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Western Animal Rescue W.A.R - Hobsons Bay Wildlife Rescue

NOT FOR PROFIT VOLUNTEER ORGANISATION. Welcome to Western Animal Rescue (W.A.R) - Hobsons Bay Wildlife. Wildlife rescue is entirely volunteer based.

We rescue, rehabilitate, hand raise and care for all types of wildlife found in Hobson's Bay & surrounds. EMERGENCY NUMBERS
- Wildlife Victoria: 8400 7300
- BADGAR wildlife rescue: 1300 223 427 - Ballarat/Greendale & surrounds
- Nigel's Animal Rescue: 0427 533 083
- Help for Wildlife: 0417 380 687

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The well know

n (now former) Altona Shelter run by Mandy Hall formed this small subgroup of B.A.D.G.A.R wildlife rescue to cover the western suburbs of Melbourne. With a team of local foster carers and rescuers, we communicate directly with each other after being informed of an animal in trouble (usually from an wildlife hotline) and send out the first available and closest person to perform the rescue. This ensures a quick and efficient rescue, and takes the pressure off rescuers who are located further out of town. Animal welfare is our first priority, and all animals will receive the best care, treatment and respect. With the help of a few local vets we ensure that where possible, every injury is stitched, every illness is overcome, every orphan is raised to be a wild animal, and all healthy animals are released in the best suited habitat to spend the rest of their lives. We all have our own lives, yet every minute of every day we can receive a unexpected call from someone who has found an injured or sick wild animal. We choose to give up our time and finances to help these wild animals, purely because we care about our native wildlife. We receive only donations from the public to cover cost of food, equipment, medications, etc which can be very expensive in the long run. It would be fantastic if the public could help us out in what we do by donating, especially for our local shelters. Any amount is appreciated as it really adds up. Tins can be found at Altona Veterinary Clinic and Hobsons Bay Vet. Please feel free to suggest our page to your friends and family, and remember, if you see an animal in distress, please phone one of the hotlines so we can advise you how you can safely help and in the meantime we will be sending someone out to assess. Keep up the support for our rescue groups and native wildlife

22/09/2024

Wildlife Health Australia's Informative Video on the expected arrival of Avian Influenza / HPAI and implications for Australian wildlife

This is "HPAI update and preparedness for wildlife managers in Australia" by Wildlife Health Australia on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the…

11/09/2024

13/05/2024

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If you have ever considered volunteering with Wildlife Victoria, now is the perfect time with our 2024 training season officially kicking off this week. Registrations are now open for training in Inverloch on Saturday June 1. Register early to avoid disappointment. For full details of all event dates and locations, please visit our website wildlifevictoria.org.au/events

02/03/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aDUkoWVd-Q

Healesville Sanctuary veterinarian Phillipa gives us a guided tour of the features and purpose of our brand new Raptor Rehabilitation Centre. Featuring a don...

29/01/2024

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02/10/2023

Have you lost your feathered friend? 🐦 🐦‍⬛ 🦜

This cockatiel has been brought into our clinic as a lost pet from the Altona area today.

If you believe this lost bird is yours, please email us the location your bird was lost from, the date it went missing and any other identifying information you can provide (does your bird have a leg ring, wing clip, any sayings/song it knows, etc), along with any pictures you have (ideally multiple angles) and your contact phone number to [email protected].

07/09/2023

Busy Spring has finally arrived. Our winter patients were easy going and now ready for release. Shock to the system with the sudden arrival of all the Possums, nestling birds, seal sightings and this poor Roo. We rarely see kangaroos in Hobsons Bay but sightings have increased in 2023. Sorry it took hours for this guy to get his wings. We tried but he was still strong, feisty and semi mobile so we needed help from a fantastic darter friend who travelled 1 hour and back for him. RIP gorgeous boy. Forever thankful to Szumai.

07/09/2023

This young Subantarctic Fur Seal is having a rest on Altona Dog beach at Burns Reserve today. Fingers crossed the barriers installed by Council will alert all the off leash dog owners. This little guy has been spotted in W***y for 2 weeks. The Zoo's Marine Response Unit has been and assessed him earlier this week. Exclusion zones noted in photo below.

12/08/2023

Upcoming training in Melbourne to become a wildlife rescuer - 16th September.
Only 1 day of training will certify you to help injured wildlife.

Calling all Warriors 4 Wildlife!

We have two upcoming Basic Rescue and Transport Workshops and we are looking for volunteers from all around Melbourne to help rescue native wildlife 🦎

In this Workshop you will learn:

-Handling and Capture techniques
-Best practices in Transporting wildlife
-Species Identification
-Health and Safety
-Equipment and much more!

The first Workshop is face to face on Saturday 16th of September from 1-5pm at Alvie Hall, Mount Waverley.

If you can’t make it on that day we also have an ONLINE Workshop on Saturday the 11th of November from 1-5 pm.

Please click on the link to secure your spot.
We hope to see you there 🦆🦉🦔

https://warriors4wildlife.org/our-store

*Must be over the age of 18 to attend.

11/08/2023

It’s that time of year already !!!

27/02/2023

Beautiful Crested Tern doing well after being entangled in fishing line. More fish & preening and he will soon be back chattering with his buddies at Shelly Beach Williamstown.

24/01/2023

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Great video about assessing and rescuing young pouched macropods/marsupials.

Every year tens of thousands of animals are orphaned on our roads, and in this video we cover what to do if you find an orphaned Joey while we rescue an orph...

29/12/2022

Newport Lakes Mumma swan and her two cygnets rescued yesterday are now in care. They have been trying to find a new watersource for a couple of weeks but yesterday they got lost and separated with one cygnet found alone in Hall St Newport. Mum and the other bub were found behind the fire station.

09/12/2022

Local cygnet returned after fish hook removal with the help of community members, MRU, zoo vets and Peter Roberts, Westgate bridge workers.

01/12/2022

13/10/2022

Sweet little cygnet doing better this morning after a big day yesterday. Unfortunately we had to remove her from The Quest apartments lake yesterday due to her limping and failing to keep up with her parents and 4 much bigger siblings. After a consult and X-rays at our fantastic Hobsons Bay Vet team she was not happy last night. Thankfully she looks 100% today.

29/08/2022

It’s duck season !!!!

14/08/2022

Melbourne's Winter is nearly over but our rescuers and carers have been busy the whole time caring for wildlife in need. Even some clucky lorikeet parents dropped by to help feed a non flying lorikeet fledgling. Spring has sprung in the wildlife world and very soon we will be busy little bees too. If you are thinking of becoming a wildlife carer, transporter or rescuer, now is the time to enrol in a 1 day training course with any wildlife organisation. To help our wildlife friends, is one of the most rewarding volunteer roles you could ever undertake.

15/06/2022

Peli decided to check himself into Quest apartments today via the balcony. Luckily he was not injured and we put him back into Jawbone wetlands. A very dominant swan was not happy with the newcomer on his turf.

06/05/2022

For the month of May some of our volunteers will be unavailable due to holidays and a much needed operation so we will not be able to attend rescues or be available for caring. Please direct all rescues & care to Wildlife Victoria’s webpage or ph 8400-7300. 24hr vets are located at Kensington & Essendon Fields. Please call them ahead of arrival. Many thanks

19/04/2022

Too many reports this week from Williamstown, Newport & Yarraville of possums being trapped in backyards and dumped in parks.
We’ve all heard of these stories in the past but have you heard it’s illegal.
That’s right $7,773 per possum illegal.

Possums are protected by the Wildlife Act 1973 & The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2019.
Trapping possums in your backyard and taking them more than 50m away is illegal.

Possums have territories and they will defend them. They will defend your backyard from other possums. Removing the one dominant possum will start a possum turf war. Possum activity WILL increase. There will always be a new possum ready to take over an empty territory.
Homeless Possums dumped in parks will also be at risk from the dominant park possum.

Solution:
-Learn to protect your fruit & vegetables using wildlife friendly netting, tree guards & fencing. Lots of information online.
-Cut back branches near your roof. If possums come down the power line, don’t give them a easy exit off the back porch.
-Ringtail possums will make a drey in dense bushes/trees (Eg Pittosporums). Keep trimmed to 3m or below.
-Don’t plant fruit/vegetables or specialist non-native trees beside a fence.
-Plant native trees & bushes as they tend not to overeat them.
-Pest control specialists will not remove protected possums as it is illegal.

The Victorian Government Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning (DELWP) website has more information including Brushtail Possum and Ringtail Possum fact sheets.

Report any illegal activity to the DELWP Customer Contact Centre on 136 186.

PS Here is a photo of 2 little orphans in care. Two Australian animals that deserve a chance to live, just like you and me.

19/04/2022

Poor little budgie found in The Yarra at The Warmies this morning. Please contact us via messenger.

07/02/2022

So proud of the joint efforts today in the rescue and release of a dolphin in Greenwich Bay Newport. Three of our rescuers confirmed the dolphin was stranded at low tide and kept watch for 2 hours. We then handed over to The Zoo’s Marine Response Unit, Parks Victoria & The Water Police. For the next 3 hours they floated the dolphin and walked him to deeper waters until high tide, with a Zoo Vet constantly monitoring him. We feel very proud that so many groups came together for this enormous rescue. 💕🐬💕

01/02/2022

Eating zapped insects in an electricity cupboard is a bad place to hang out. Go to your new home and stay there.

16/12/2021

Our Newport Lakes princess is doing well. New black feathers everyday & she has nearly doubled her weight. How cute she is?

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