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WILVOS
Four-Step General Care
Improper rescue can hurt both the animal
and you! Which is why we train all our volunteers in
correct, confident, and calm rescue techniques. Native
animals are not used to being handled, and are very
susceptible to stress. If handled improperly, they will
struggle and may even hurt themselves even more. It is
therefore important to take the utmost care in the rescue of
native wildlife, and to reduce this stress as much as
possible.
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Evaluate and remove any immediate
threat to the animal. This could mean locking cats & dogs
away to alleviate stress until a trained rescuer arrives.
Keep an eye on the animal so the rescuers can quickly find
it if it moves on and keep other people well away from the
animal. |
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For your safety check the information provided below
Step 4 which is specific to the injured animal.
If the animal is able to be picked up
minimise stress by placing the animal in a soft towel or
cloth, and then gently place the animal in a box. Put the
box in a warm dark quiet room, away from pets, TV, radios
etc, and please DO NOT DISTURB. The stress associated with
human contact can result in death. |
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Sunshine Coast
Residents: Call WILVOS on 5441 6200. This
number is manned 24 hours per day 7 days per week. We
will then assess the animal, and, depending on that
assessment, either take the animal to a vet or a wildlife
foster carer.
Other
Australian Residents: Contact your local wildlife
organisation or council. Some of these contact numbers
can be found on the Contacts page. |
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Make
yourself a tea or coffee, pat yourself on the back and read
through extra information about caring for animals on
this website.
You are
on your way to giving the animal the best chance it has
towards a speedy recovery, and to take it's place back out
in the wild again as soon as possible. |
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