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Australian Native Animals Rescue and Rehabilitation Association Incorporated

www.anarra.org

Rescuing and caring for injured, sick and orphaned wildlife in Gympie, the Wide Bay region, and Fraser Coast Donate SubtitleOur native wildlife is struggling – find out how you can help them survive and thrive.More About Us .trx_addons_inline_1787105659{background-color:#FFC533;} The ProblemAs our population grows and land clearing for development is increasing, wildlife are losing their homes and their safe havens in the bush. Wildlife face many threats including loss of habitat, vehicle strikes, attacks by domestic animals, disease, and the ever increasing impacts of drought and climate change. In our region, there are limited resources available to treat and care for native wildlife, other than volunteer based community groups like ANARRA Wildlife Rescue. Read MoreThe SolutionAs a society, we need to be much more mindful of how our lives are impacting on native wildlife. Imagine Australia with no koalas, no kangaroos, no flying foxes or gliders, less and less diversity in our bird species, no insects for wildlife to feed on, dried up creeks with no aquatic life, barren paddocks where no grass grows. Many people move to our region because we have such wonderful biodiversity and so many native animals. In this regard, everyone has a role to play, with community groups like ANARRA at the forefront of ensuring as many of our native species as possible can be saved from the threats they face. Ongoing threatWildlife deaths due to tree-clearing Over 2.1 million mammals, including 342,000 possums and gliders, 29,000 bandicoots and 19,000 koalas. 0 M 8.5 million birds, such as cockatoos, treecreepers, thornbills, robins and flycatchers. 0 M 89 million reptiles, such as snakes, goannas, dragons, skinks and geckos. 1 M Become an active memberYou'd like to do more?ANARRA is always seeking new members to rescue and care for wildlife. Workshops are held throughout the year to educate those who wish to support the work we do. The Orientation and Primary Care of Wildlife wo