SUPPORT 4 SHELTERS

How We Can Help

Wildlife shelters are everyday hero’s that receive little to no funding at all for the enormous task of rehabilitating sick, injured or orphaned wildlife. Animals need to be rescued and brought into care, some animals are in care for weeks and even months and is very costly.

W4W strives to ease that burden in any way we can ensuring wildlife shelters and our wildlife survive well into the future. Here are some of the ways Warriors 4 Wildlife raises much needed funds to support them.

Help is here

We are very excited to announce the launch of our new warehouse and distribution hub in Narre Warren to provide ongoing support for our wonderful wildlife shelters and rehabilitators

The Warehouse provides an ongoing resource to aid our Shelters in the Rescue and Rehabilitation of our wildlife.

Thank you to everyone who has donated, sponsored and supported us including our amazing volunteers. We couldn’t have done this without you.

We hope W4W can continue to give support to shelters for years to come. #support4shelters

If you are a shelter needing support, please use the link below to contact our Shelter Support Co-ordinator.

Ongoing Donations

Warriors 4 Wildlife’s Support 4 Shelters program aims to provide assistance to Victoria’s wildlife shelters by way of ongoing donations. We do this through the supply of:

• Medical supplies and equipment - eg. bandages, syringes, hypodermic needles, gauze, saline and burn creams.

• Food - Kangaroo pellets, hay, bird seed and fruit and vegetables.

• Daily items - Pouches, towels, pillow cases, heat packs, bowls, natural unscented cleaning supplies.

• Larger equipment - Aviairies, transport containers, incubators, possum boxes and dreys etc.

To the hardworking shelters and carers that rehabilitate our native wildlife we acknowledge your dedication and we are here to help.

Donate to Support 4 Shelters here.

How we help

TRANSPORT OR VOLUNTEER ASSISTANCE

If you are a shelter in need of an animal being transported to or from your shelter feel free to reach out to us for assistance. We also have an amazing team of warriors that would love to regularly volunteer at wildlife shelters. We can help find people in your area to assist you with your daily chores.

WORKING BEES

Many hands mean light work! Building infrastructure and cleaning equipment all takes time and lots of effort. Our organisation offers shelters and carers opportunities to request a team of W4W Volunteers to come out and help them with a full or half day working bee at their shelter. Our warriors will assist in whatever is needed to help build and maintain their shelters. If you are a shelter or carer and would love for a team to come and assist your shelter, please contact us to see how we can assist.

The Importance of Wildlife Shelters

Supporting wildlife shelters is crucial for several reasons, and it plays a vital role in the overall well-being and conservation of our planet. Here are some key reasons why it's important to support wildlife shelters:

Biodiversity Conservation: Wildlife shelters contribute to the preservation of biodiversity by rescuing and rehabilitating injured, orphaned, or distressed animals. Biodiversity is essential for maintaining healthy ecosystems and ensuring the balance of natural processes.

Species Protection: Many species in Australia are facing threats such as habitat loss, climate change, and human-wildlife conflict. Wildlife shelters provide a safe haven for our unique animals affected by these challenges, helping to protect endangered, vulnerable and common species.

Animal Welfare: Wildlife shelters play a crucial role in providing medical care, rehabilitation, and a safe environment for animals in distress. This helps to alleviate suffering and increases the chances of releasing rehabilitated animals back into the wild.

It takes a large amount of time, energy and money to successfully rehabilitate them and return them back to the wild. The majority of wildlife shelters rely on support from the public and volunteers to help them and they receive little to no funding at all to accomplish this.

There are many things shelters do from the second an animal comes into care. 

• Receive call outs to injured, lost or trapped animals using their own means of transportation. They may have to catch the animals themselves or have a qualified person to come and sedate certain animals like kangaroos.

• Assess their needs immediately, this may mean administering medication.

• Taking them to vets or other specialised wildlife sanctuaries or Zoos for assessment and treatment.

• Caring for wounds.

• Hand rearing baby animals.

• Round the clock daily feeding and cleaning.

• Teaching wildlife to forage for their food in the most natural way possible.

• Releasing wildlife back to the habitat in which they were found.

Wildlife rehabilitators are passionate for wildlife and love taking care of them, this enriches their lives knowing they have made a difference. Warriors 4 Wildlife work alongside many wildlife shelters and carers throughout Victoria, we aim to support shelters in any way we can so they can continue to do this important and vital work well into the future.