Animal and wildlife refuges band together to save animals as WA bushfires rage

Samantha Ferguson
February 8 2022 - 10:00am
River Wren Rescue has over 300 animals on the property, and volunteers stayed overnight in case of a bushfire evacuation. Photo: River Wren Rescue Facebook.
River Wren Rescue has over 300 animals on the property, and volunteers stayed overnight in case of a bushfire evacuation. Photo: River Wren Rescue Facebook.

As a number of bushfires tear across Western Australia, the impact on local wildlife has been vast with thousands of hectares of land and bush being burnt.

Samantha Ferguson

Samantha Ferguson is a journalist at the Mandurah Mail. She is an entertainment, sport, crime, community and education journalist with a special interest in investigative pieces and human interest stories.

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