Workers from a pine plantation  helped WIRES to relocate several koalas into new habitat after logging activities displaced them.

This image was taken by the WIRES volunteer who drove out to rescue the young sub-adult male koala and could barely believe her eyes and took a quick photo as she set about rescuing him.

“Koalas would have been moved out of their homes in preparation for planned logging activities in the nearby State Forest. It is common for koalas to roam back to their home range afterwards and become confused to find nothing there,” says Leanne Taylor, General Manager of WIRES NSW.

“A worker noticed a koala had been sitting stationary in broad daylight on top of wood piles for over an hour. Investigations by a local vet found this koala had an ulcerated eye and was possibly also disorientated.

“WIRES is pleased that workers took the initiative to assist the native animals, and from this, we are working to relocate several koalas that have been found in the area into suitable habitat.

“WIRES rescued 400 koalas in NSW over the past year alone. We are pleased to be playing our part in maintaining, protecting and assisting in the recovery of indigenous koala populations,” says Leanne Taylor.

Koalas are listed as a species that is vulnerable to extinction in NSW.

The young male spent a few days in care until his eye cleared up and he was successfully released into the nearby koala habitat. He is pictured here after release, pleased to have a tree to climb once more.

This young female wombat came into care in late October last year weighing less than a kilogram, after being rescued from her dead mothers pouch. Her mother had been killed in a collision with a motor vehicle. 

Wombat joeys need to be hand reared until about 18 months old and over that time they are initially very dependent on their substitute "mother" but have to be gradually taught how to survive in the wild.

Known as Pixie while in care, she now weighs over 5.6 kilo's and is growing up and beginning to learn how to be a wombat in preparation for her release. She has gone from needing 5 bottles each day to only 2 now she is also starting to graze, explore and learn how to be a wombat.

She is now learning by going on early morning and evening walks in the bush with her carer, Kay.

Training courses are currently scheduled for Goulburn, Bathurst, Lismore,  Richmond, Chipping Norton, Kings Langley, Lismore and Belrose.

WIRES needs caring people to help native wildlife.

If there is no training currently scheduled for your area you can register to receive email updates on upcoming training courses.

This male eastern pygmy-possum weighing in at 4gms is responding well to care by a WIRES volunteer. The possum was found on the front door step by a homeowner at Ingleside, Sydney NSW one week ago.

The tiny animal is in good health and recovering rapidly.

WIRES volunteer, Norma reports that "At present, he is putting on about one gram per day and now weighs in at 11 grams.  That’s 7 grams heavier than when I first took him in."