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Heat Wave Causes Wildlife Deaths

Thursday, 29 January 2009 07:31

Wildlife Victoria volunteers have been at the site of the largest Grey Headed Flying Fox Colony Wednesday and Thursday of the heat wave and are heading back today, by the end of the first two days over 1000 GHFF's had died from the heat. Volunteers spent hours spraying water onto the juvenile creche in an effort to rehydrate in situ. The GHFF's were happy for our efforts and readily drank the water either straight from the stream or from droplets on their wings and bodies. Many were saved but with another day of intense heat the prognosis does not look good. Dozens of juveniles and some adults were taken into care by a licensed volunteer wildlife rehabilitator from Wildlife Vic. These are the fortunate ones, they will spend the next two days in the flying fox aviary at the carer's house which is situated in a cool part of her garden and has a fine mist spray from the sprinkler giving the bats constant relief from the overwhelming heat. Today volunteers are gearing up for more of the same. They will weather the heat to bring relief to the colony in the hope of saving just a few more. Ringtail possums have also suffered badly from the last week of heat and are coming in to shelters and vets in enormous numbers, many with burns to their feet from walking on the hot ground, something that is an anomoly for these animals who prefer to move from shrub to shrub without going to the ground. If you would like to donate to help Wildlife Victoria click here To help the wildlife in your area put out some bowls of water.

Fires threaten the state

Bushfires threaten Wildlife Survival – affected wildlife already in care PLEASE DO NOT RING THE EMERGENCY NUMBER EXCEPT WITH INJURED WILDLIFE Feb 2009 The current fire situation has left its devestation on our wildlife including the loss of at least two wildlife shelters to the fires. Wildlife Victoria are trying to assertain the safety of other shelters in the fire areas and to offer support and help with evacuation of animals already in their care if they need it. Donations desperately needed to help save the animals, to donate to the bush fire appeal click here. Please donate now to Wildlife Victoria's Urgent Bushfire Appeal 2009 - click here. Download our information for donation of goods and supply drop off points

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Hundreds of thousands of wild animals are killed, injured and orphaned throughout Australia as a direct consequence of human activities. As government resources for wildlife management dwindle, much of the work of rescuing and caring for these animals falls on the shoulders of volunteer organisations such as Wildlife Victoria

Mr. Rob Gell

Patron, Wildlife Victoria