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The NATF Wildlife Rescue Service Disaster Relief Team operates search and rescue of distressed and injured wildlife after natural disasters including bushfires, storms, oil spills or heat waves. Where possible preventative measures such as heat stress relief in local Flying Fox colonies is also undertaken.

 

Fingal Bay Gan Gan Rd

Update:
Friday 4th September: The NATF Disaster Response Team, NPWS Hunter and Crest Newcastle and NPWS joined together to search the devastated area for injured wildlife.

Wildlife encountered during the search and rescue
Alive
Tawny Frogmouths 2


Yellow tail cockatoos 20
Kookaburra 3
Skinks 8
Magpies 8
Fan tail Flycatcher 4
White cheeked honeyeater 4
Redneck wallabies 4
Eastern Brown Snake 1
Butcher bird 2
Bearded dragon 2
Goanna 4
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Died
Snakes 16
Skinks 11
Echidna 8
Brush tail possums 11
Ringtails 18
Bandicoots 10
Frogs 4
Redneck wallabies 6
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No koalas found dead or alive.

This was a very hot fire in many parts which left no escape route for many of our fauna who would have died. Many possums would be dead in hollows and not found. The NATF Wildlife Rescue Service will continue to monitor the area for wildlife that may present as injured fauna in the following weeks. Some fauna may have escaped the heat during the bushfire but may return to find their homes burnt out or food supplies gone.

NATF Wildlife Rescue would like to thank the wonderful support that Crest (radio communications) provided and also NPWS Hunter for their on ground support. . Twenty NATF members were involved, some taking leave from work and their business to help search the burnt aftermath of the Fingal Bay bushfire, for any signs of injured or burnt wildlife.

Donations are needed in order to over see further Search & Rescue Operations of any future bushfires or other disasters.

Tax deductible donations to support the work of Disaster Relief can be sent to:

Friends of the Native Animal Trust Fund
PO Box 1052
Toronto NSW 2283
Australia