BUSY EASTER WEEKEND

BUSY EASTER WEEKEND

Over the Easter long weekend, our incredible volunteers responded to 89 calls and attended to the below list of birds in need: • 1 giant petrel • 3 darters • 2 pelicans • 1 oystercatcher • 1 fairy wren • 5 cormorants • 2 swans • 6 silver gulls • 1 coot • 2 galahs • 1...
Parrot handling workshop

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...
Botulism in Lake Jualbup

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,...
Mandurah Walk & Talk

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...
A busy start to 2024

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:...