Read our tips on how to avoid road kill and other ways to help keep wildlife safe this summer.
It's natural to want to help injured wildlife, but the best thing you can do is ask for help from a professional.For many people, summer means getting outdoors and maybe, if you're lucky, spotting an echidna rustling through the bush, or a dolphin jumping over the waves at the beach.And that introduces the possibility of hitting wildlife — which can be traumatic and dangerous for both the driver and passengers, and of course the animal involved.
And summer also brings other challenges for wildlife, including less food and water in drought-stricken areas.And while our native animals are well adapted to the sometimes harsh climate of this vast landmass, they did not evolve or adapt to face the changes brought about by climate change.There are some simple things you can do that make it more likely for an animal to survive if you hit it.
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