The birds are all enjoying the warm weather and deciding it is time to lay eggs. Our 5441 6200 Hotline often has calls come through for eggs needing incubation. This week two lorikeet eggs were delivered by Biodiverse-Environmental staff. It is wonderful that they...
All wildlife that come into our care are special, and circumstances leading to their predicament is often very sad. With orphaned young coming through our WILVOS 5441 6200 Hotline it is often the result of the death of the mother, meaning future generations are gone....
In the maze of WILVOS 24 hour 5441 6200 Hotline calls, not all is doom and gloom. Some animals may just need short-term care, and the majority of others, such as orphaned young, have positive outcomes. We feel every loss, and ask ourselves what we could have done...
WILVOS have recently been visited by Gisella Kaplan, legendary for her knowledge of bird behaviour, in tawny frogmouths and magpies. Professor Kaplan is the author of fascinating books on these subjects, along with gathering many listeners to her podcasts and ABC...
This continual wet weather has had us all grumbling, but what about our native wildlife? They are impacted in so many ways, as our WILVOS 5441 6200 Hotline indicates. One lady called last week, very upset after seeing several magpies dead, in and near her small...
Sometimes, as a wildlife carer, it is good to get away for a day. Nevertheless, once home the WILVOS 5441 6200 number soon catches up. Having the only 24 hour wildlife Hotline on the coast means our WILVO volunteers on the phone are kept very busy, for 24 hours, 365...