Florida Wild Mammal Association (FWMA) Partnerships and Associations

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Written by Judie Creese Friday, 17 February 2006 11:18

FWMA PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS

FWMA WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:

Wakulla High School and Riversprings Middle School in cage building projects through the Learn and Serve Program.
The T.O.P.P.S. Program through Wakulla High School giving Special Education Students the opportunity to gain work experiences.
Department of Juvenile Justice giving young offenders a healthy environment
in which to perform and complete Community Service Hours.
Wakulla High School and Tallahassee Community College giving students the
opportunity to earn Community Service Hours toward College Scholarships.
The Civil Citation Program through the Wakulla County Sheriffâ€™s Office with
over ninety hours logged in 2003.
FAMU student Work Days.
Wakulla High School Environmental Club in which students can earn extra
credit for Work Hours.
Wakulla County Correctional Institute for Inmate Work Days.
Wakulla County Senior Citizens Center giving our Senior Citizens the
opportunity to contribute with projects such as folding newspapers in
preparation for animal cage linings.
Project Learning Tree Environmental Programs at Shadeville Elementary in
which selected animals are taken to school to educate our youngest Citizens.
Wakulla Middle School Technology Class providing bookmarkers with baby
bird rescue instructions to the Wakulla County Library.

IN ADDITION, FWMA WORKS CLOSELY WITH:

Wakulla County Animal Control rescuing sick, injured, orphaned and
nuisance wildlife.
Wakulla Sheriffâ€™s Department responding to numerous calls regarding animals
hit by cars or causing a nuisance for Wakulla County Residents.
Wakulla County Health Department responding to two viral outbreaks: West
Nile Outbreak in 2001 in which FWMA assisted with the transport,
treatment and testing of a large number of crows and blue jays; Distemper
Outbreak in 2003 which infected over 150 foxes and raccoons. Wakulla
County Animal Control, FWMA and the Wakulla County Health Department
worked hand-in-hand to insure these animals were humanely captured,
tested and treated, or humanely euthanized.
Civic Groups such as 4H, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Audubon have
assisted FWMA on scheduled work days or have had FWMA education
programs presented to them.

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