Wildlife Victoria
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Wildlife Victoria is a not for profit organisation that provides a wildlife emergency response service to the state of Victoria, Australia.[1][2][3][4] Established in 1989 the service provides essential emergency wildlife support to the community by responding to enquiries from the public regarding sick, injured and orphaned wildlife.[5][6]
The organization maintains a wildlife care and communications network of wildlife volunteers spanning the state of Victoria. This includes volunteer wildlife shelters, rescuer, carers and transporters, emergency services, government agencies and commercial operators.[7][8]
Wildlife emergencies can be logged with the organisation via a dedicated telephone service that operates 24 hours, 7 days per week, or via the organisation's website.[9] The emergency response service uses a comprehensive database to locate the closest available and suitable experienced volunteer, who then locates the animal and determines the appropriate course of action.[10]
In 2021, Wildlife Victoria handled more than 100,000 enquiries from the public and assisted almost 90,000 native animals during their time of need.
Wildlife Victoria also provides wildlife information and education to the public on matters including wildlife related road trauma,[11] wildlife safe fruit tree netting,[12] how to check a marsupial's pouch for a joey[13] and assisting native animals during heat stress.[14]
A diverse range of animals is provided with emergency assistance, including kangaroos,[15][16] possums,[17] cockatoos, koalas, bats,[18] blue tongued lizards, ducks[19] and fur seals.[20]
The organisation relies on donations from the public to fund its work. Each year, Wildlife Victoria distributes grants to wildlife volunteers to assist them to continue their work rescuing, transporting and rehabilitating native animals. Under legal obligations in the state of Victoria, native animals must be returned to the wild after they have been successfully rehabilitated.
Wildlife Victoria’s Chair is Catherine MacLeod and Lisa Palma is the CEO.[21]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Vic.gov.au". Ask.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Sexton, Reid (23 March 2009). "Call for help in bid to save starving wildlife". The Age. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Lewis, Zoe (26 February 2008). "Call for the wild a worry - News - News - Free Press Leader". Free-press-leader.whereilive.com.au. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "New number payout?". Free Press Leader. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "MEMBER'S STATEMENT: WILDLIFE VICTORIA - CALL CENTRE". The Greens. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Emergency help for wildlife | Zoos Victoria". Zoo.org.au. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Wildlife Rescue Victoria". Wildlife Victoria. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ Campbell, Shaun (27 March 2013). "Wallaby rescued on roof of four-storey Westfield Doncaster carpark". Manningham Leader. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Wildlife Victoria - Report a Wildlife Emergency".
- ^ "Emergency Phone Service". Wildlifevictoria.org.au. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ A Safe Drive Saves Our Wildlife – drivers urged to take care this summer!
- ^ Domestic fruit tree netting laws change 1 September
- ^ Pouch Checking Guide
- ^ "Wildlife Victoria - Wildlife Victoria" (PDF).
- ^ Alex Boyle (10 April 2013). "Kangaroo attacks spark cruelty worries | Animals". Theage.com.au. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Wildlife workers rescue fire survivors - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Tom Reilly (28 December 2010). "Pestered possums doing it tough". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Kelly, By (14 November 2011). "Orphaned bat babies get a cosy new home". News.com.au. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Allaoui, Therese (19 April 2013). "Duck found in Boronia after being shot in the eye recovering after life-saving surgery". Knox Leader. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ O'Connell, Brigid (9 September 2012). "Fur seal taken to Melbourne Zoo after second dramatic road crossing in Middle Park". News.com.au. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Wildlife Victoria - Wildlife Victoria Board".