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Wildlife carer spending $10k a year says cost is driving volunteers out
By Claudia Forsberg

The number of sick or injured wildlife is rising in Victoria, but the number of people able to help them is rapidly decreasing and carers say animals are being "left to die".

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-22/wil

ABC News · Wildlife carers want funding to help rising number of injured animalsBy Claudia Forsberg

Dog alert! (nameless) is a 11 years Intact Male Black/Cream Great Pyrenees/Australian Kelpie.
They were found near 500 E Powell Ln in Austin (TX) at 02:28:00 PM 2025-04-21.

Intake Type: Stray
Intake Condition: Injured
ID: A928901

They are now at the Austin Animal Center - If unclaimed, the animal will be available for adoption in 3 days.

Dog alert! (nameless) is a 2 years Unknown Brown/Tan Siberian Husky/German Shepherd.
They were found near Sassman Road And Farm To Market 1625 in Austin (TX) at 03:33:00 PM 2025-04-21.

Intake Type: Stray
Intake Condition: Normal
ID: A928905

They are now at the Austin Animal Center - If unclaimed, the animal will be available for adoption in 3 days.

The unlikely comeback of one of #Brazil’s rarest parrots news.mongabay.com/2025/04/back

"Habitat loss and the illegal pet trade drove the red-tailed amazon, endemic to the southeastern Brazilian coast, to fewer than 5,000 individuals by the end of the 20th Century. Thanks to a project to install artificial nests on an island on the #Paraná coast, the number of #parrots almost doubled in 20 years, taking the #bird from endangered to near threatened status"