Native Animals Affected By Floods Treated At Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital

BYRON BAY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 24: Dr Bree Talbot, head vet, attending to an echidna in the Byron Bay Mobile Wildlife Hospital having been found injured beside a road escaping to higher ground after heavy rain on March 24, 2021 in Byron Bay, Australia. Extreme weather has caused extensive flooding across New South Wales following days of sustained rain and reports are now emerging of ground-dwelling animals such as echidnas and wombats being trapped underground or being hit by cars when moving to higher ground. Situated at Australia's eastern-most point, the vet team are seeing increasing caseloads of native wildlife presenting with injuries from the floods. The not for profit veterinary organisation is advising the public to be alert to the perils facing wildlife as recovery and cleanup efforts get underway. (Footage by James D Morgan/Getty Images)