WA Wildlife

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WA Wildlife, operated by Native ARC Inc, is a wildlife rescue, treatment and rehabilitation facility in the Beeliar Wetlands near Bibra Lake, Western Australia and was the first wildlife rehabilitation facility to be licensed as a veterinary hospital by the Veterinary Surgeons' Board of Western Australia in 2018. It has a purpose built hospital (known as the WA Wildlife Hospital) to care for the animals, with intensive care unit facilities to care for animals that would have previously been euthanised.[1] The hospital provides treatment to more than 4000 sick and injured native animals each year. Facilities include a triage room, treatment room, consultation room, laboratory, surgery, radiology, ICU, seabird, mammal and reptile wards, isolation ward with decontamination chamber and a stand-alone necropsy suite. WA Wildlife is part of group of organisations helping to protect the nests of the snake-necked turtles that breed around Bibra Lake. In 2020 it was estimated that 25 of the hatchlings were able to make it to the safety of the lake.[2] Native Arc Inc is a registered charity, number 21503, licensed under the .[3]

Construction sign of the WA Wildlife complex August 2021

History[]

WA Wildlife was originally formed as Native ARC (referring to the Native Animal Rehabilitation Centre); it was established in 1998 to care for, rehabilitate, and ultimately return injured wildlife to where they were found.[4] In April 2021, WA Wildlife commenced operating the WA Wildlife Hospital, which was funded by a AUD6 million grant from the City of Cockburn, as part of the upgrade of the Hope Road precinct, which includes The Wetlands Centre[5] and the Bibra Lake Scout Group[6] facilities.[7]

Mobile rescue service[]

In February 2021 WA Wildlife established the WA Wildlife Ambulance, which was the first full time wildlife rescue service in Western Australia. It operates every day of the year and will rescue any injured wildlife native to Western Australia.[4]

Filming inside the veterinary area for Wikimania 2021

Educational programs[]

WA Wildlife has several animals who, due to their injuries, are unable to be returned to the wild. They remain in residence at WA Wildlife, and some of them are used as part of the education programs that focus on supporting, protecting and conserving wildlife and their habitats.[8]

Resident emus

References[]

  1. ^ "New animal hospital a game changer". Community News. 15 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Nesting turtles need our help". Community News. Perthnow. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Welcome to Native ARC Inc". Native ARC Inc. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b Smith, Ben (20 January 2021). "Rescue service answers nature's call". Community News. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Contact". The Wetlands Centre. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Bibra Lake Scout Group". Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  7. ^ "New animal hospital a game changer". Community News. 15 April 2021.
  8. ^ "GLAMWiki Tour: Australia". Wikimania 2021. WMF. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

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