Our WILVOS 54441 6200 Hotline volunteers have had an incredibly busy couple of months. With everyone being volunteers it is not always easy to find someone to collect and care for animals. Most of our members juggle work and volunteer commitments so Hotliners have to...
It is that time of year again! Fledgling magpies are doing what they should be doing, “learning some ground rules”. While they are on this learning curve, some well-meaning person comes along and kidnaps them. The poor protective parents must wonder what is...
Following the tragic bushfires people expect a photo of a scorched furry animal along with begging for funds. That is not the WILVOS way. We know that the number of wildlife that are found at or near a bushfire site immediately after a fire is close to zero. The...
Our WILVOS 5441 6200 Hotline has become extremely busy which is normal as Spring arrives. The tragic forest clearing all over the Sunshine Coast has meant a non-stop demand for rehabilitation of orphaned and injured wildlife. It is just depressing to see land so...
Our WILVOS Hotline 5441 6200 has been receiving so many calls about little ringtail possums in the last weeks. They are such vulnerable little creatures. There are almost always two joeys in pouch, very occasionally three, so we often have to ask people to check for...
I find our Australian laws for cruelty to animals are appalling. This latest terrible treatment of an echidna was a prime example. The culprit should have been fined, jailed and then deported. In Australia we have the most unique exquisite wildlife. We are so...
