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Woolworths Supermarkets has created a limited edition 'Wally The Wombat' chocolate cake to help support WIRES Wildlife Rescue efforts this summer. $1 from every sale will directly support WIRES to help rescue sick, injured and orphaned wildlife and return them to their natural habitat. read more

After a weekend of very high winds a call came to our rescue office about a juvenile bird requiring rescue. read more

It was a very cold morning, below zero, when Jacob stopped and checked the pouch of a female wallaroo that had been struck by a car overnight. Inside the pouch he found a very tiny, still hairless wallaroo joey who was clinging to life. read more

Our Emergency Response Vehicles and Emergency Response Teams (ERT) have been deployed across NSW over the last few weeks due to the ongoing flood crisis. read more

We are excited to announce a new partnership with the Flight Centre Foundation. This ongoing partnership will allow WIRES to expand our Emergency Response Team service through the addition of a new NSW based Wildlife Ambulance. read more

Each year WIRES runs a highly anticipated wildlife photography competition. This competition is an opportunity for our community to share their favourite photographs of Australian native wildlife taken in the wild or in care over the past year. read more

The recent flood/storm weather events across QLD and NSW were unprecedented in scale, and the repercussions on communities, the environment and our native wildlife was devastating. read more

The release of Australia State of Environment Report 2021 (SoE Report 2021) has raised national attention to the state of crisis in our native environment. Australia’s unique ecosystems hold the greatest number of endemic species on the planet, yet with 53% of species listed as Endangered or Critically Endangered, and... read more

Phillip Island is home to a colony of over 1.4 million native short-tailed shearwaters! This migratory bird is protected and managed by Phillip Island Nature Parks, 2021 WIRES National Grant Program recipients. During April-May, the shearwater fledglings are preparing to start their first migration north to the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska. read more

The WIRES Emergency Response Team attended the Response, Recovery and Resilience Expo, held at the Mittagong RSL on the 3rd and 4th of May 2022. The Expo provided information to assist the public and local businesses following a disaster event and to connect them with key emergency service providers. read more