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Living in Harmony with Flying Foxes
Flying foxes, also known as bats, are a protected and essential part of Australia’s natural environment. Although their presence in urban ar... Read More...
WIRES Giving Day raises funds to feed the influx of Spring and Summer rescues
Spring and Summer are WIRES’ busiest times of year... Read More...
WIRES launches Emergency Response to assist massive numbers of LPS affected Rainbow Lorikeets
WIRES (Wildlife Information, Rescue, and Education... Read More...
Living in Harmony with Flying Foxes
Flying foxes, also known as bats, are a protected and essential part of Australia’s natural...
Read More...WIRES Giving Day raises funds to feed the influx of Spring and Summer rescues
Spring and Summer are WIRES’ busiest times of year with the influx of orphaned, injured and...
Read More...WIRES launches Emergency Response to assist massive numbers of LPS affected Rainbow Lorikeets
WIRES (Wildlife Information, Rescue, and Education Service) is urgently addressing the escalating...
Read More...Platypus & Plains-wanderer protection
WIRES has commenced a three-year partnership with Taronga Conservation Society Australia, to...
Read More...Third Round of WIRES National Grants Opens in July
Pictured: A koala at 2022 NGP recipient ReForestNow's regeneration site nearby 10,000 new...
Read More...WIRES Northern Rivers & Clarence Valley welcome new Emergency Responder and Wildlife Ambulance
WIRES Northern Rivers is delighted to welcome newly appointed Emergency Response Team (ERT) member...
Read More...Spring strategies for swooping birds and snakes
WIRES CEO Leanne Taylor has issued a request on behalf NSW’s native wildlife for the public to...
Read More...Birds exposed to Fenthion released back to the wild
After making a full recovery, a number of birds that were exposed to the insecticide Fenthion were...
Read More...WIRES and Landcare Australia award $1.185 million to 64 groups across the country in post-bushfire wildlife habitat regeneration
Monday July 13 2020: WIRES and Landcare Australia have announced that 64 environmental groups...
Read More...Aussie Ark Partners with WIRES in Landmark Partnership for Australian Wildlife
- WIRES has granted Aussie Ark $1,045,000 to support the long-term recovery of native threatened...
WIRES Announces Stage 2 Emergency Funding Plans
WIRES has announced the allocation of $35 million in funding as part of Stage 2 plans for their...
Read More...WIRES Supports Tasmanian Wildlife and Wildlife Rehabilitators
WIRES has announced a three-year program to support wildlife and the wildlife rehabilitation sector...
Read More...WIRES Research Grants Program 2023
The second round of WIRES Research Grants program is open for applications from 30 January 2023....
Read More...New Voice to fight for koala protection: Sydney Basin Koala Network
Awareness and action deemed critical as new study finds most NSW residents don’t know they are...
Read More...Bravecto Spot-On for Dogs is combatting wombat mange
Popular flea and paralysis tick treatment, Bravecto Spot-On for Dogs is granted a permit by the...
Read More...Spring has sprung: Native Animal ornaments are back at Woolworths
With spring officially kicking off, Woolworths is again rolling out a new range of outdoor garden...
Read More...Highlighting native animal research in Australia
WIRES is pleased to announce the 12 recipients of the WIRES Research Grants Program launched this...
Read More...WIRES Board response to SMH article
As a result of the extraordinary and generous global response to Australia’s bushfires in 2019/20,...
Read More...Major Wildlife Grants Program into its second year
The grants are for projects designed to support best practice rescue and rehabilitation of...
Read More...SodaStream partners with WIRES to release limited edition bottles
SodaStream and WIRES have created native fauna designed bottles to raise awareness of the impact of...
Read More...WIRES welcomes commitment to face Climate Change Crisis by Federal Government
WIRES congratulates the appointments of The Hon Chris Bowen MP as Minister for Climate Change &...
Read More...WIRES opens Greater Sydney’s largest purpose-built Koala Rehabilitation Centre
WIRES recently established the purpose-built Western Sydney University Koala Facility in Richmond...
Read More...50+ threatened species benefit from landmark Wildlife Grants Program
WIRES CEO Leanne Taylor and Landcare Australia CEO Dr Shane Norrish © Landcare Australia
Read More...2021 WIRES National Grant Program Grantees
Ranges Southern Emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus intermedius) perched upon samphire (Tecticornia...
Read More...WIRES extends national support for koala research
As part an ongoing commitment to protect and preserve koala species nationally, WIRES has announced...
Read More...WIRES Introduces National Course for Sea Turtle Rescue
To mark National Threatened Species Day WIRES has launched a Sea Turtle Rescue Course as part of...
Read More...Wildlife Research Grants Program
WIRES has announced it will fund a $1.5 million wildlife research grants program to be launched...
Read More...WIRES response to current NSW mouse plague
WIRES is monitoring the mouse plague poisoning situation closely and we have had considerable...
Read More...Thomas Sabo partners with WIRES for Mother's Day
Thanks to our ongoing relationship, you could make a difference to the outcomes of Australian...
Read More...RESCUE 101 – WIRES calls for more volunteers
In response to a growing number of wildlife assistance calls WIRES has launched a new volunteer...
Read More...WIRES is Preparing for the Bushfire Season
With the bushfire season fast approaching WIRES has been working on a range of initiatives and...
Read More...WIRES Partner with Currumbin Wildlife Hospital to Help Wildlife
WIRES is proud to be supporting Currumbin Wildlife Hospital, Queensland to expand its facility and...
Read More...WIRES uses bushfire donations to support University koala research
WIRES has announced a three-year grant to the Koala Health Hub (KHH) a University of Sydney...
Read More...WIRES Landcare Wildlife Relief and Recovery Grants Program
WIRES and Landcare Australia have joined forces in a landmark $1million partnership supporting...
Read More...WIRES asks holiday motorists to watch out for bushfire affected animals
WIRES is asking motorists to please take extra care on the roads during the school holiday period...
Read More...WIRES warns thousands of flying foxes could die during current heatwave
Flying-fox pup rescued from Northern NSW colony in care with WIRES (photo credit WIRES Jenny...
Read More...Spare a thought for our wildlife this Christmas
As bushfires rage across NSW on the back of the worst drought in decades our native animals are...
Read More...Kangaroos run over by vehicle in Tura Beach
A number of adult and juvenile kangaroos have been run over in what police are considering a...
Read More...Green Sea Turtle dies after being rescued from freshwater lake in Bella Vista
A Green Sea Turtle has died in care after being found in a freshwater, man-made lake in Bella...
Read More...Possum with head trapped in glass jar makes full recovery and is released
“We got there just after dark, and I held up the carrier to his tree. When I opened the lid, he...
Read More...WIRES launches free multilingual community course in Australia-first wildlife education initiative
NSW Wildlife Information Rescue & Education Service Inc. (WIRES) has announced the release of a...
Read More...WIRES helps wedge-tailed shearwater migration
On World Environment Day 2014, WIRES is celebrating the work of volunteers in the Mid-North Coast...
Read More...Knit a pouch and keep a joey warm
Knitting enthusiasts can help make a very big difference to the life of an orphaned joey by...
Read More...Co-existing with bats and flying foxes
Bats, or flying foxes, are a protected species in Australia. By nature, they avoid human contact,...
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