It’s that time of year again. Christmas time in steamy hot weather, while we implore the gods to send us rain! Then we complain when there is too much! Luckily, one of our members makes it her special mission in life to keep WILVOS supplied with the bladders out of...
Life is never dull for a wildlife carer. I can personally guarantee that if I decide to take on a major project such as attacking the garden or garage, then there will be a sudden influx of wildlife. Last night saw me taking delivery of a squirrel glider joey, a...
The last couple of weeks has been pretty sad for wildlife and for my domestic pets. Normally a busy time of year for our hotliners, there have been an increasing number of calls for wildlife injured or killed by domestic cats. I am not going to ease up on attempts to...
Some weeks in wildlife caring are just pure joy! Last week one of our WILVOS who was working on the Bruce Highway upgrade rang to ask if I’d take four plover eggs and try to hatch them. There should be more Environment Officers like Dallas on big developments. He goes...
Many of the native animals that come to WILVOS are extremely lucky to be alive. Some go through unimaginable trauma, and some of the members of the public also show great initiative and courage in dealing with situations that arise. Recently a very young eastern grey...
I’m paying the price of having a week away as the spring continues to impact on our wildlife. The situation doesn’t improve as the years go by. Relentless, irresponsible habitat destruction is still allowed to continue in both urban and rural areas. When we look at...
