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On the afternoon of the 6th December, this tiny microbat was taken to Somersby Vets in the Central Coast, with suspected injuries from the bushfires.  Thankfully, she didn’t have any injuries but she may have been affected by the smoke. With the air so bad across many areas due to hundreds of fires... read more

Over 2 million hectares of land have been burnt, dozens of fires are still burning and we are now bracing for heatwave conditions with temperatures of over 40 degrees forecast.Distressingly there is little relief in sight as the Bureau of Meterology (BOM) are predicting a difficult summer with ongoing fire threats and... read more

Only weeks into this year's fire season it is already believed to be the worst on record. Lives have been lost, hundreds of homes have been destroyed and there are still over 150 fires burning in NSW alone, dozens of them uncontained. Over 1.6 million hectares of land have already been... read more

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has declared a state of emergency due to the catastrophic fire conditions.  The state is facing unprecendented fire conditions, hundreds of homes, and lives, have already been lost and there are fears that tomorrow things will get worse. The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) has extended its... read more

This Little Penguin has had a lucky escape after falling from the sky at Walkers Beach, Gerroa, near Kiama on the NSW south coast. Shocked beachgoers initially called WIRES for help on Saturday afternoon, October 19, explaining a small penguin had dropped in front of them as they made their... read more

This week is the start of WIRES 6th Annual Wildlife Food Fund which runs from 1st to 31st October. 100% of donations to the Wildlife Food Fund are used on food for native animals in care with our members. Our goal is for 2,500 generous, caring people to give $100,... read more