Rehabilitation Standards

The Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre (KTTC) is a licensed wildlife rehabilitation centre in Ontario, Canada. This means that we adhere to the laws and practices laid out by Ontario law.

Our authorization is issued to us by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) and cover reptiles only. This means that we can rehabilitate native reptiles but not other native animals. We focus on turtles only.

The standards and procedures that apply to the Centre:

Ontario Government

• Wildlife Custodian Authorization Conditions
• Wildlife Rehabilitation Policy
• Wildlife Rehabilitation Procedure

 

National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association (NWRA)

The following is copied directly from the NWRA web site:

The Minimum Standards for Wildlife Rehabilitation, 3rd Edition

The Minimum Standards for Wildlife Rehabilitation, 3rd Edition, is based on accepted norms in biology, medicine, behavior, natural history, and, of course, wildlife rehabilitation. The information in this publication pertains to all who rehabilitate wildlife, regardless of numbers and types of wildlife cared for, budget size, number of paid or volunteer staff, and size and location of activity.

The Minimum Standards for Wildlife Rehabilitation, 3rd Edition (PDF, 240KB)

Purchase the Minimum Standards for Wildlife Rehabilitation, 3rd Edition

Checklist for the Minimum Standards

The Minimum Standards for Wildlife Rehabilitation, 3rd Edition, has a companion Checklist for use by wildlife rehabilitators as a self-evaluation tool.

Checklist for Minimum Standards (PDF, 44KB)

Explanation and introduction for the Checklist, including why it was created, what it means, and how should it be used.