Wildlife 
Is time running out for Fraser Island’s Dingoes?(1)
By Jaylene Musgrave
Australia’s world heritage listed Fraser Island is renowned for its beautiful dingoes but the country’s purest strain of dingo is now on the verge of extinction under the Queensland Government’s current management plan. Some of the Australia’s leading experts are speaking out on the sad plight facing the island’s dingoes.
The late Steve Irwin’s father, Bob, says the dingoes [...]
Good and the bad
Reflecting on World Environment Day, what have we done for the environment in the past year? Our Wildlife Volunteers Association, can be proud of its achievements this year, once again providing a 24-hour hotline for injured and orphaned wildlife.
So often, callers are just so grateful that they reach an actual person instead of the ubiquitous [...]
Bush refugees
WILVOS’ hotline is always a good indication of how our wildlife is managing out there.
We didn’t need a crystal ball 10 years ago to predict what was going to happen in southeast Queensland, and we don’t need a crystal ball now to see what is ahead for our wildlife. It is depressing!
This isn’t unique to [...]
Christmas is a time to help our wildlife
In recent months there has been a great increase in orphaned and injured animals being reported on the WILVOS hotline. It always makes me so aware of the value of this 24 hour a day, 365 days a year rescue number for distressed wildlife.
It is always a challenge to find enough people to man the [...]
