Records

Records

There is a legal necessity to be able to show reason for being in possession of most wild animals in the UK.
To fulfil the requirements of Section 1 of Wildlife and Country Act the following should be recorded:

• Species, age, sex
• Date and time of receipt; origin or location of capture
• Name, address and telephone number of finder
• Condition on arrival; findings on examination, treatment administered and provisional prognosis

Records are important, not only for legal purposes, but to increase our knowledge of the treatment, diseases and ultimate fate of wildlife casualties. Every effort should be made to analyse the results of rehabilitation for publication in relevant newsletters and journals.