Welcome to the WLREHAB subscription page. Listed below are rules of membership and the subscription information. These rules of protocol are extremely important to the smooth operation of the WLREHAB list. Please read them carefully. Thank you for your interest in WLREHAB.
List Description and Purpose:
The WLREHAB list serves the purpose of allowing easy information sharing between wildlife rehabilitators. Note that "wildlife rehabilitation" is defined as the professional care of injured and orphaned wildlife by properly licensed individuals with the goal of releasing healthy and fully functional animals back into the wild.
Information posted to WLREHAB should pertain *directly* to clinical wildlife rehabilitation, and not related topics such as environmental issues, debates, or politics.
Note that this is a professional list for wildlife rehabilitators, veterinary and wildlife
professionals, and those interested in wildlife rehabilitation, and is to be used as such.
Information shared may include how to best handle a new species, the best
rehab/treatment techniques, and methods that have been successful (or have not worked)
for other rehabbers. Posts may also deal with exchange of interesting rehab stories,
good ideas, problems, and so on. Requests for help on what to do with injured wildlife
may also be occasionally forwarded to the list from non-rehabbers in request for
assistance from listmembers (please reply to these privately).
List Rules (to keep the list functional and useful for everyone):
ALWAYS treat everyone on the WLREHAB list with respect and professionalism. Any abusive, sarcastic, or berating posts will be cause for suspension from the list and will not be tolerated (please report any occurances of this to the listowner immediately).
Please keep in mind that different listmembers may use varying rehab techniques and have differing opinions. If you have a concern about something someone posts, please write to them privately.
Posts must relate directly to wildlife rehabilitation. The following topics are not welcome on the list: environmental, ethical, and animal rights issues/debates, hunting issues, political issues, "pet" posts, internet "spams" (messages crossposted from other sources), and any other non-rehab related topic.
Keep all posts as short as possible and to the point (we only have a limited amount of space in our list archives).
Do not include more than a few "reference" lines of someone else's post (make sure to delete out as much as possible.. we have already received the original post).
Use Defined Topic Words (as described after you receive your subscription) as much as possible in your subject headings (so posts received can be easily scanned by listmembers)
Examples:
AVIAN: comment about grebe care
MAMMAL: how to feed orphan beavers
HELP: need fast info about hummingbird care!
Do not send personal messages through the list.
- post to the list IF you think your information would be beneficial/of interest for
everyone to read (this is how we all can learn from each other)
- post to the individual if it is a personal note, an "I agree with you" note, or
a question for that person specifically
Do not send posts that only say "I agree!" or "me too", and so on to the list (it wastes time and archive space and does not contribute to the knowledge of the list).
Do not send "computer virus" warnings to the list (these are spams and not true; please don't waste time and space "warning" us of these!)
Send only TEXT messages through the list. Do not send ANY attachments, HTML encoded text, etc. (these will seriously block the mail for some of our subscribers!)
The list owner and administrator reserve the right to remove any list member from the WLREHAB list at their discretion, without notice at any time for any reason. This may include the removal of any member who consistently deviates from the list purpose, uses the list for commercial purposes, slanders a person or makes libelous statements, or uses language in such a way that is offensive in the judgement of the listowner. This also may include anyone who continuously misdirects personal email responses or listserv commands to the whole list.
Also note that WLREHAB is a private mailing list. Posts to the list are not edited, moderated, or checked for accuracy by the list owner (unless a specific account is set to a moderated status or there is a need to monitor the list for a limited period.) By joining the list, participants agree not to hold liable any list member or listowner of WLREHAB for damages, including any resulting from participation in the list. Participation includes but is not limited to receiving messages from the list, reading messages transmitted by the list, sending messages to the list, and making any contacts based upon information transmitted by WLREHAB members.
Personal Information on Posts:
Please provide the following at the end of every post you submit. (Because this is
a professional list, it is VERY important that we know who is posting, where you are located geographically, and what your basic knowledge/experience level is so that the members are better able to provide the most informative information for you.)
Your first and last name
Location (City/State/country (if not U.S.A.)
Some indication of your rehab experience and/or the facility you work with
your email address
Subscribers to the WLREHAB list agree to abide by these and all other mentioned list rules. Any member who fails to abide by them can be removed from the list at any time. Remember, subscription to this list is a privilege, not a right; please use it and respect it as such.
Subscribing to the WLREHAB mailing list:
If you are interested in subscribing to WLREHAB andagree to abide by the list rules and list purpose,
send the following command to
listserv@listserv.nodak.edu in the BODY of your email message (not in the subject line):
subscribe wlrehab yourfirstandlastname
Please note that the list tends to generate about 20-100 email messages PER DAY. If this volume is too much for you, you may switch to a digest or index option. The easiest way to do this (or to make any other changes or sign off the list) is through the web site at
http://LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU/archives/wlrehab.html.
Also remember that by subscribing you are agreeing to the aforementioned wlrehab list rules and list
purpose and agreeing to abide by them.
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