greenwich wildlife network
The need for wildlife rescue services in urban environments is high. Living in
close proximity to humans makes wild animals vulnerable in numerous ways - for
example, to road traffic accidents, predation or injury by domestic cats and
dogs, entrapment in buildings, ingestion or entanglement in human litter, injury
through routine gardening work, and deliberate or inadvertent poisoning. For
this reason, the lack of wildlife rescue centres serving the city of London is
extremely unfortunate. Members of the public frequently encounter wild animals
that are injured, orphaned or distressed, and find that there are few
organisations to turn to for help.
