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WIRES launches app to help rescue wildlife

Thursday, June 26, 2014

WIRES has launched a mobile phone app today that will allow most people with an iphone, ipad or android device to report a native animal in need of rescue. The app has been developed by Sydney based company GiveEasy in response to the growing demand on WIRES, a charity organisation,... read more

Rare Eastern Pygmy-possum in care with WIRES

Monday, June 23, 2014

After waking from a temporary slumber and going in search of food, an Eastern Pygmy-possum climbed along the door frame of a home in the South of Sydney. Little did she know, that from here she would wind up in the care of long-term WIRES volunteer Tammy Lawler who has... read more

Powerful Owl survives concussion

Saturday, June 7, 2014

Native animal organisations have gone to great lengths to get a Powerful Owl back to the wild after it presented with a head trauma in Lake Macquarie, NSW in March this year. “We are pleased to announce that on Friday evening, the Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Services (WIRES) and... read more

Join WIRES and help koalas and other wildlife

Friday, June 6, 2014

A male koala found wandering the streets of Campbelltown and brought into care by native animal rescue organisation WIRES, will soon be returned to his home range. WIRES is calling on members of the public to join the organisation and learn to be carers of wildlife. The five-kilo, sub-adult, male... read more

WIRES helps wedge-tailed shearwater migration

Thursday, June 5, 2014

On World Environment Day 2014, WIRES is celebrating the work of volunteers in the Mid-North Coast of NSW who worked to help some 540 Wedge-tailed Shearwaters successfully begin their migration north from Muttonbird Island this year. Shearwaters are appropriately named because they can cut the water with their wings and... read more

Australian Hobby survives motor incident

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Native animal rescue organization WIRES is pleased to report, an Australian Hobby has managed to survive multiple injuries after colliding with a car while chasing its lunch. The incident took place near Albury during the month of April and was witnessed by a member of the public who was able... read more

Rare New Zealand penguin starts journey home from Australia

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

After eight months in care, a rare species of New Zealand penguin has been returned to the sea where it was discovered on the far south coast of NSW. WIRES carer Janine Green has been pleased to contribute to the survival of one of the Fiordland Crested Penguin, which is... read more

Knit a pouch and keep a joey warm

Friday, May 2, 2014

Knitting enthusiasts can help make a very big difference to the life of an orphaned joey by knitting a pouch to keep it warm and comforted through the winter months. The Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Services (WIRES) organisation takes in thousands of orphaned, sick and displaced joeys during the... read more

Co-existing with bats and flying foxes

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Bats, or flying foxes, are a protected species in Australia. By nature, they avoid human contact, pose very little threat to our lifestyle and without them our forests would not exist. Whether we like it or not, they are sometimes a feature of our community, but rarely a permanent one.... read more

Magpie survives dart shot through its neck

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

During a gruesome act of animal cruelty, a young Magpie was blasted through the neck with a blow dart in Lurnea, in the south-west of Sydney. While the magpie escaped the predator, the dart remained lodged in its throat for several days before it was captured and underwent surgery. "This... read more

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