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WIRES Media Releases

February 2025

Walk on the Wild Side this April

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March 2025

WIRES Giving Day raises funds to feed the influx of Spring and Summer rescues

Spring and Summer are WIRES’ busiest times of year... Read More...

March 2025

WIRES launches Emergency Response to assist massive numbers of LPS affected Rainbow Lorikeets

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March 2025

Living in Harmony with Flying Foxes

Flying foxes, also known as bats, are a protected and essential part of Australia’s natural...

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September 2024

WIRES Giving Day raises funds to feed the influx of Spring and Summer rescues

Spring and Summer are WIRES’ busiest times of year with the influx of orphaned, injured and...

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February 2024

WIRES launches Emergency Response to assist massive numbers of LPS affected Rainbow Lorikeets

WIRES (Wildlife Information, Rescue, and Education Service) is urgently addressing the escalating...

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July 2023

Platypus & Plains-wanderer protection

WIRES has commenced a three-year partnership with Taronga Conservation Society Australia, to...

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July 2023

Third Round of WIRES National Grants Opens in July

Pictured: A koala at 2022 NGP recipient ReForestNow's regeneration site nearby 10,000 new...

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May 2023

WIRES Northern Rivers & Clarence Valley welcome new Emergency Responder and Wildlife Ambulance

WIRES Northern Rivers is delighted to welcome newly appointed Emergency Response Team (ERT) member...

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May 2023

Spring strategies for swooping birds and snakes

WIRES CEO Leanne Taylor has issued a request on behalf NSW’s native wildlife for the public to...

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May 2023

Birds exposed to Fenthion released back to the wild

After making a full recovery, a number of birds that were exposed to the insecticide Fenthion were...

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May 2023

WIRES and Landcare Australia award $1.185 million to 64 groups across the country in post-bushfire wildlife habitat regeneration

Monday July 13 2020: WIRES and Landcare Australia have announced that 64 environmental groups...

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May 2023

Aussie Ark Partners with WIRES in Landmark Partnership for Australian Wildlife

  • WIRES has granted Aussie Ark $1,045,000 to support the long-term recovery of native threatened...
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May 2023

WIRES Announces Stage 2 Emergency Funding Plans

WIRES has announced the allocation of $35 million in funding as part of Stage 2 plans for their...

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April 2023

WIRES Supports Tasmanian Wildlife and Wildlife Rehabilitators

WIRES has announced a three-year program to support wildlife and the wildlife rehabilitation sector...

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January 2023

WIRES Research Grants Program 2023

The second round of WIRES Research Grants program is open for applications from 30 January 2023....

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November 2022

New Voice to fight for koala protection: Sydney Basin Koala Network

Awareness and action deemed critical as new study finds most NSW residents don’t know they are...

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October 2022

Bravecto Spot-On for Dogs is combatting wombat mange

Popular flea and paralysis tick treatment, Bravecto Spot-On for Dogs is granted a permit by the...

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September 2022

Radicool Australia and WIRES release new range of kids UV protection hats and swimsuits

Now available for purchase on the Radicool Australia website

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September 2022

Spring has sprung: Native Animal ornaments are back at Woolworths

With spring officially kicking off, Woolworths is again rolling out a new range of outdoor garden...

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September 2022

Highlighting native animal research in Australia

WIRES is pleased to announce the 12 recipients of the WIRES Research Grants Program launched this...

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August 2022

Glideways, Flyways and Stepping Stones

Partnering in the long-term recovery of the Great Eastern Ranges

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August 2022

WIRES Board response to SMH article

As a result of the extraordinary and generous global response to Australia’s bushfires in 2019/20,...

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July 2022

Major Wildlife Grants Program into its second year

The grants are for projects designed to support best practice rescue and rehabilitation of...

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June 2022

SodaStream partners with WIRES to release limited edition bottles

SodaStream and WIRES have created native fauna designed bottles to raise awareness of the impact of...

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June 2022

WIRES welcomes commitment to face Climate Change Crisis by Federal Government

WIRES congratulates the appointments of The Hon Chris Bowen MP as Minister for Climate Change &...

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June 2022

First step toward National Conservation AI Network underway

WildSeek Project: Community Wildlife Intelligence Hubs launched

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May 2022

WIRES opens Greater Sydney’s largest purpose-built Koala Rehabilitation Centre

WIRES recently established the purpose-built Western Sydney University Koala Facility in Richmond...

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April 2022

WIRES Sponsoring Conservation in Action Conference

WIRES SPONSORING CONSERVATION IN ACTION CONFERENCE

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April 2022

WIRES launches National Rescue Course for Koalas

WIRES LAUNCHES NATIONAL RESCUE COURSE FOR KOALAS

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April 2022

50+ threatened species benefit from landmark Wildlife Grants Program

WIRES CEO Leanne Taylor and Landcare Australia CEO Dr Shane Norrish © Landcare Australia

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February 2022

WIRES Research Grants Program

WIRES LAUNCHES RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM FOR WILDLIFE SECTOR

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February 2022

2021 WIRES National Grant Program Grantees

Ranges Southern Emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus intermedius) perched upon samphire (Tecticornia...

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February 2022

WIRES extends national support for koala research

As part an ongoing commitment to protect and preserve koala species nationally, WIRES has announced...

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November 2021

Turtle Conservation

WIRES PROVIDES MORE SUPPORT FOR VITAL TURTLE CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

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September 2021

Fires and Wildlife

Photo credit: WIRES Northern Rivers

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September 2021

WIRES Introduces National Course for Sea Turtle Rescue

To mark National Threatened Species Day WIRES has launched a Sea Turtle Rescue Course as part of...

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June 2021

Wildlife Research Grants Program

WIRES has announced it will fund a $1.5 million wildlife research grants program to be launched...

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June 2021

WIRES response to current NSW mouse plague

WIRES is monitoring the mouse plague poisoning situation closely and we have had considerable...

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April 2021

Thomas Sabo partners with WIRES for Mother's Day

Thanks to our ongoing relationship, you could make a difference to the outcomes of Australian...

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March 2021

RESCUE 101 – WIRES calls for more volunteers

In response to a growing number of wildlife assistance calls WIRES has launched a new volunteer...

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January 2021

Say G’day to American Girl's 2021 Girl of the Year —Kira Bailey

New Character Takes Fans Down Under to Explore Wildlife Protection and Climate Change

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September 2020

WIRES is Preparing for the Bushfire Season

With the bushfire season fast approaching WIRES has been working on a range of initiatives and...

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August 2020

WIRES Partner with Currumbin Wildlife Hospital to Help Wildlife

WIRES is proud to be supporting Currumbin Wildlife Hospital, Queensland to expand its facility and...

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July 2020

Australian Wildlife Conservancy announces major new partnership with WIRES to save endangered wildlife

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July 2020

WIRES uses bushfire donations to support University koala research

WIRES has announced a three-year grant to the Koala Health Hub (KHH) a University of Sydney...

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April 2020

WIRES Landcare Wildlife Relief and Recovery Grants Program

WIRES and Landcare Australia have joined forces in a landmark $1million partnership supporting...

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January 2020

WIRES asks holiday motorists to watch out for bushfire affected animals

WIRES is asking motorists to please take extra care on the roads during the school holiday period...

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December 2019

WIRES warns thousands of flying foxes could die during current heatwave

Flying-fox pup rescued from Northern NSW colony in care with WIRES (photo credit WIRES Jenny...

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December 2019

Spare a thought for our wildlife this Christmas

As bushfires rage across NSW on the back of the worst drought in decades our native animals are...

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September 2019

Kangaroos run over by vehicle in Tura Beach

A number of adult and juvenile kangaroos have been run over in what police are considering a...

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September 2019

Flying-Foxes are in Trouble

Photo credits – Andrya Hart, Flying-fox at The Channon

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June 2019

Green Sea Turtle dies after being rescued from freshwater lake in Bella Vista

A Green Sea Turtle has died in care after being found in a freshwater, man-made lake in Bella...

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June 2019

Possum with head trapped in glass jar makes full recovery and is released

“We got there just after dark, and I held up the carrier to his tree. When I opened the lid, he...

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April 2019

WIRES launches free multilingual community course in Australia-first wildlife education initiative

NSW Wildlife Information Rescue & Education Service Inc. (WIRES) has announced the release of a...

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June 2014

WIRES helps wedge-tailed shearwater migration

On World Environment Day 2014, WIRES is celebrating the work of volunteers in the Mid-North Coast...

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May 2014

Knit a pouch and keep a joey warm

Knitting enthusiasts can help make a very big difference to the life of an orphaned joey by...

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April 2014

Co-existing with bats and flying foxes

Bats, or flying foxes, are a protected species in Australia. By nature, they avoid human contact,...

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