26/06/2026
WASR is still rescuing seabirds.
With the wild weather battering our coastline this weekend, we expect to receive calls about beach-washed pelagic birds. This is a regular occurrence during the winter months in Western Australia and something we anticipate with these big weather systems. With recent pelagic species testing positive for H5N1, WASR has enacted our bird flu procedures for all pelagic species. We are working closely with our state regulators, DBCA and DPIRD as well as the many wonderful wildlife hospitals who treat our native wildlife, to ensure any contact with these species is done in a safe and controlled way.
If you see a sick or injured seabird this weekend, please phone us. Please do not touch the affected bird, and keep children and pets at a distance. If the bird is a pelagic species or is symptomatic, we will don PPE and transport the bird to one of our wonderful wildlife centres where it will be assessed, tested and given care in isolation or quarantine. This afternoon, our Mandurah volunteers caught and transported this Northern Giant Petrel to our friends WA Wildlife.
WASR will not be collecting dead birds. If you see multiple dead birds, please call the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on: 1800675888
