A charity has rescued more than 6,000 wildlife casualties in the last year.
East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service (WRAS) is a charity that provides a rescue service for injured wildlife and has a centre in Whitesmith, near Hailsham, that can accommodate up to 300 animals at a time.
The charity has more than 200 volunteers and receives 3,000 to 4,000 calls a year from the public and other animal welfare organisations.
Nusrat Ghani, MP for Wealden, expressed her delight in supporting WRAS as the charity celebrates its 30th anniversary.
Ms Ghani said: "Huge congratulations to the whole team of fantastic volunteers at WRAS and their founder Trevor Weeks, on this wonderful milestone.
"The work that WRAS has been delivering for the past three decades is vital in rural constituencies like ours and it is unmatched across East Sussex.
"I’d like to take this opportunity to extend my warmest thanks for everything WRAS volunteers continue to do to provide frontline rescue service for local wildlife and nurturing injured animals back to health."
Alongside the charity’s anniversary, founder and operations director Trevor Weeks MBE is also marking his 40th year of wildlife rescue and conservation work.
In 2021, Ms Ghani presented the Wealden Hero Award to Mr Weeks and his team for their work throughout the pandemic, responding to countless rescue calls and providing support to Wealden District Council.
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