Carpe Diem: Wednesday

[margaret_r]

Wednesday's child is full of woe

Tell us about a cause you’re passionate about

I'm passionate about the environment and nature so thought I'd post about WIRES.

WIRES- Australian Wildlife Rescue Organisation - is the largest wildlife rescue organisation in Australia and has been rescuing and caring for sick, injured and orphaned native animals for over 35 years. They are based in New South Wales, but provide wildlife information and education to the community nationally and give financial assistance to wildlife rescue organisations across Australia.

WIRES was there during the disastrous bushfires of 2019/20, working across all the fire areas and helping in local wildlife rescue efforts at the time and in the aftermath, for instance helping to set up a wildlife refuge on Kangaroo Island where up to 40,000 animals were lost in the fires there.

 

They do a fantastic job and have a lot of information on their site, a blog and you can sign up for email newsletters. It’s worth a look for anyone interested in Australian wildlife and rescue.

 

Comments

[smallhobbit]

A great organisation.

[margaret_r]

Yes, it does so much good for our wildlife:)

[kat_lair]

(posted in wrong place first!)
I remember this organisation from the list in the fandom for Oz auction. It's gutting the damage the wildfires are causing to ecosystems, especially as a number of them are deliberately lit :(

[margaret_r]

Yes, it was on the Fandom for Oz auction list

Firebugs are the worst type of human and there are a lot of them around. The trouble is the fires they light are so much worse now because of climate change, so much more intense and harder to stop. Our ecosytems are losing out everywhere:(

[ci5mates]

A worthy cause to be passionate about!

[margaret_r]

It is! They do such good work with our wildlife.

Speaking of which, how's life going in the wilds of the hills district? :D

[sw33n3y]

They definitely do important work. It's easy to see why you're passionate about this.

[margaret_r]

I've become quite invested in our environment and wildlife since retiring and realise how much good WIRES do. It's easy to promote them to everyone:)

[turps]

What a fantastic cause.

I remember watching the bushfires on the news and thinking how horrific they were.

It sounds like WIRES is doing a great job in the face of overwhelming odds.

[margaret_r]

They are fantastic. Our bushfires were horrendous, like much of what's happening worldwide with wild fires now, and WIRES has done such a lot to help the wildlife get back to some point of recovery. Our unique animals certainly need champions like them:)