Join WIRES to save wild lives this Giving Day
On Thursday 16th October WIRES will be asking the community to dig deep to help accelerate and sustain their frontline emergency response, as the threats to Australian wildlife continue to escalate.
The WIRES Wildlife Rescue Service plays a vital role in safeguarding vulnerable native animals. With a committed 24/7 Wildlife Rescue Office, thousands of trained wildlife volunteers, and a specialist Emergency Response Team comprised of highly skilled Emergency Responders and well-equipped Wildlife Ambulances, their combined efforts assist thousands of injured, orphaned and distressed native animals every year. In the past year alone, WIRES responded to over 163,000 calls for wildlife – a 10% increase on the year before.
Known as the ‘triple zero for wildlife’ and considered the largest wildlife rescue service in the world; the demand for WIRES’ wildlife assistance continues to grow, in the face of extreme weather, busier roads and unrelenting habitat loss.
On Thursday 16th October, WIRES is inviting the community to help accelerate and sustain this vital rescue service for Australian wildlife. Donations on the day have the potential to be DOUBLED thanks to Woolworths, PB Senn Family Trust, John Hughes, and a group of generous donors who have pledged to MATCH all donations on the day up to a total value of $100,000!
Thanks to our Matched Giving Partners, this means a donation of $50 would be doubled to $100 – significantly maximizing the impact of each donation.
Donations made on this day will enable WIRES to respond to rising numbers of rescue calls, train and equip more wildlife volunteers, and deploy additional Wildlife Ambulances, fully equipped, and staffed by highly trained Emergency Responders. Collectively, these efforts will play a critical role in rescuing and protecting vulnerable native species.
Why is this Giving Day so needed?
Preparing for a difficult season ahead
Right now, the WIRES Wildlife Rescue Office is conducting back-to-back training sessions for new phone Responders, making sure they are equipped and ready for escalating calls in the months to come. They are already receiving more than 400 urgent calls a day – and these will increase as we head into Spring and Summer.
In preparation for deadly heat stress events, WIRES expert volunteers are working with vets and local councils to identify all known bat colonies; and working with them on interventions that could save thousands of native lives when extreme heat strikes.
WIRES teams are also meeting with government agencies to prepare for avian flu outbreaks, whilst their Emergency Responders are preparing with state emergency responders, and being equipped with new fire-ready PPE, including protective helmets, goggles, high visibility jackets and steel-capped boots.
How will donations make a difference?
Donations will help sustain and expand WIRES’ emergency rescue service for wildlife.
Sustain our 24/7 Wildlife Rescue Line
WIRES' Wildlife Rescue Office is open 24/7 and responds to more than 160,000 calls a year, making it the largest of its kind in the world.
WIRES are training more experts to answer urgent calls and organise the complex logistics behind getting a distressed native animal rescued and into life-saving care, when every second counts. Your support will help answer thousands of urgent calls this season.
Get more Wildlife Ambulances onto the road
As threats to wildlife escalate, it is essential to expand WIRES fleet of Wildlife Ambulances with highly trained Emergency Responders for their most critical and time sensitive rescues.
Each Wildlife Ambulance is fully equipped with life-saving medical and rescue supplies. Donations will make sure these Ambulances are restocked swiftly, and resourced to travel vast distances, reaching native animals in desperate need.
Train and resource more wildlife volunteers
WIRES has thousands of dedicated volunteers which are the backbone of their work for wildlife. Whether they’re driving long distances to reach an animal in distress or spending months rehabilitating a rescued animal for its return to the wild; expertly trained volunteers play a crucial role in safeguarding Australian wildlife.
As the threats to wildlife rise, WIRES needs to continually train and resource more volunteers to meet the increased need in wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and care.
To register for the WIRES Giving Day and receive an alert when dollar matching begins, please visit https://www.wires.org.au/giving-day-2025
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