Northern Rivers Wildlife Carers Inc.

Found Injured / Orphaned Wildlife?

gwen — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:45:54 +0000

24-hour Hotline: 6628 1866

Look out for roaming Echidnas

gwen — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:43:11 +0000

Adapted from an article written by Chrisy Clay for the Ballina Shire Advocate

Please look out for roaming echidnas: winter is the start of echidnas’ breeding season, and it’s when they’ll be regularly seen trying to cross roads in search of a mate. Echidnas are rarely seen any other time. They don’t cope well with warm [...]

Flying-foxes, rain and netting tips

gwen — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:29:26 +0000

Adapted from an article written by Jo Shepherd

The prolonged wet weather is taking its toll on local wildlife and no species is doing it tougher than flying-foxes.

Large numbers of bats have been coming into care, weak and emaciated, due to shortage of food.

As pollen and nectar are the main diet of flying-foxes, these animals play [...]

Dental cement saves injured Lorikeet

gwen — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 01:38:52 +0000

Dr Austin using dental cement to fix the anaesthetized Lorikeet's broken beak

Adapted from an article written by Chrisy Clay for the Ballina Shire Advocate

It’s not every day a dentist is asked to help repair a wild bird’s beak, but that’s just what was asked of Dr Kim Davies of Bytes Dental (Ballina). [...]