Wildlife rescue volunteers can supply free food to landowners worried for hungry wildlife in fire damaged areas.
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Kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, possums, birds and others are doing it tough since the Currowan fire began on November 26.
The fire has now consumed more than 219,000 hectares and stretches from Batemans Bay to Nowra and up the Clyde Mountain.
Pockets of green remain, but injured and hungry animals are competing for scarce feed, WIRES Mid-South Coast spokesman Tony de la Fosse
"Volunteers are identifying areas where kangaroos, wallabies, native birds, parrots in particular, are hungry," he said.
"We have supplies of food. We are trying to identify how best to distribute it to keep these animals going until we get some decent rains.
If they are starving, we would like to get food to them
- WIRES volunteer Tony de la Fosse
"They are doing it tough. There are pockets of remnant bushland and the wildlife tends to congregate in those pockets.
"We really need the public's help to let us know where there are pockets of wildlife that need supplementary feeding. We have the supplies, we just need to get it out."
Anyone needing food for wildlife should contact Janelle on 0421 637 678.
The extent of need remains unknown, as WIRES volunteers have not been able to assess the whole fireground.
"A lot of the lateral roads and tracks that enter the fireground are blocked off and are unsafe, but we are aware of the pockets bushland that have not been affected badly, particularly along the coastal strip between the Princes Highway and the coast," Mr de la Fosse said.
"There maybe other areas, particularly deep creek lines, where the fire may have passed over the creek. There might be wombats, kangaroos, wallabies, bird life in those areas, and if they are starving, we would like to get food to them."
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Sweet potato could also be supplied for wombats and fruit for possums.
"We just need to know what is required and how best to get it to the landowners," he said.
"The possum population tends to like fruit and if you can get a bit of fruit up into the fork of a tree that is ideal."
WIRES volunteers dropped food on the weekend for wildlife.
"Our volunteers were out in force on Saturday and we have done a lap of all the camping grounds and caravan parks," Mr de la Fosse said.
Donations are needed.
"This will go on for sometime," Mr de la Fosse said.
"If people can assist with financial donations we will be very grateful."
Donations can be made to WIRES Mid-South Coast here (use the 'Branch Donations button' on the right side of the page):
For rescue help please call WIRES Rescue Line 1300 094 737.