Did you know?

Rescued wildlife in rehabilitation need special food
Joeys don't tolerate lactose and marsupial joey milk can cost up to $8 a litre
FAWNA spent over $31,000 on wildlife food in the last 12 months
Volunteers spent another $10000 or more
$17000 value of  marsupial milk was given to volunteers for their charges
$5000 in special bird feeds and $6000 for flying-fox fruit

Over 4500 animals were helped - we need ongoing support to operate

Last year on NSW Mid North Coast FAWNA volunteers operated over an area of 18000 sq km.  They give of their time freely with animal rescue and care, and telephone rescue line duties. They spend large sums themselves on their wildlife rescue and rehabilitation with vehicle costs, enclosures, pouches and bedding, medications, heating and power.  FAWNA buys in the expensive wildlife foodstuffs and milk formulae in bulk and reimburses members' costs for meat, seed, fish, fruit and veg needed for their wildlife patients.

There is no formal funding (that's right, Government does not fund wildlife groups to help rescue and look after wildlife) and FAWNA relies on membership fees, the generosity of public donations and grants to keep running.  Around 4,500 animals are rescued annually bringing a huge cost to the group to ensure they are well fed prior to their release back to the wild.  In the last 12 months FAWNA spent over $31000 feeding the wildlife in care and members spent more and we are asking the community to help us with this work.  Every donated dollar is spent directly benefitting wildlife in care and is not spent on administration costs which we keep to the bare bones.

The FAWNA Team thanks you for how you can help us help wildlife.