This week, I have been attending the 34th Annual International Rehabilitators Council Symposium (IWRC) in Appleton, Wisconsin. This will be my fifth since 2000. Like the National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association and the Florida Wildlife Rehabilitators Association (both of which have had me as a longtime member), the IWRC is committed to inspiring, engaging, educating and training our world’s wildlife rehabilitators.

A typical symposium begins with a behind-the-scenes tour of a host committee’s rehab center. This year’s options included: