In 30 years, wildlife rescue service WIRES has helped a million native animals

By Kim Arlington
Updated May 13 2016 - 10:33am, first published April 19 2016 - 10:48am
Hello, possum: WIRES volunteer Natalie Higgs and a baby brushtail possum. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Hello, possum: WIRES volunteer Natalie Higgs and a baby brushtail possum. Photo: Wolter Peeters
WIRES founder Mikla Lewis feeds kangaroo joeys at her property in Grenfell. Photo: WIRES
WIRES founder Mikla Lewis feeds kangaroo joeys at her property in Grenfell. Photo: WIRES
A Herald article from 1986 noted WIRES had 150 rescuers, 60 foster carers and 50 vets.
 Photo: Supplied
A Herald article from 1986 noted WIRES had 150 rescuers, 60 foster carers and 50 vets. Photo: Supplied

It's the baby animals that break Natalie Higgs' heart. "They are so massively vulnerable without their mums," she said. "They have no idea what to do, where to go."

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