| The NSW Wildlife Information and
Rescue Service (WIRES) is the largest wildlife rescue organisation in
Australia. When an echidna is hit by a car, a possum is attacked by a cat or a lizard gets
its head stuck in a drink can - WIRES is there to help. Since 1985, we have established a network of hundreds of
volunteer who rescue, rehabilitate and release sick, injured or orphaned native
wildlife. Each year we receive over 100,000 phone calls and rescue over 56,000 native
animals from frightened koalas to distressed penguins.
WIRES is a non-profit, non-political organisation
with branches operating across NSW. Over 90% of our funding comes from public donations.
Each year we receive a grant from the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and the NSW
Department of Agriculture – these grants represent 8.5% of our funding.
At WIRES, the best interests of the animal are
always placed first. After treatment - often involving intensive veterinary care and
nursing by unpaid rescuers and carers - animals are returned
to the wild, with as little human intervention as possible.
Information
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In addition to the rescue, rehabilitation and
release of wildlife, WIRES is committed to the protection and preservation of native
wildlife by:
a) Informing the public about
the habitat requirements for native wildlife and its maintenance and re-establishment.
b) Fostering and promoting an
awareness in the community and government of the dangers to and the need to protect native
wildlife.
c) Acting and/or advising on
the problems of unwanted wildlife and its removal bearing in mind the best interests of
the animal and its habitat.
d) Encouraging and undertaking
research pertinent to WIRES objectives.
WIRES believes the protection
of wild animals is a community responsibility because our way of life causes most of the
injuries. Everything we do, no matter how large or small, affects the well-being of our
wildlife, and all too often the animals come off second best. |