Wildlife Victoria Explained

Wildlife Victoria

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vic.gov.au . Ask.vic.gov.au . 2013-06-05.
  2. News: Sexton . Reid . Call for help in bid to save starving wildlife . The Age . 2009-03-23 . 2013-06-05.
  3. News: Lewis . Zoe . Call for the wild a worry - News - News - Free Press Leader . Free-press-leader.whereilive.com.au . 2008-02-26 . 2013-06-05.
  4. Web site: New number payout? . Free Press Leader . 2008-04-02 . 2013-06-05.
  5. Web site: MEMBER'S STATEMENT: WILDLIFE VICTORIA - CALL CENTRE . The Greens . 2009-11-10 . 2013-06-05.
  6. Web site: Emergency help for wildlife | Zoos Victoria . Zoo.org.au . 2013-06-05.
  7. Web site: Wildlife Rescue Victoria . Wildlife Victoria . 2013-03-18 . 2013-03-26.
  8. News: Campbell . Shaun . Wallaby rescued on roof of four-storey Westfield Doncaster carpark . Manningham Leader . 2013-03-27 . 2013-06-05.
  9. Web site: Wildlife Victoria - Report a Wildlife Emergency.
  10. Web site: Emergency Phone Service . Wildlifevictoria.org.au . 2013-06-05.
  11. https://www.wildlifevictoria.org.au/images/Publications/Media_Releases/Media_Release_-_A_Safe_Drive_Saves_Our_Wildlife.pdf A Safe Drive Saves Our Wildlife – drivers urged to take care this summer!
  12. https://www.wildlifevictoria.org.au/images/Publications/Media_Releases/Media_Release_-_Domestic_Fruit_Tree_Netting.pdf Domestic fruit tree netting laws change 1 September
  13. https://www.wildlifevictoria.org.au/images/fact-sheets/Pouch_Checking_Guide_2019.pdf Pouch Checking Guide
  14. Web site: Wildlife Victoria - Wildlife Victoria.
  15. News: Alex Boyle . Kangaroo attacks spark cruelty worries | Animals . Theage.com.au . 2013-04-10 . 2013-06-05.
  16. News: Wildlife workers rescue fire survivors - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) . Abc.net.au . 2010-01-27 . 2013-06-05.
  17. News: Tom Reilly . Pestered possums doing it tough . Smh.com.au . 2010-12-28 . 2013-06-05.
  18. News: Kelly . By . Orphaned bat babies get a cosy new home . News.com.au . 2011-11-14 . 2013-06-05.
  19. News: Allaoui . Therese . Duck found in Boronia after being shot in the eye recovering after life-saving surgery . Knox Leader . 2013-04-19 . 2013-06-05.
  20. News: O'Connell . Brigid . Fur seal taken to Melbourne Zoo after second dramatic road crossing in Middle Park . News.com.au . 2012-09-09 . 2013-06-05.
  21. Web site: Wildlife Victoria - Wildlife Victoria Board.

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