The Future of Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation
The prospects for wildlife rescue and rehabilitation continue to be promising as this field evolves, but much remains to be accomplished. The increasing effects of climate change, habitat destruction, and human encroachment on wildlife spaces call for the urgent need for rescue and rehabilitation programs for wildlife. While, by all standards, a rescue story like that of the bear cub has happily been told, there are countless animals in everyday life who need help. These are conditions that humans may not immediately see, from loss of home to getting run over by vehicles or falling prey to poachers.
The future of wildlife rescue and rehabilitation must be responsive to the environment. Monitoring wildlife populations, including assessing the condition of their habitat, will be made easier using new technologies such as drones and satellite tracking. But more importantly, better coordination between conservation organizations, local communities, and government agencies will be a must for a more holistic approach to the protection of wildlife. Certainly one thing is clear – work of rescuers and rehabilitators of wildlife will always be there so long as wildlife is exposed to human activity threats.
This also means that public support will have to be crucial. Governments, conservation organizations, and even local communities must collaborate to create policies to protect wildlife and resource rescue efforts. The rescue of the bear cub reminds us that when people come together for animals, amazing things happen. This becomes a reminder for individuals to get behind rescue and conservation efforts for wildlife, to help create a better world for animals and therefore for ourselves.
