Emergency Hotline: 07 5441 6200
Be responsible with fishing line, bait bags and household rubbish.

Be responsible with fishing line, bait bags and household rubbish.

Firstly, WILVOS would like to wish everyone a very happy Christmas and holiday season.  Our WILVOS 5441 6200 Hotline will continue to operate 24 hours a day over this period.  Thanks to the wonderful volunteers who man the Hotline and thanks to the volunteers who...
Slow down, enjoy the holidays and watch out for wildlife.

Slow down, enjoy the holidays and watch out for wildlife.

These past couple of weeks has seen an influx of baby birds come through the WILVOS 5441 6200 Hotline.  Some have been successfully reunited with their parents after being checked out for injuries.  We also have to ensure that  there are no predators such as domestic...
Add an escape  route to that pet water dish or swimming pool

Add an escape route to that pet water dish or swimming pool

Our WILVOS 5441 6200 Hotline is beginning to get more calls about the busy bandicoots in back yards.  Sometimes calls are for information, and at other times the unfortunate bandicoot may have fallen in the swimming pool or been attacked by a domestic pet.  It is...
Don’t move echidnas to a new area.

Don’t move echidnas to a new area.

There are sometimes very interesting calls that come through the WILVOS Hotline 5441 6200 number. This week I had a call from a veterinary surgery about an echidna and her puggle.  Members of the public took the beautiful big female and her dead puggle there after...
Telcos can either help or hinder our wildlife.

Telcos can either help or hinder our wildlife.

WILVOS 5441 6200 hotline has had a number of squirrel gliders and sugar gliders come into care lately.  It is so sad to see as their numbers have dwindled badly over the past years. They are a species that suffer badly, as they all do, with habitat destruction.  As a...
New members always welcome!

New members always welcome!

WILVOS have welcomed some more dedicated wildlife carers to the ranks and it is  great to see their enthusiasm in wanting to learn about our wonderful native animals.  It also shares the load as the 5441 6200 Hotline is always busy.  Different work schedules mean...