Imagine Them

“If We’re Struggling to Find Homes… Imagine Them.”

While we talk about rising rents, shrinking spaces, and housing shortages, there’s a quieter crisis happening just beyond our backyards.

For wildlife, “no vacancy” means no survival.

Wildlife doesn’t get an eviction notice; the work goes ahead with no warning, and too often it costs them their life.

When people are evicted, we at least get notice. Time. A chance to fight.

But wildlife? They get none of that.

Bulldozers move in. Trees come down. The work begins without warning or mercy.

Trees are cleared for developments. Bushland is paved over for roads. And the spaces animals once called home? Gone.

🦘 Kangaroos pushed into suburbs

🦉 Owls losing old-growth trees for nesting

🦔 Echidnas crossing highways just to find food

🐨 Koalas with nowhere left to climb

When humans lose housing, we notice. It’s front-page news.

But when animals lose theirs, it’s silent. Displaced. Forgotten. Flattened.

It’s not about choosing us or them, it’s about planning for both.

Protecting habitat isn’t just about animals; it’s about ecosystems, climate, and long-term survival for all species (including us).

If we can relate to the stress of losing safe shelter, we can understand why it matters to protect what’s left.

Because a home is a right,  whether it has four walls or four paws.

The least we can do is slow down and give them the respect of being seen.