Local artists, restaurants, accommodation providers, businesses and supporters have generously donated an exceptional collection of over 100 items to the SAVE OUR WILDLIFE HOSPITAL Online Auction after hearing that the hospital is struggling to keep its doors open.

The Northern Rivers Wildlife Hospital is calling for urgent support as ongoing underfunding threatens the region’s only purpose-built wildlife hospital at a time when local wildlife need it more than ever.

Developers behind two environmentally sensitive residential projects in the Byron Shire are seeking to relax restrictions on cats and dogs, arguing that responsible pet ownership offers a more practical and enforceable way of protecting native wildlife than blanket bans.

A giant petrel found near Hawks Nest, north of Newcastle, was confirmed positive on the weekend for H5 high pathogenicity (H5 bird flu) avian influenza in laboratory tests by the CSIRO Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness.

H5 avian flu has officially arrived in Western Australia, first discovered days ago in a dead migratory seabird near Esperance (700 km south-east of Perth), and since found in numerous other birds.

Motorists are being urged to slow down and stay alert for wildlife as Transport for NSW launches its annual ‘Animals on Country Roads’ safety campaign.

Byron Bay’s Main Beach was officially reopened to the public for water activities at midday today (Monday) after an earlier shark sighting.

The volunteers at Northern Rivers Wildlife Carers do a fantastic job looking after local wildlife in distress. If you're interested in becoming a wildlife carer, the group is running an introductory course later this month at Goonellabah.

World Wildlife Day this year saw two very welcome donations from Murwillumbah-based volunteer environmental group Team Koala, the product of months of fundraising, to worthy local wildlife organisations.

With more injured wildlife coming into care across our region than ever before, The Echo caught up with Kerry-anne Manning, who is a carer and training officer with Northern Rivers Wildlife Carers, to find out what we can all do to help.