Books and Educational Materials

Don't Cut the Line! Manual

This manual covers what to do if you accidentally hook a seabird while fishing:

• Illustrations of the proper and improper way to hold birds
• Bird Species
• Rescue and hook extraction techniques
• Safety considerations
• Transportation of birds/wildlife

This manual is available on-line as an Adobe Acrobat Reader file. Just click HERE to download it in "pdf" format. It may then be saved or printed out. (You'll need a copy of Adobe's Acrobat Reader software [the price is right...it's FREE!] to view and print this manual. If you don't have a copy, click HERE or on the Icon below to go to Adobe's WEB site and download it.)

Rescue of Injured or Oiled Wildlife Manual

This manual includes topics on:

• Necessary Equipment
• OSHA requirements for handling oiled birds
• Bird Species
• Rescue Techniques
• Transportation of Birds/Wildlife
• Illustrations of the proper and improper way to hold birds

Oiled Wildlife Response Manual

This manual includes topics on:

• Site Layout
• Operations Control
• Volunteer Coordination
• Admitting
• Triage
• Critical Care
• Holding rehabilitation
• Bird Washing
• Drying
• Main Rehabilitation
• Supply
• Cage Cleaning
• Housekeeping
• Rest Area/First Aid
• Predator Control
• Site Rules

How to Help Baby Birds Booklet

This booklet includes topics on:

• Baby bird seasons and species
• Differences between nestling and fledglings
• Orphans
• Nestlings belong in the nest
• Fledgling from the ground up
• If at first you don't succeed
• Captive-reared vs. nature's way
• Kinds of birds
• Environmentalism begins in the backyard

Learn the Consequences Before You Feed the Birds Pamphlet

This pamphlet discusses:

• What really happens when you feed seabirds?
• Plastic six-pack rings
• Fishing hooks
• Fishing line
• Pesticides and herbicides

It's a Matter of Survival Informational Letter

This item published by the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission's Nongame Wildlife Program includes helpful information about preserving Florida's wildlife in simple terms with things everyone can do. Help spread the word!

Be Alert - Give Wildlife a Brake Pamphlet and Bumper Sticker

This pamphlet, published by the Humane Society of the United States discusses how to avoid striking wildlife while driving and what to do if you do!