Wildlife rescuer Manfred Zabinskas
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Rescuer threatened as birds die
An experienced Trentham wildlife rescuer has been threatened with arrest by Game Management Authority officials and has had his game licence suspended as he attempted to report a duck hunter breaking the law at Lake Leaghur near Kerang. Manfred Zabinskas OAM from the Five Freedoms Animal Rescue watched a shooter blast a duck from the…
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Hop to it and do wildlife rescue
People keen to help injured native wildlife are about to get a great chance to do just that.A wildlife rescuers’ and transporters’ course delivered through Wildlife Victoria is coming up next month and Mount Alexander and Macedon Ranges locals are being encouraged to take part. “We’re desperately short of rescuers and transporters in our area,”…
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Spotlight on wildlife road trauma
Wildlife carers are optimistic that more can be done to prevent wildlife road trauma as Macedon Ranges Council moves to investigate the issue. Spearheading the move at council’s September ordinary meeting, Cr Natasha Gayfer said wildlife road trauma had been raised with council several times over the past four years and was in need of…