What Helps Oiled Wildlife Responders Care for Animals While Minimizing Stress and Compassion Fatigue

Yeung, Polly; White, Bridey; Ziccardi, Michael H.; Chilvers, B. Louise

doi:10.3390/ani11071952

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“…The mental health impacts of wildlife care should not be underestimated. Psychological and financial pressures associated with workload, working conditions, difficult decision-making and compassion fatigue have been described by other authors in both wildlife rehabilitators [ 2 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 44 , 114 ] and veterinary professionals [ 2 , 7 , 30 , 31 ] but were not considered in this study. Any future studies should be designed to include both the potential animal and human harms associated with wildlife rehabilitation, without which a balanced assessment of the benefits cannot be made.…”

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Trends in Admissions and Outcomes at a British Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre over a Ten-Year Period (2012–2022)

Mullineaux,

Pawson

2023

Animals

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Millions of animals pass through wildlife rehabilitation centres (WRCs) globally each year, some dying in captivity, others euthanised, and some released into the wild. Those caring for these animals are generally well-intentioned, but skills, knowledge, and resources may be limited, potentially compromising animal welfare. WRC databases provide an opportunity to provide an evidence base for treatment and conservation efforts. 42,841 records of animals admitted over a 10-year period to a British WRC were analysed. More birds (69.16%) were admitted than mammals (30.48%) and reptiles and amphibians (0.36%). Most admissions were in the summer (48.8%) and spring (26.0%) months. A total of 9 of the 196 species seen made up 57% of admissions, and hedgehogs were the most common species admitted (14% of all admissions and 20% of mammals). Juvenile animals (35.5%) were admitted more frequently than ‘orphans’ (26.0%) or adults (26.4%). ‘Orphaned’ was also the predominant reason for admission (28.3%), followed by ‘injured’ (25.5%). 42.6% of animals were eventually released back to the wild, 19.2% died in captivity, and 37.2% were euthanised; 1% of outcomes were unknown. The prognosis was better for orphaned animals than for those admitted because of injury. Unexpected natural deaths in captivity were found to decline over the period of study, consistent with improved early triage. These findings can be used to focus veterinary and WRC training and seasonal resources on the species and case types most likely to be successfully rehabilitated and released. The findings also have the potential to contribute to our understanding of anthropogenic impacts, historical and regional variations in ecosystem health, and resultant implications for animal welfare.

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Trends in Admissions and Outcomes at a British Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre over a Ten-Year Period (2012–2022)

Mullineaux,

Pawson

2023

Animals

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“…Oil spills are environmental disasters and their long-term impact is not just a concern for the environment and economy, but also for health and well-being of all living things [8]. Moreover, along with the benefits of pipelines come the risks to health and property generated by fires and explosions [9].…”

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Quantitative Analysis Regarding the Incidents to the Pipelines of Petroleum Products for an Efficient Use of the Specific Transportation Infrastructure

Popescu

Gabor

2021

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The transportation infrastructure for petroleum products contains complex pipeline systems, developed on a global scale and totaling investments of hundreds of millions of dollars. The operation and maintenance of these systems have to be performed in relation to the analysis of incidents of various types, which take place in various areas of the world. The present paper aims to analyze in as much detail as possible, from a statistical point of view, the case of the pipeline system for petroleum products in Romania in order to streamline the operation of this critical infrastructure for Romania. Through the statistical tools, we established the hierarchies of the causes of the analyzed incidents, weights of the effects generated by these sources of accidents, and correlations between various parameters, in order to create a useful plan of measures and actions in the efficient operation of the pipeline system. The importance and topicality of the subject is also demonstrated by the major negative impact of the accidents in this sector, through product leaks from pipes in the soil and in watercourses, which generate significant pollution values, thus influencing the balance of the environment.

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“…Despite a rich literature on CF in service practitioners, however, very limited information is available on effective initiatives to alleviate it ( Cao et al, 2021b ; Khalaila, 2021 ; Salur and Yildirim, 2021 ; White et al, 2021 ; Xie et al, 2021 ; Yeung et al, 2021 ; Yi et al, 2021 ). One potentially promising approach is to strengthen psychological resilience (PR) ( Zhang et al, 2021b ).…”

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A Bibliometric Analysis of the Association Between Compassion Fatigue and Psychological Resilience From 2008 to 2021

Liu

Tang

et al. 2022

Front. Psychol.

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AimsA negative association between the lower level of psychological resilience (PR) and increased risk of compassion fatigue (CF) and higher Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) stress has been revealed. However, bibliometric studies have not been performed to comprehensively investigate this topic. This study aimed to identify the status and trends in the CF and PR field from 2008 to 2021 and during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsWe identified relevant literature from the Web of Science Core Collection® database using “resilience” and “compassion fatigue” on September 30, 2021. All search results were exported in plain text format for collaboration network analysis, reference-based co-citation analysis, analysis of journals, and keywords-based co-occurrence analysis, which were performed using Citespace® 5.8.R1.ResultsA total of 388 publications were identified finally, and there has been an increasing trend in the annual number of publications with light fluctuations. The analysis of journals and keywords indicated that nurses and social workers are the main research targets, and their mental problems are the main research topics. The turnover intention of health care providers has been a research focus, particularly during the COVID-19.ConclusionThe results of the present study help us understand the status of the CF and PR field and its recent developments.

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What Helps Oiled Wildlife Responders Care for Animals While Minimizing Stress and Compassion Fatigue

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Trends in Admissions and Outcomes at a British Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre over a Ten-Year Period (2012–2022)

Trends in Admissions and Outcomes at a British Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre over a Ten-Year Period (2012–2022)

Quantitative Analysis Regarding the Incidents to the Pipelines of Petroleum Products for an Efficient Use of the Specific Transportation Infrastructure

A Bibliometric Analysis of the Association Between Compassion Fatigue and Psychological Resilience From 2008 to 2021

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