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Shy Albatross collides with yacht

Sunday, August 4, 2013

This juvenile Shy Albatross was flying the expansive Pacific Ocean when he managed to somehow fly into the aerials of a $5 million dollar yacht off Eden. The kind skipper of the boat took a detour to meet John from WIRES Far South East Branch at the wharf and he... read more

Round Peg in a Square hole!

Monday, July 22, 2013

When Judy spotted this beautiful Green Tree snake on her property she thought it was just passing through. Unconcerned, she went away for the weekend and was horrified on her return to find the snake trapped in a square hole on the side of the Barbeque. WIRES was called and... read more

Wedge-tailed Eagle crashes through windscreen

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

The last thing a young man and his friend were expecting when driving their ute on a back road near Tabulam was a Wedge-tailed eagle flying up from the side of the road. Unfortunately that is exactly what happened. It collided with the car and went straight through the windscreen.... read more

Tiny orphaned joey lucky to survive

Sunday, June 23, 2013

This little Red-necked wallaby came into care when her mother was hit by a car and killed west of Casino. Both mother and baby were quite cold when the very caring member of the public found them. Fortunately for this joey this kind lady had found a wallaby joey before,... read more

Chimney Chicks

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

WIRES volunteers, Kay and Dallas were called to rescue five Crimson Rosella chicks in a fireplace! They were actually on the floor of the fireplace (which had been boarded up until the owners had decided to investigate the strange noises they had been hearing!) There was concern that the babies... read more

Entangled Owl

Sunday, May 12, 2013

A Dyraaba resident found an owl tangled in a barbed wire fence. Fortunately, the man was able to gently untangle the owl without causing further injury. He also managed to avoid injury to himself as all owls have sharp talons. The Southern Boobook Owl had deep wounds to the skin... read more

Eastern Pygmy-possum rescued in northern Sydney

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

This male eastern pygmy-possum weighing in at 4gms is responding well to care by a WIRES volunteer. The possum was found on the front door step by a homeowner at Ingleside, Sydney NSW one week ago. The tiny animal is in good health and recovering rapidly. WIRES volunteer, Norma reports... read more

Trees at last for released koala

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

The confused sub-adult male koala that was rescued from the middle of a felled pine forest during April has been released. He was taken to a local vet and found to have an ulceration in his eye which was medicated and cleared up quite quickly. He was able to be... read more

Workers help WIRES to rescue koalas from logging site

Monday, April 15, 2013

Workers from a pine plantation helped WIRES to relocate several koalas into new habitat after logging activities displaced them. This image was taken by the WIRES volunteer who drove out to rescue the young sub-adult male koala and could barely believe her eyes and took a quick photo as she... read more

Wombat joey, growing up

Sunday, April 7, 2013

This young female wombat came into care in late October last year weighing less than a kilogram, after being rescued from her dead mothers pouch. Her mother had been killed in a collision with a motor vehicle. Wombat joeys need to be hand reared until about 18 months old and... read more

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