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- Statement on Hastings Birds Rescue & Jackie Cullen
24 December 2009 - Rare Otter killed on A22 near Polegate
11 December 2009 - Entangled Deer - Please don't cut me free
17 November 2009 - Amazing rescued baby deer named after Jenson Button
30 October 2009 - Remembering the Animal Victims of War
27 October 2009 - Trevor starts his 25th year helping wildlife
12 October 2009 - Harbour Seal Rescued at St Leonards, East Sussex
21 September 2009 - Appeal to check netting after Summer Holiday
1 September 2009 - WRAS ambulance involved in accident
12 August 2009 - Please don't ignore ligature wounds
23 July 2009 - Wildlife falls fowl to cat and dog attacks
21 July 2009 - Have a relaxing seaside holiday in Eastbourne and help raise money for Wildlife
1 July 2009 - Two baby deer rescued in two days
30 June 2009 - Gull Rescue Team busiest ever Season so far
24 June 2009 - Rooftop rescue after disturbance at Sussex Port
13 June 2009 - Wildlife Campaigner Trevor Weeks calls for No. 10 to Help Stop Deer Cull
8 June 2009 - Wild animals benefit from Wild Full Moon Party
26 May 2009 - Wildlife Charities pull together to save injured deer
21 May 2009 - White (albino?) deer rescued from rope swing near Mayfield
23 April 2009 - G20 protester is not a WRAS Volunteer
20 April 2009 - Badger cub tries to suckle dog at Hastings
14 April 2009 - Please be responsible when detering Herons
23 March 2009 - WRAS Spring Fair and Waterfowl Awareness Course for Seaford
23 March 2009 - Frustrating 45 minute Rescue for Hedgehog stuck in Drain!
18 March 2009 - Jessie set to help support WRAS
17 March 2009 - Volunteers needed at new Casualty Care Centre
17 March 2009 - Road casualties on the rise
4 March 2009 - WRAS collection at Newhaven Sainsburys Store at Weekend
2 March 2009 - Waterfowl Awareness Training Course
2 March 2009 - Dedicated volunteers clock up over 15,000 hours in 2008
11 February 2009
Help WRAS help wildlife in need by buying a wildlife adoption pack. Bird of Prey, Badger, Deer, Fox, Swan and Hedgehog available.
It is very easy to assume a bird has been abandoned when you find it on the ground, but quite often it is a fledgling learning to fly. When a fledgling takes its first flight it is going to be unsuccessful, it is natural for them to spend 2-3 days on the ground sometimes before they can fly properly. Mum and dad will normally be nearby but they do not always fly down to feed every few minutes as they are trying to encourage the youngster to fly. Both the youngster and the parents are good at hiding themselves.