Injured wildlife on the increase, but not locally

Wildlife Victoria says it is unclear why a statewide spike in calls for injured animals has not been seen in the North West.

Early warm weather is suspected of being behind a 33% average increase on calls for help compared with this time last year.
But, Wildlife Victoria CEO Lisa Palma says the Mildura and Swan Hill rate has remained steady or declined.

Wildlife Victoria believes an early onset of warm weather is behind the increase in calls for help on this time last year.

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