noun phrase · academic
wildlife rehabilitation
/ˈwaɪldlaɪf ˌriːəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃən/WILD·life re·ha·bil·i·TA·tion
Care and treatment of injured or sick wild animals so they can be released back to the wild.
Examples
“The centre runs a wildlife rehabilitation programme for injured birds.”
“Volunteers assist with wildlife rehabilitation after oil spills.”
“Veterinary skills are essential in wildlife rehabilitation.”
Band 8 sentence
“Wildlife rehabilitation centres play a crucial role in returning injured animals to the wild after veterinary care.”
Collocations
- wildlife rehabilitation centre
- carry out wildlife rehabilitation
Word family
Common mistakes
rescue wildlife→wildlife rehabilitation
rehabilitate the animals→carry out wildlife rehabilitation / rehabilitate the animals
Say it for a higher band
5help injured animals→6rescue wildlife→7+wildlife rehabilitation
Synonyms
animal rehabilitation
Easily confused
wildlife rescue
“After the storm the volunteers organised wildlife rescue and later funded rehabilitation for the injured animals.”
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In Nature & Animals
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