{"id":219,"date":"2024-11-10T16:54:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T16:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egzllsn.cluster027.hosting.ovh.net\/index.php\/hillstar\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T13:46:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:46:57","slug":"hillstar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wildliferescuecork.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Front Page"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A few numbers in 2024<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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1200+ Answered\n
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This is the number of emails we responded to in 2024.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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This is the number of volunteers we had in 2024.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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This is the number of transports we made in 2024.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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This is the number of animals we had at the center in 2024.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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About us<\/h5>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Wildlife Rescue Cork (WRC) is a registered charity (RCN: 20205803).<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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WRC was set up in 2017 \u201cto rescue, rehabilitate injured or orphaned native wildlife in Cork and surrounding counties\u201d, with the sole purpose of releasing them back into the wild once successfully recovered. All our actions are geared towards these goals. We are a small, but increasing team 100% run by volunteers.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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A few things we’re great at<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Responding<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Our team of volunteers work very hard on responding as soon as possible to your requests in the friendliest manner.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Rescuing<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Our volunteers are trained to rescue animals in the most effective and respectful way.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Rehabilitating<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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We are very dedicated to the rehabilitation of animals and make sure they are recovered and readied to get back to the wild.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Releasing<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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We choose the best time and location to release our animals in care. Where possible the animals are released back to where they were found.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Tracking<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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We are part of a ringing project with our NPWS Ranger to allow some of our rehabilitated birds to be recognised in the wild if spotted again.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Training<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Each volunteer receives training on the basics of rescuing an animal and can progress to onsite training overtime. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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How it works<\/h5>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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The Profile of a Rescue<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Ever wondered what happens when you contact us about a distressed animal ? Here are the steps taken when you make contact.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Send an email<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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You send us an email via the contact form on the website.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Chat with one of us<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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One of our volunteers will get in touch with you to collect more details.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Transport<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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We will liaise with you to see if you can help transport the animal to us to get it help as soon as possible. We may be able to get a volunteer to help transport as needed.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Initial check-up<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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The animal arrives either to a vet or to our rescue for a first check-up and then will be taken care of by our experienced volunteers.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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You found an animal ?<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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If you want to know more about what to do when finding an injured animal in the wild, feel free to read our pages on each animal to have an idea on how to react. In any doubt, always contact us. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Hedgehogs<\/h4>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Birds<\/h4>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Join us! It will only take a minute<\/span><\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Portfolio<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Here are some photos of animals that came into our care. Feel free to follow us on Instagram for some more @wildliferescuecork ! <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Whitechurch, Co. Cork<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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A few numbers in 2024 1200+ Answered Emails This is the number of emails we responded to in 2024. 54 Volunteers involved This is the number of volunteers we had in 2024. 789 Transports Made This is the number of transports we made in 2024. 1039 Animals in  the center This is the number of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/homepage.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-219","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildliferescuecork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildliferescuecork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildliferescuecork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildliferescuecork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildliferescuecork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/wildliferescuecork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1609,"href":"https:\/\/wildliferescuecork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/219\/revisions\/1609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildliferescuecork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}