A member of the public (MOP) called the WILVOS hotline on 07 5441 6200 in January, very concerned for her local resident Lace Monitor after she discovered him lying unmoving on the lawn. When volunteer WILVOS rescuer and experienced reptile handler Shanna arrived, the...
Jolene the magpie came into care from a wildlife hospital as a fledgling, not yet able to fly and not quite fully feathered, weighing 176g. It was obvious from early on that she wasn’t quite right, as her feathers were not well formed. Over the first couple of...
A call came in via the WILVOS 24hr hotline on 07 5441 6200 after a member of the public (MOP) rescued four tiny baby birds found in a fallen nest. The MOP had tried to reunite them by placing the nest back in a tree, but sadly there were no parents around to tend to...
There are many calls to all the wildlife rescue groups reporting sitings of all kinds of animals caught in fishing lines or hooks painfully stuck in beaks, wings and feet. It is a particular issue along our coastline. Often the birds that are entangled or have hooks...
Nick’s journey with Wildlife Volunteers Association (WILVOS 07 54416200 – 24 hrs) started well before he officially became a volunteer. For years he worked in wildlife management, helping with possums and snakes in roof spaces while educating the community at the same...
Around 11pm the WILVOS hotline (07 54416200) called to rescue a possum that had been hit by a car. The driver stopped, saw the injuries and rang WILVOS, wrapping the possum in a towel to keep it warm and remaining with it until rescuer arrived. The possum had serious...
