WWF-Australia CEO Dermot O'Gorman meeting injured wildlife in care and deploying hay bales with Wildcare
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Orientation
Portrait
Date Taken
2020-01-15 00:00
Date Uploaded
2020-01-15 00:00
Keywords
Bushfire, echidna, possum, hay, food, catastrophic bushfires, New South Wales, NSW, Carwoola,
Location
Carwoola, NSW
Camera make / model
SONY ILCE-7S
Caption/Description
WWF-Australia CEO Dermot O'Gorman meeting Ellie the injured echidna that has pneuminitis (lung inflammation) due to heat and smoke inhalation and is in care with Wildcare in Carwoola, NSW.
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Wildcare are an organisation that rescue and rehabilitate sick, injured and orphaned native wildlife so that they can be returned to the wild. They have been responding to the Black Range fire in Tallaganda National Park, NSW. Funds received by WWF will help with the storage and delivery of food drops to support remaining wildlife in the area. Funds will also go towards medical supplies, vet expenses and equipment such as tranquilisers and other supplies needed to care for rescued wildlife. The species they are supporting include : Eastern Grey Kangaroos, Swamp Wallabies, Red Neck Wallabies, Possums and gliders. Tallaganda State Forest is known habitat for the Greater Glider (a type of possum) that has a conservation status of threatened.
Credit
© WWF-Australia / Matthew Harris
Rights Restrictions
General Restrictions
Public: MEDIA: Regenerate Australia
Public: SHARE: Australian Bushfire Emergency
Public: SHARE: WWF x Wildcare Food Drop