NEWS
Parrot handling workshop
Over the weekend, 10 of our rescue volunteers completed a parrot handling workshop at WA Wildlife. We are receiving more calls to our hotline with requests to rescue parrots and bird species other than seabirds/waterbirds. Our induction training doesn’t cover this and we need to keep our volunteers safe. We
Principles for Recreational Fishing
With the large number of entanglements we always see over summer, we’re starting a ‘Principles for Recreational Fishing’ series of posts. Cormorants, darters, silver gulls and pelicans are the usual entangled patients, but we are also seeing more ducks and swans with entanglements, too. The images will share examples of
So many entanglements!
Here’s just a sample of the entanglements our volunteers have seen already this year – just one month into 2025! 🙁 We rescued a female darter who had cotton and fishing line wrapped around her beak, which was loosely attaching her head to fishing hooks in her neck and wing.
It’s duckling season
Duckling season is well and truly upon us! So far this month, we’ve … And there’s more! For more photos and details, please visit our Facebook page. As always, thank you to all involved for giving their time to give all these little darlings a chance at life! ❤️❤️❤️ Please
Botulism in Lake Jualbup
Avian botulism was detected in Shenton Park’s Lake Jualbup in January 2024 but recent rain – after seven months of drought – disturbed sediment and caused an outbreak. On May 2nd, our volunteers ended up rescuing 23 ducks (Pacific black ducks, grey teals, pink-eared ducks and a shelduck) with two