As our roads are about to be flooded with holiday makers and the annual crawl south begins animal rescue groups are issuing a timely reminder on how to reduce roadkill. Below you will also find ACT and Southern wildlife rescue organisations details, most of whom operate 24/7 rescue numbers.
Please help reduce roadkill by:
Never throwing food or any litter out of your car, it attracts animals/birds to roadsides and also is illegal so can attract a fine
Keeping your car windows clean and clear, as this gives you the best chance of spotting an animal in time to take evasive action
Driving slower especially from dusk to dawn and around corners
If you do hit any native wildlife:
Please stop but only if it is safe to do so, do not put anyone including your pets, in a position of danger or risk of injury
If you hit a female marsupial check the pouch or nearby for joeys
Before you jump in your car to hit the road put the local wildlife organisation rescue number into your mobile contacts and please ring them sooner rather than later, as injured and orphaned wildlife need special treatment. You can also visit https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/wildlifelicences/RehabFaunaContact.htm for the contact details of all ACT & NSW wildlife rescue organisations
ACT and Southern NSW wildlife rescue organisations and numbers are:
Australian Seabird Rescue
South Coast Branch ~ Wollongong to Narooma
0431 282 238
Native Animal Rescue Group (NARG)
Braidwood
02 4846 1900
Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans (ORRCA)
All coastal NSW
02 9415 3333
Saving Our Native Animals (SONA)
Southern NSW, around the areas of Batlow and Tumbarumba
02 6946 2222
Snowy Mountains Wildlife Rescue (LAOKO)
Southern NSW - Snowy Mountains to VIC border
02 6456 1313
Wildcare Queanbeyan
to Southern NSW, excluding coast and inland to Young area
02 6299 1966
Wildlife Rescue South Coast
NSW coast south of Wollongong 0418 427 214
NSW coast Batemans Bay to Victorian border
0417 238 921
WIRES (Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service)
Branches throughout NSW
1300 094 737 (13 000 WIRES)
