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It is estimated that more than 160 million drink containers litter our streets, beaches, waterways and parks in NSW every year.  Help clean up the bottles, cans and cartons in your neighbourhood and raise money for wildlife. WIRES volunteers work on the front line every day rescuing wildlife who are found choking on, ingesting, or entangled in rubbish. read more

A local couple from Bawley Point on the mid south coast called WIRES to report they had two young Black swan cygnets contained in a box. read more

This glorious male owl (named in care Owen Owl) was found in distress on a road in the mid-south coast area of NSW. Several cars were observed driving over the bird when Robert decided to stop to check and render assistance. Although initially thinking the bird was dead it came to as he picked it up but it was clearly injured. He immediately called WIRES. read more

The WIRES family was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Helen George late last year.


Helen was one of the few very important people who contributed to the inception of WIRES in the mid 80’s.  In 1987 she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for her services to conservation and in 2010 the Australian Wildlife Society awarded Helen the Serventy Conservation Medal. read more

While Sydney was preparing for another spectacular fireworks display, ‘Gal’ the Great Cormorant was fighting for her life. 

On New Year’s Eve WIRES rescuer Michaela and her husband found themselves abandoning their plans and jumping into a creek at a reserve in South West Sydney.   read more

On January 7, 2018 an extreme heatwave struck south eastern Australia. The wildlife of Sydney and surrounding areas and in particular areas of western Sydney experienced temperatures in excess of 45 degrees celsius. At temperatures above 42-43 degrees combined with high humidity flying-fox colonies are very vulnerable to heat stress. read more