What We Rescue
Volunteers may be called on for a multitude of reasons to rescue wildlife with injuries, illness or abandonment associated with:
Attacks by household pets or other animals on wildlife
Collision with motor vehicles
Destruction of natural habitat by urban expansion
Fighting in the wild
Extreme weather condition – fire, drought, flood or storms
Entanglement in fishing line & wire
Orphaned young
Weapons
Poisoning, pollution & toxic waste
Oil spills in the harbour
Undernourished – the “face of the drought”
Old age & geriatric – cockatoos can live to 100+ years
Parasites – magpies fed incorrect diet are prone to parasite gap worm
Habitat loss is the biggest danger to our wildlife
Disease – wombat with mange
Impact with windows
We Need Your Help
To report an injured, sick or orphaned animal phone:
0418 628 483 or 0418 NATIVE
Hunter Wildlife Rescue operates a 24 hour, 7 days a week Call Centre staffed by home-based volunteers trained to assist in all aspects of animal rescues.