WIRES - Australian Wildlife Rescue Organisation

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Late Night Slithering

Recently WIRES Clarence Valley received a call from someone who had seen a snake in their lounge room.  It was already around 10pm and finding a trained reptile handler to attend was proving difficult.  Everyone was either out or in bed and each call only resulted in a message machine.

Spotted PythonFinally Paul was contacted on his way home from SES training and as the snake was inside the house, he agreed to make the long trip out so that the residents could happily go to sleep that night.

Paul was informed that a 4WD vehicle would be needed to access the house but even so Paul found the three kilometre driveway was barely navigable in his trusty four wheeler and had to try several times to get around some of the worst parts of the road into the property, wondering if he would even make it to the house!

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WIRES Wildlife Ambulances
 
 In current times it is difficult for our volunteers, using their own vehicles, time and money to handle the volume of rescue requests we now receive. The introduction of our wildlife rescue ambulances to the Sydney area is a major step forward.
 
If you would like to help us keep our vans on the road, please donate now. Using the secure online donation facility at ourcommunity.
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NSW Wildlife Council

The NSW Wildlife Council (NWC) is the peak body representing over 4,000 wildlife rescuers throughout NSW.  Its goal is to improve the outcomes for Australian wildlife, especially those that are sick, injured or orphaned. To find out more visit their website.