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.