Bushfires

Bushfires cause much pain and suffering for our wildlife that are unable to flee. Hunter Wildlife Rescue’s Disaster team is activated to carrying our search and rescue after major fires in the Hunter.

Dante Brushtail Possum Bushfire Rescue Rehabilitation Burns Wildlife

Dante, brushtail possum after surviving the inferno

Bushfires Koala Burnt Climate Change Wildlife Threat

Koala burnt from bushfires

Hunter Wildlife Rescue Bushfire Disaster Response Team Volunteers

Searching for injured wildlife after the fire

Wildlife Whispers

Follow our journey with updates on rescue advice, wildlife information and our volunteers stories from the field.

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Acknowledgement Of Country

We acknowledge the Awabakal, Worimi, Darkinung, Wonnarua peoples as the Traditional Custodians of Country on which we live and work, and their connections to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

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