The Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Dural, responds to calls from all around northern Sydney. Individuals, and organisations including WIRES, Sydney Wildlife Rescue, RSPCA, and others, call for help when wild animals are injured or in distress.
Their priority is to treat and release the animals admitted. If the animals cannot be released, the sanctuary will continue to look after them.
The Hills Wildlife Sanctuary is currently seeking funding to upgrade and expand their facilities, including plans for a new hospital.
If built, it would be the second wild animal hospital in Sydney, after the Taronga Zoo Wildlife Hospital. While the Taronga Zoo Wildlife Hospital already cares for 5,000-6,000 native wildlife patients each year, that is just a fraction of the 90,000 native Australian animals who need care annually.
The manager of Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Ben Dessen, grew up in the area and has been running the sanctuary for 10 years.
“Our native wildlife urgently need our help and we hope to further develop the sanctuary facilities to create a world-class conservation hub on the outskirts of Sydney,” he said.
“There is a desperate need for a state-of-the-art wildlife hospital in the area and we hope to realise this bold vision, working closely with the Government as well as corporate and philanthropic partners.”
Julian Leeser MP voiced his strong support for the Hills Wildlife Sanctuary.
“The Hills Wildlife Sanctuary does exceptional work rehabilitating our native wildlife,” he said. “I support the sanctuary’s efforts to expand their facilities so that they care for and rehabilitate even more animals in the future.
” If you’d like to learn more about the sanctuary’s work, you can visit https://www.hillswildlifesanctuary.org/
