Rehabilitation
Members of the NATF Wildlife Rescue Service are trained to provide maximum assistance to wildlife that comes into care.
This starts with seeking veterinarian assistance to assess any injuries or illnesses. Members monitor the progress of the animal, providing for its immediate needs including administration of prescribed medications, appropriate food and shelter. The aim is to ensure a quick recovery and return to the natural environment from the area in which it came, when it is healthy and able to fend for itself.
Raising orphaned young requires much time and dedication to ensure each animal develops the skills essential for long term survival in the wild. This includes learning to find or hunt natural food, finding adequate shelter, being predator proof and not being reliant on human support.
We wish to acknowledge and thank those who support NATF Wildlife Rescue Service members in rehabilitating our local wildlife, in particular our local veterinarians and Taronga Wildlife Clinic.
Local veterinarians assist the NATF with assessing each animal
that comes into care.
NATF members continue to monitor progress.
and provide for their individual needs to achieve a full recovery that will
enable them to be released back to their natural environment.