BYB News

Blog Post - Wildlife Heroes Scholarship Winners Announced

Ten wildlife carers have been awarded a Wildlife Heroes Conference Scholarship to support their attendance at the 2021 Australian Wildlife Rehabilitation Conference in Darwin. The Conference was originally planned for August 2020 but has been postponed until August 2021 because of COVID-19 travel and gathering restrictions

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Blog Post - Wildlife Heroes teams up with the Western Australian Government to support wildlife rehabilitators

The Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife and the Western Australian Government have today announced the successful recipients of the Wildlife Heroes Wildlife Rehabilitation and Emergency Response Grants

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Blog Post - Caring for Carers: a New Support Program for Volunteer Wildlife Carers

Wildlife Heroes, the volunteer rescue program of the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife, and wildlife carer not-for-profit, Two Green Threads have partnered on a dedicated Caring for Carers program to support the mental health of over 10,000 wildlife carers in Australia. Supported by the Australian Government, Caring for Carers was developed in response to the traumatic bushfire season which

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Blog Post - Wildlife Heroes Immediate Response Bushfire Funding

This week marks the official end to the most devastating bush fire season in Australia’s history. It also marks the conclusion of the immediate response phase of the National Wildlife Heroes Emergency Fund. The program has helped 76 volunteer wildlife care groups and shelters rescue and care for the millions of wild animals impacted by

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Blog Post - A little bit of nature from your back window

A little bit of nature from your back window Being at home doesn’t mean you can’t be part of nature! With citizen science you can not only learn about the world just outside your window you can also lend a helping hand to some real science projects across Australia or even across the world! We

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