Wildlife

7 April 2021

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WIRES Northern Rivers have 2 Topknot Pigeons in care with identical injuries both have lost primary flight feathers from their left wing. The older seen with its topknot fully formed was found on the ground in an orchard at Broken Head, we suspect it was attacked by a predator. The younger pigeon was found on …

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5 April 2021

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Ziggy is a Pheasant Coucal and was found sitting in the backyard calling loudly for his parents, sadly they never turned up. He was taken into care by WIRES volunteer Deborah and after examination where he was found to be in good health several attempts were made to reunite him with his parents but they …

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3 April 2021

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Last week WIRES received a call for a microbat that had become stuck on fly tape and had already been removed by the member of the public. Still stuck to himself the poor bat was quickly rescued by WIRES volunteer bat carer Merryn and brought to Alstonville Veterinary Hospital for assessment. Under anaesthetic, WIRES volunteer …

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29 March 2021

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WIRES volunteer snake handler Mat responded to a call yesterday afternoon regarding a Coastal carpet python snake happily curled up on the toilet cistern in a dimly lit toilet block at Bangalow. A young boy alerted mum to the snake and luckily he spotted it before entering. When Mat arrived on site, other members of …

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15 March 2021

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After a storm last Wednesday Heidi discovered two Noisy Miner chicks had come to the ground nest and all in Spinks Park.  The tiny birds only had pin feathers, obviously not yet able to fly. They were examined at Lismore vet clinic and found to be in good condition considering their ordeal and was promptly …

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3 March 2021

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When Alison and Mark suddenly had no hot water they went outside to check the hot water system. Much to their surprise they noticed a snake curled up inside the system that had somehow seemed to trip the heating.  The initial response was to leave the snake for a while and give it some time to …

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2 March 2021

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A little Australian Wood Duck came into WIRES care last Friday after it was found all alone in a swimming pool at Goonellabah. Having just one little duckling in care is never ideal; it would be used to having 6-7 siblings plus mum and dad around at all times. Wood Duck form monogamous breeding pairs that …

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