WIRES volunteer Julie had just attended a rescue at Bexhill when a call came through for a rescue at Eltham.Simon had called WIRES after realising that a Magpie was entangled in string and suspended from a branch 12 metres in the top of a Silky Oak tree. Simon had seen the magpie the day before …
Magpie suspended from a branch 12 meters in the top of a Silky Oak tree. Read More »
UPDATE 16 March 2022 Both joeys are doing well in care. Seen here after just over 2 weeks in WIRES care. These Swamp wallaby joeys are both victims of the floods on 1 March 2022 in Northern NSW.With so much sadness and devastation across our region we will concentrate on the happy ending rescues. Cathy was …
Wallaby joeys victims of the floods in Northern NSW. Read More »
On 1st March as Kelly and her family were evacuating from their flooded home in Coraki they saw an Echidna clinging to life on a pole in the floodwater. They were in 7 meters of fast flowing water in a small tinny but they stopped to help! Early the following morning Kelly called our rescue …
With severe flooding occurring across our region, please be aware that wildlife will be distressed; many will be displaced and waterlogged by rising floodwaters and heavy rainfall.Wildlife will in many cases be sheltering in unusual places. Please be compassionate and allow the animal to shelter, it may have nowhere else to go until the situation …
This young Platypus came into WIRES care late yesterday afternoon after it was found walking along a country road. The young Platypus was examined, found to be a dispersing juvenile in good condition and it was released a short time later at dusk. Platypus are secretive, elusive and shy creatures that are rarely seen as …
BOM has forecast a severe weather outlook for the 2021-22 Summer season, and already severe storms and heavy rain is playing havoc with our wildlife, in particular our native birds. Newly fledged birds are often found on the ground after torrential rain. They become wet and bedraggled and do not have the flight strength to …
Severe weather forecast playing havoc with our Wildlife Read More »
On 21 October Belinda from Corndale found a Sugar glider hanging on a barbed wire fence. She immediately rushed over to try and see if she could release the glider from the fence but found that the poor animal was not only entangled, the barbed wire was wrapped around her pouch and 2 tiny joeys …
Sheltering from the rain this Juvenile Eastern long -eared microbat thought it had the perfect spot. However as daylight dawned and the SPAR Supermarket at Suffolk Park was about to open it turned out not to be so perfect after all. Staff arriving to open the supermarket quickly put up a sign and called WIRES. …
Tawny Frogmouth are well known for building flimsy nests and with this season of heavy rain and strong winds many of their chicks have ended up on the ground. It is normal for fledglings to be on the ground briefly or in strange position like verandas and poles. As long as they’re older and are …
Last Sunday morning Jaz was walking her dog at Suffolk Park allocated dog beach when she noticed two dogs chasing a very small wallaby joey. The tiny joey was jumping in and out of the water, the dogs nipping at its heels. Jaz called out to the dog’s owner to stop them, he responded by calling …
