South Coast wildlife carers will be boosted with the arrival of more vets and volunteers on Saturday.
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Sydney Wildlife Rescue is joining forces with the South Coast division to assist injured wildlife affected by the bushfires.
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The van will be carrying three Sydney Wildlife volunteers and six veterinarians. Their plan is to meet other vets and volunteers at Wandandian.
Over the past three years the Sydney Metropolitan Wildlife Services group has raised money to buy a motor home to covert into a mobile care unit.
Sydney Wildlife Rescue volunteer Joan Reid said the animals are their priority.
"We will be setting the Mobile Care Unit up to help injured and sick wildlife and give treatment as needed."
Ms Reid said wildlife can suffer from an array of injuries related to bushfires, not just burns.
"They often present with smoke inhalation, injuries related to fleeing from the fires or from trying to access water in these drought conditions and subsequent infections.," she said.
"Many kangaroos end up hanging from fences as they attempt to outrun the blaze.
"Our endangered bats are also dying in Sydney from the extreme heat associated with the fire season and starvation from the loss of their food sources.
"Many little faces are found dead or dying at the bottom of trees as their mums fly further looking for food.
"Long after the fires have finished burning, Sydney Wildlife Rescue will still be quietly looking after any wildlife bought to us."
