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Animal Patient Diaries
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Follow some of our native wildlife patients during their admission and stay at the Wildlife Centre all the way to their release back into the wild.
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Why We Volunteer: Stories from the Heart of Mandurah Wildlife
They come for the animals—but stay for the people. In every aviary, kitchen shift, and wildlife call, bonds are quietly forged. This week, our dedicated volunteer writer Howard Priestley talks to Fiona Smith about what it means to feel part of something bigger—where care extends beyond wildlife to the humans who walk beside them.
Howard Priestley
Jun 233 min read


Mandurah Wildlife Team Attend Avian Flu Workshop
Mandurah Wildlife Centre Volunteers Trying Their PPE On. Workshop Attendance Several supervisors and the Centre Manager attended a...
Howard Priestley
Apr 291 min read


The Heart of Mandurah Wildlife Rehabilitation
Goodwill is a rare and invaluable resource—one that Mandurah Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre (MWRC) depends on entirely to save and heal injured wildlife before returning them to the wild. Without the generosity of volunteers, donors, and sponsors, this life-saving work simply wouldn’t be possible.
Howard Priestley
Apr 172 min read


The Threat of Avian Flu: A Growing Concern for Australia’s Wildlife
The Peel Inlet is classified as a wetland of global significance, because as Rachel Olsen of WA Seabird Rescue explained, it attracts migrat
Howard Priestley
Apr 122 min read


A Battle Against Habitat Loss
Biodiversity Destruction – Nowhere to go. Biodiversity Destruction – Nowhere to Go The Wildlife Centre operates solely on donations and...
Howard Priestley
Mar 311 min read


A Bird That Needed Help
Without the care of Mandurah Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, this bird would not have survived.
Howard Priestley
Mar 311 min read


The Tale of Terri and Numpty
Is this Terri or Numpty? Posing for Mandurah Wildlife Photo By Chloe Willows A Mysterious Arrival When Terri and Numpty were first...
Howard Priestley
Mar 282 min read


Ringtail Possum Rescue
"They need a Mum" Mandurah Wildlife depends on a network of qualified carers for animals that need a mum. The Western Ringtail Possum, as...
Howard Priestley
Oct 20, 20242 min read


Wildlife in our Chimney
It was a lazy Sunday afternoon in Erskine when my wife heard a scratching sound coming from the wood heater flue. Occasionally the...
Howard Priestley
Oct 20, 20242 min read


Saving Young Magpies
"Loving Them To Death" As spring approaches and the breeding season begins, Mandurah Wildlife often receives calls about seemingly...
Howard Priestley
Oct 19, 20242 min read


Possum boxes
"A Fair Go For Possums" Spare a thought for the often-denigrated possum. Their native habitat has been destroyed by the relentless spread...
Howard Priestley
Oct 19, 20241 min read


Mandurah Wildlife Appoint Operations Manager
Mandurah Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre has appointed a new Operations Manager.
Howard Priestley
Jul 12, 20241 min read


Work Experience at the Mandurah Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
Some of our volunteers use their time at the Wildlife Centre to gain work experience in their area of study.
Howard Priestley
Jul 12, 20241 min read


A Bit of a Galah
Crispy - A bit of a Galah: This poor Galah was electrocuted and lost most of his feathers. However, he is doing well.
Howard Priestley
Jul 12, 20241 min read


The Thin Blue Line -Lizard Rehab
The thin blue line: Saving Bobbies who suffer from the flu. Meet our volunteers running the Lizard ICU.
Howard Priestley
Jul 12, 20242 min read


Doing it Better at the Mandurah Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
Introducing Ann Biggins, our new Quality Coordinator, who will work on creating a more efficient organisation.
Howard Priestley
Jul 12, 20242 min read


Search for a new Hospital location
As many of you already know, the Mandurah Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre is planning to move to a new location. The current location is...
Maggie Magpie
Dec 28, 20231 min read


Search for new Coordinators
We have started a reorganisation of the positions in the Centre, to increase training options for our volunteers, education sessions for...
Maggie Magpie
Dec 28, 20231 min read


May Day Op shop
The Mayday Op shop is one of Mandurah Wildlife's staunchest supporters. Their generosity helps tremendously towards funding many...
Maggie Magpie
Dec 28, 20231 min read


Alcoa Busy Bees 2023
Since 2008, Alcoa has stood strong as a vital financial supporter of the Mandurah Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, and last year kicked...
Maggie Magpie
Dec 28, 20231 min read
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