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
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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
Mandurah Walk & Talk
Thanks Barbara, Danny, Jo and Lee who presented at our Walk and Talk at Samphire Cove on Sunday 28th April. Walk and Talkers were entertained and educated by your stories of how WASR was founded in Mandurah in 2003 by local legends Linda Emery, Marg Larner, Allison Dixon, Wendy Jackson
A busy start to 2024
We have been busy, busy, busy! Botulism outbreaks, entanglements, displaced juveniles, families on the move as their wetlands dry up, fractures, penguins in moult and a magpie stuck in roof racks! Please visit our Facebook page for more images and details: https://www.facebook.com/wasr.org.au/posts/pfbid02h7u2spHDUW69RjwnrMSpunbYCq6e9WBofWSLsKtNwgU5MGN2Z39PX4MLr9WRxWYMl Thank you to the concerned members of public,
Entangled Swan Rescue
Watch one of our wonderful volunteers rescue a black swan entangled in hook and line! Thanks, Jo! When she’s not rescuing birds, Jo is taking amazing photos of them! Visit her flickr page below to view a sample of her work! https://www.flickr.com/photos/152678904@N05/
New Net Launcher
We use net guns a lot at Western Australian Seabird Rescue! We prefer the term ‘net launcher’ to avoid violent rhetoric and long explanations to members of public. We use it as a last resort. It can be loud and difficult to untangle and repair. Net launchers help us to