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Wedge-tailed Fledgling

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Thanks to the sharp eyes of a tour bus operator, this fledgling Wedge-tailed Eagle was spotted on the ground near Ulong, in the hills west of Coffs Harbour. It was taken to a WIRES carer who specialises in birds of prey. Weighing 2.7kg, it was very thin. As Wedge-tail parents... read more

Caring motorist rescues kestrel

Monday, September 6, 2010

Late last week Neil, a caring motorist, was travelling between Wellington and Orange in central western NSW when he saw an injured bird of prey in the middle of the road. Neil gently caught the raptor and put it in his car. Because he had no box to contain the... read more

Newcastle Oil Spill Rescue Efforts

Thursday, September 2, 2010

According to the Newcastle Herald, earlier this week oil was pumped accidentally from a coal ship on Kooragang Island. The oil and water mixture was pumped into the harbour as the ship was "deballasting" to take on coal. The thick, black oil has coated rocks on the island shore despite... read more

Ringtail Joey

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Our Rescue Ambulance was called to Avalon on the northern beaches of Sydney to pick up this very young Ringtail Possum joey who had been brought in by the family cat. You may be interested to know that sadly cat attack is one of the most common reasons WIRES services... read more

Kindness for Eastern Grey Joey

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

WIRES would like to thank Robert and his daughter for staying with this little female Eastern Grey kangaroo and her mum after they were involved in a car accident at Casino. The joey was thrown out of her mum’s pouch on impact and Robert's daughter gently wrapped it in a... read more

Grey-headed flying fox with divine intentions

Monday, August 9, 2010

Reported in the Sydney Morning Herald on August 9th was a WIRES flying fox rescue at Sydney Town Hall where Julia Gillard and Cardinal George Pell were among the guests of honour when at a dinner to raise funds for a celebration of the canonisation of Mary MacKillop. The bewildered... read more

Whistling Kite Chick

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

The Whistling Kite pictured came into care from Brooms Head. Our member at Broom, Stephanie was called to collect the chick after it had fallen from the nest during strong winds overnight. Stephanie delivered the chick to a carer experienced in caring for Raptors. It weighed in at 624g and... read more

Juvenile Echidna

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Echidnas become more active in Spring and more come into WIRES care during this time. This dispersing juvenile was found at with multiple injuries. There was evidence of some old injuries and some recent ones. It seems this little one was having a run of bad luck. The grooming claw... read more

Wet and wandering echidna

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

This young female echidna came into WIRES care after she was found wandering around after heavy rain most likely washed from her burrow. She was flyblown, waterlogged and still dependant on her mother’s milk. To make things worse some of her spines had become infected and were starting to fall... read more

Wedge-tailed eagle rescue and release

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

WIRES NR received a call from Ken of Ruthven after he noticed one of the resident Wedge-tailed eagles was on the ground and didn’t fly off when he approached. Melanie from WIRES was called for the rescue. Even though the eagle was underweight and exhausted, she could still fly a... read more

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