Saturday evening 7th June, 2014, Denise rang me to say that there was a pelican on the Loddon river at Bridgewater with a fish hook in its wing. Given the contact phone number by Denise and I rang and explained … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2014
September 7th was Threatened Species Day This date commemorates the death of the last known Tasmanian Tiger after decades of human persecution caused the species to be unsustainable. . The Grey Headed Flying Fox is the focus this year. This … Continue reading
Box Hill TAFE are offering two training courses in Wildlife rescue and nursing. See the two links below for further details. Note, there are fees for each of these courses. http://www.bhtafe.edu.au/courses/shortcourses/Pages/AAS02.aspx http://www.bhtafe.edu.au/courses/shortcourses/Pages/BAS10.aspx … Continue reading
Welcome to the Wildlife Rescue and Information Network Inc. (WRIN) WRIN inc. is an organization dedicated to the the rescue and rehabilitation of native fauna found injured, sick or orphaned. All of its members are all volunteers. If you find … Continue reading
One morning I was sitting quietly with a cuppa after the second of the daily feeds and wondering just how much longer I would be tramping the neighbourhood looking for leaves when the phone rang “do you have room for … Continue reading
The Brush-tailed Phascogale [Phascogale Tapoatafa], also known as a Tuan is classified in Australia as Uncommon, and Rare in Victoria. It is listed under the Flora & Fauna Guarantee Act, 1988. Under wildlife shelter permit conditions, operators are required to … Continue reading
The status of our fauna species comes under several categories, you need to note the status of any wildlife that comes into care as species listed from the Threatened status upwards should be reported to DEPI and always must be … Continue reading
A member of the public called the WRIN phone and reported that they had sighted a wombat walking down a road on the outskirts of Kangaroo Flat! Member Jenny was sent out to rescue it but could not find anything … Continue reading
Rats and mice are around again in fairly large numbers going by the number of calls being received and comments made. There are many poisons available these days for getting rid of these unwanted pests but 10 the good old … Continue reading
Still on poisons, I wonder how many of us are unknowingly also guilty of causing death. Take owls for instance, at some time in their life most will eat rats and mice. Rats and mice eat the baits we put … Continue reading