, New Haven, CT 06525
  (Newsletter, seminars, rehab info)
  cwrawildlife.org/ 
• Contact Laura Simon, President


• National Wildlife Rehabilitation Association
  14 N. 7th Avenue
  St. Cloud, MN 56303
  Telephone: 320-259-4086
  nwrawildlife.org
  (Newsletter, annual symposium proceedings)


• International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council
  P.O. Box 3007
  Walnut Creek, CA 94598
  iwrc-online.org
  (Reprints, quarterly journal)

• How to Become a Wildlife Rehabilitator

Content last updated on October 6, 2026.