It has been a fascinating time for some of our WILVOS carers. A very experienced furless ‘pinkie’ macropod carer has been training some of our rehabilitators in the care of eastern grey kangaroos. Jo has raised these little joeys from a very small stage but they are...
WILVOS have just had the privilege of having Ann Moran, botanist, taking some of us on a walk at the beautiful Ewan Maddock Dam and pointing out some of Australia’s amazing flora. Being 8am on a cool Sunday morning, there weren’t too many of us so we really did get to...
With darkness coming at the same time as people are driving home from work, there are more wildlife injured on the roads at this time of year. I do wish we could train our wildlife to evade the dangers of suburbia! I am sure our lovely volunteers on the WILVOS 5441...
The cooler weather means that more echidnas are now being seen on the roads and in the back yard. Winter time is their breeding time which means they are on the move. The female may be seen followed by an echidna ‘train’, which is a line of males in hot pursuit....
It is that time of year again when the WILVOS hotline 5441 6200 is at its busiest in the late afternoon. Our wildlife that begins to move about at dusk suddenly finds increased traffic to contend with. Approaching darkness coincides with the time that workers are...
Our thoughts have been with those who have suffered from the intensity of Cyclone Debbie. Such a large-scale disaster effects so many. I was one of the lucky ones with power off only for two short stints. My phone was out for four days but I could drive down the road...
