Help us provide urgent heatwave support to wildlife

Victorians have been feeling the effects of extreme heat this week, and the forecast tells us it’s only going to get worse in the weeks to come.

For native wildlife, these heatwaves are catastrophic.

Unlike us, our native animals can’t escape the heat and are highly vulnerable to dehydration, disorientation, burns and even blindness.

Wildlife cannot prepare for the extreme and unpredictable — but we can, and we must.

At the moment, our emergency response team is triaging over 800 reports per day from the public who are seeking help for our native wildlife.

That is more than a call every 2 minutes.

Since 1989, Wildlife Victoria has safeguarded Victoria’s remarkable wildlife through rescue, advocacy, and education. In 2022 we introduced our wildlife specialist Travelling Veterinary Service, the only one of its kind in Australia. Humanity’s very survival on our planet depends on the vast array of biodiversity our wildlife helps form. The life of every one of our native animals is invaluable to our ecosystem and ourselves.

At Wildlife Victoria we are driven by a deep passion to be their unwavering voice as our home continues to change. The effects of climate change, habitat destruction and urbanisation, have seen a consistent increase in demand for our services each year.

Last year we received over 180,000 calls for help and directly assisted more than 100,000 individual animals. Our Travelling Veterinary Service provided free veterinary treatment to over 1,900 native animals in care and in the wild. The rescue service relies on an extensive state-wide network of rescue and transport volunteers, veterinarians who provide pro bono services for wildlife, and licensed carers and shelters who accept animals into their care for rehabilitation and release. By choosing to donate to us, you can join our mission to protect and preserve the extraordinary wildlife that makes Victoria’s landscape one we all cherish.

Together, we can make a difference for their future and ours.

Photo credit: Doug Gimesy.

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