Wildlife caring is a learning process and we find out on the WILVOS 5441 6200 Hotline that many people want to know more about our wildlife. As a wildlife carer, helping others to appreciate and share that passion is one of our many rewards.
We all started with little or no knowledge of just what unique native animals we have in Australia. Most children grew up knowing more about African animals than they did about our very special creatures that have had to learn to share their environment with us.
WILVOS have an induction day that introduces people to the various aspects of wildlife caring. This may be active caring of animals, answering the Hotline from home, taking on administration tasks, helping out on community awareness stalls, or just being a supporter who listens to our crazy stories!
Training is given in all species and it will be good to return to normal workshop routines once the Covid upheavals stabilize! Our website www.wilvos.org.au lists our workshops, along with all new membership details. Priority is given to members in attending workshops.
Due to the number of kangaroos and wallabies being hit by cars, there is a macropod workshop scheduled for August. Our star this week was an eastern grey kangaroo Joey. A lovely lady at Cooroy saved his life by seeing movement in the pouch, and by moving his mother off the road. She waited for WILVO Rozzie to arrive and remove the joey from the pouch , and he was brought to me until his new ‘mother’ arrived to pick him up. Duncan aka Hercules is the most relaxed, though rather ‘needy’, joey and after his bottle of special formula he just snuggles up and sleeps like a baby! If I hadn’t arranged a carer for him immediately, he would be here to stay during rehabilitation. Nevertheless, I am happy to babysit when the need arises!
Donna Brennan Wildlife Volunteers Assoc Inc (WILVOS) PO Box 4805 Sunshine Coast Mail Centre Q 4560 PH 5441 6200 www.wilvos.org.au