Wildlife Carers Database
Use our search facility to
find an Australian wildlife care near you.
Do not email
to advise of injured animals - use this website
to find nearby carers, call your local
wildlife group, Council, Vet surgery or RSPCA.
Happy
New Year!
We wish everyone a happy
new year. If you are travelling these holidays, have the number of the wildlife
rescue groups in the area just in case! Make a new
year's resolution to support your local wildlife group.
National
Wildlife Rehabilitation Conference
This
conference has become the premier event for anyone
with an interest in wildlife rehabilitation in
Australia. The next conference will be held in Adelaide
from June 22 to 24. The call is now out for presenters -
for more details go to the official conference website
www.nwrc.com.au.
Volunteers Needed !
The
Spectacled Flying Fox is listed
federally as a threatened species. Due to habitat changes
in the Atherton Tablelands (Queensland)
they are now being effected by the paralysis tick. This
year hundreds of bats have been
brought into care for treatment at the Tolga Bat Hospital near
Atherton. Hundreds more were
either dead when found, or euthanized as their
condition was beyond help. Volunteers are stretched and every pair of
hands makes a significant difference. Please help!
See
www.tolgabathospital.org
for information and contact details.
Grey-Headed Flying Fox
Even though grey-headed flying foxes are
faced with extinction, the NSW Government continues to
issue permits to shoot them. NSW is the only state where
this practise is still legal. Many of those killed are
females who are often left wounded to die a slow and
painful death. They leave behind orphaned young, who
then die from hunger and thirst. See
www.thegreycross.org
Rescued!
Australian Fauna Care is proud to be associated with
Rescued! - which was released in late Dec 2008. Compiled by Jodie
Blackney, this wonderful book contains stories of
wildlife rescues, written by carers and vets from
around Australia. It can be ordered through this site for
only $19.95 plus postage. Profits from the sale
of this book will go directly to wildlife rehab
organisations. Better still, wildlife organisations can buy
this book direct at a substantial
discount, to raise funds for your own group.
more...!
