There was an embedded link to all these links as part of a good news round up diary earlier today but I thought it was worthy of it’s own diary.
As we all sadly know, the last 2-3 months Australia has suffered hundreds of devastating bush fires, particularly along the eastern and southern regions. With vast areas of bush-land burning there has been a colossal loss of wildlife which will have serious long term implications. These infernos have translated into literally hundreds of millions of wild animals (mammals, marsupials, birds, reptiles, amphibians and insects) perishing on a mass scale. Due to the ferocity and massive extent of these fires, many marsupials such as kangaroos, walabies, koalas, wombats, numbats, possums, echidnas had little chance to escape the raging fires, particularly the slower moving species.
For those who want to help but perhaps ensure that your help is going directly to an organization on the ground to maximize your impact, below is a list of reputable Australian wild life rescue organisations of which you may wish to contribute:
1) The Rescue Collective (rescuing injured wildlife on the east coast of Australia) -https://therescuecollective.com/
2) Wildlife rescue and rehabilitation Kangaroo Island (includes koalas)- https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-kangaroo-islands-koalas-and-wildlife?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1&fbclid=IwAR0nhRxUpEZlzegf7ZBOCRaJT6aJlUP8fe3hQNGxbg8ekOrtUZdGGqujt1E
3) Adelaide and Hills Koala Rescue (South Australia Fires Dec 2019) - https://www.gofundme.com/f/sa-koala-burn-victims?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1&fbclid=IwAR1yhfuolxBQ8n5li7300q0QaC3XDM4fj4YuEY47lo7mpWQgsNTVG2ZIzJo
4) Adelaide Koala and Wildlife Hospital - http://www.akawhospital.org.au/
5) Fauna Rescue South Australia (NB Kangaroo Island fires) https://www.faunarescue.org.au/
6) Wildlife Victoria - *** really need help (for wildlife impacted upon by bushfires in Victoria) https://www.wildlifevictoria.org.au/
7) East Gippsland Wildlife rescue (Victoria bushfires) - https://mkc.org.au/donations/koalaisland?fbclid=IwAR2KRGo1f9_d9FT5qNjFxaN7atKtyR8KXY_RcXlM6r-dPr29tfOqkm_E3bU
8) Wildlife Rescue Habitat Boxes (because so many trees have been destroyed) https://wildlifeboxes.raisely.com/
9) Koalas in Care (New South Wales) - http://www.koalasincare.org.au/
10) Bangalow Koalas - http://www.bangalowkoalas.com.au/support-bangalow-koalas/
11) Port Stephens Koalas (New South Wales) https://portstephenskoalas.com.au/
12) FAWNA (care for all other injured wildlife except koalas) https://www.fawna.org.au/donating-to-fawna/
13) Shoalhaven Bat Clinic https://www.facebook.com/pg/Shoalhaven.Bat.Clinic/posts/
14) Hive Aid (Support Honey Bees) https://www.ruralaid.org.au/donate/
15) Wombat hospital http://www.cedarcreekwombatrescue.com/
16) Sleepy Burrows Wombat Sanctuary https://sleepyburrows.com.au/
17) Dingo Sanctuary Bargo (impacted upon by the bushfires but the animals have been saved) https://dingosanctuarybargo.com.au/
18) Wildlife Rescue South Coast -***Really need help (Rescue all types of wildlife South Coast New South Wales) https://www.wildlife-rescue.org.au/
19) Wildcare Australia (build nest boxes- medium to long term efforts) https://wildcare-australia-inc.giveeasy.org/urgent-help-for-our-wildlife
20) Blue Mountains Koala Project https://www.givenow.com.au/koalaconservation
21) Trillion Trees Australia (ongoing recovery strategy to plant trees restore habitat) https://trilliontrees.org.au/
22) Birdlife Australia Bushfire appeal http://www.birdlife.org.au/current-appeal
23) Port Macquarie Koala Hospital https://www.koalahospital.org.au/
24) Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary koala appeal https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-our-koala-bushfire-victims
25) WIRES New South Wales (*** are reasonably well off due to donations currently) https://www.wires.org.au
26) WIRES Northern Rivers (Caring for burnt possums)- https://www.facebook.com/Wires-Northern-Rivers-129514553790887/
Please share these links on your social media and with friends and family.
PS — Also, please beat the drum for folks to stand up and vote out every climate-change-denying, fossil-fuel-loving conservative up and down the ballot across the globe!! Unfortunately, Australia is led by a jerk, Scott Morrison, who does his dirty work under their “Liberal” party which does the exact opposite of being liberal. Their party names don’t mean the same as they do here nor do they stand for the meaning of the word … so don’t be fooled that he is the leader of the “Liberal” Party.