Oiled Wildlife Readiness and Response: Conservation, Command, Capture & Care

Sun, July 27, 2025

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Victoria Conference Centre

Speaker

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Jenny Schlieps

Focus Wildlife

Michael Ziccardi

UC Davis, Oiled Wildlife Care Network

Ever wonder how a professional oiled wildlife response occurs, and how you can be part of it? Whether you’re a wildlife agency employee, wildlife biologist, veterinarian, or other professional, we’ll show you how.

This is a full-day workshop consisting of lectures and interactive sessions to provide participants with an overview of wildlife response. Topics will include the effects of oil on wildlife, the Incident Command System (as it applies to wildlife response), general human health and safety, sampling/necropsy, and an overview of each discrete area of a response, both in the field and in a facility.

Coffee/tea and lunch will be provided.

Limited to 30 participants.

Instructors:

Jenny Schlieps, Focus Wildlife
Michael Ziccardi, UC Davis, Oiled Wildlife Care Network

Cost:

Regular – US $200 / CAD $ 276
Student – US$ 100 / CAD $135

Registration is only open to Conference attendees.

Program:

Times	Topics
8 – 8:30 am	Welcome & Introductions
8:30 – 9 am	Effects of Oil on Wildlife
9 – 9:30 am	Overview of Response Flow and the ICS
9:30 – 10 am	Human Health & Safety
10 – 10:15 am	Break
10:15 – 11:15 am	Overview of Field Operations
11:15 – 12 noon	Field Activity
12 noon – 1 pm	Lunch
1 – 1:15 pm	Overview of Facilities
1:15 – 2:15 pm	Overview of Care Operations
2:15 – 2:30 pm	Overview of Sampling/Necropsy
2:30 – 3 pm	Table-Top Exercise
3 – 3:15 pm	Break
3:15 – 4:30 pm	Table-Top Exercise (Cont.) & Report Out
4:30 – 5 pm	Wrap-up and Q&A

Registration Now Open

Don’t miss out on this year’s groundbreaking discussions and workshops—register now to secure your spot!