Not all calls to WILVOS Hotline 5441 6200 are about cute furry, feathery, scaley or spiney animals. Sometimes the call may just be about eggs, but they are no less important. Recently two nests of plover (masked lapwing) eggs came from a...
Echidnas are on the move. Disliking heat means they are now more active during the day. Our WILVOS 5441 6200 Hotline will be receiving many calls during the next few months. Such beautiful, harmless creatures, they can’t bite and have no...
Beautiful sunshine! Is it really true that we are looking at a week’s fine weather? It reminds me that I take our usual glorious Queensland weather for granted! The native animals will be pleased. The WILVOS 5441 6200 Hotline has shown a trend of...
Our WILVO volunteers may have depressing or uplifting days. It is never routine. When that call comes through the 5441 6200 Hotline it is sometimes difficult to comprehend the huge and varied impact that humans have on our wildlife. Sadly, there have been...
WILVOS occasionally get calls to our 5441 6200 Hotline asking how to attract birds to a garden. The most effective and easiest option is a birdbath of clean water each day. Of course, we can improve upon that by planting fruiting and flowering native shrubs, along...
Our 5441 6200 Hotline deals regularly with the disastrous results of feeding wildlife. A major issue is metabolic bone disease with our wild bird populations. Magpies are the main species seen with this lethal disease. This is a result of incorrect diet being fed by...
