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Interview with a WIRES Wildlife Ambulance Officer - Barry Alexander
One of the founding members of WIRES Mikla Lewis has a regualr chat on local ABC Radio with Angela Owen. Listen to these interviews here. Or go to ABC local radio, mornings with Angela Owens, NSW Central West.
Raptors or birds of prey was the topic for this weeks chat with Mikla Lewis from Weddin-Lachlan branch of WIRES. Have a listen to Mikla as she describes the important role they play, as well as what you should do if you come across an injured raptor.
Mikla talks about the world of those nocturnal birds of prey – owls.
With their distinctive hooked beak and talons, they are perfectly adapted to nocturnal hunting. Mikla discusses their important role in the environment and tells us what you should do, if you come across an injured owl.
We look into the world of Swamp Wallabies. These shy creatures commonly found on the eastern side of Australia, are usually seen darting for cover in their preferred habitat of dense grass and eucalypt forests.
Unfortunately WIRES comes across injured swamp wallabies quite regularly and we spoke to WIRES as to what to do if you find one. Have a listen below.
Mikla Lewis from WIRES helps us explore the nocturnal world of the tawny frogmouths. Being quite at home in garden trees and parks has unfortunately made them prone to all sorts of injuries, such as being caught in barbed wire, poisioning and diseases.
Because of this, they are a common patient for those in WIRES. For more information about what to do when coming across this nocturnal bird take a listen to the audio below.
It's not a mouse or a rodent but a little marsupial with a bit of a bite. The antechinus - sometimes called "marsupial mice" have largely escaped the devastation, which has been so evident in other small marsupials, such as the bilby and quolls. Perhaps it is because they are carnviorous? Mikla Lewis from WIRES explains about these little creatures and how they actually can be very useful to humans.
While the flying foxes are well known in Australia there are other species of bats (in fact around 1100) and they range in size from a 2gm a microbat and the smallest mammal in the world, to the giant flying fox of India. They have been around for at least 50 million years. They make up over 20% of the world’s mammals. Mikla gave us some background as to their behaviour and preferred habitat and of course, what one should do if we come across an injured bat.
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