Catch up on the latest news from the Wildlife Hospital.
A season of care: 439 wildlife patients in two months
Spring brings new life to the Northern Rivers, but for wildlife it also brings challenges. Young animals lose their nests or parents. Reptiles become more active. Everyday journeys across roads and through backyards can end in serious injury.
Farms for Wildlife takes flight: first nest boxes installed at Nashua pilot property
Farms for Wildlife is officially up and running, with the first nest boxes and hunting roosts installed on a participating farm at Nashua in the Northern Rivers.
Spring is stirring in the NSW Northern Rivers
Spring is just around the corner, and across the Northern Rivers our wildlife is becoming more active. We are fortunate to share this region with an extraordinary diversity of native animals. Echidnas, wallabies, bandicoots, possums and flying-foxes live alongside rainbow lorikeets, tawny frogmouths, waterbirds, water dragons, blue-tongue lizards and snakes – often much closer to our homes than we realise.
Northern Rivers farmers invited to lead innovative wildlife-friendly farming project
Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital is calling for a Northern Rivers farmer to become the first participant in an exciting new initiative that aims to harness the power of native wildlife to help restore natural balance on Australian farms - Farms for Wildlife.
The economic impact of wildlife care in 2025
Wildlife Recovery Australia generated $4.4 million in value added and supported 28 jobs in Australia in 2025, according to an independent economic impact report commissioned by the organisation.
