FCF Wild Feline Husbandry Course hosted by Butternut Farm Wildcat Sanctuary
The next Feline Conservation Federation Wild Feline Husbandry Course will be held April 9, from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm at Lane Aviation at the Columbus, Ohio International Airport.
(PRWEB) February 28, 2005 -- The next Feline Conservation Federation Wild
Feline Husbandry Course will be held April 9, from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm at Lane
Aviation at the Columbus, Ohio International Airport.
Butternut Farm
Wildcat Sanctuary is hosting this FCF continuing education course. $95.00
registration fee can be mailed to Butternut Farm, P.O. Box 711, Johnstown, OH
43031-0711.
The FCF course is an instructor led, multi-media
presentation, complete with 83-page student text, workshops, and decorative
certificate for students that pass the final exam.
Course topics focus on
natural history of wild feline species, regulatory agencies and permits,
facility design, handling equipment, diet and nutrition, health care, behavior
and handling, and contingency planning.
FCF Husbandry Course instructor
Carol Bohning notes contingency planning is an import aspect of responsible
husbandry and is thoroughly covered in this course.
“The recent
California tiger escape that ended in tragedy is a powerful illustration that
being prepared for emergency situations can mean the difference between life and
death”, says Bohning.
The FCF developed this comprehensive 8-hour course
in accordance with a nationally
recognized standard for technical training
known as the Systematic Approach to Training (SAT).
This course is the
only one of its kind, providing continuing education valuable to wild feline
keepers, aspiring owners, veterinarians, animal control officers, wildlife
personnel and managers.
FCF Director of Conservation and Education Leann
Montgomery notes that USDA Animal Health Care Inspectors have attended classes
and given the FCF high marks.
Sunday April 10, students are invited to
tour Butternut Farm Wildcat Sanctuary, home to cougars, bobcats and lynx.
Butternut Farm is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 tax-exempt sanctuary providing refuge
and educational outreach programs on wild feline conservation. A $10.00 tour fee
is charged to help support the care of the felines at Butternut.
Membes
of the Feline Conservation Federation are licensed breeders, educators, private
zoos, individual owners, sanctuaries and conservationists.
FCF works
with Earthways to support a 25,000-rainforest habitat named Playa de Oro. The
Ecuador reserve is dedicated to protecting wildcat species.
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