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24.01.2022 Back in June we asked for donations to build a hospital burrow. Thanks to your generosity (especially from James Blevin at Diwa Zambezi), and the kindness of some great tradies, the hospital is open for business. The concrete slab warms up as required to help wombats who need some TLC.
24.01.2022 Sometimes well-meaning people rescue a bird that doesn't need rescuing, leading to families being separated. Read this info sheet.
21.01.2022 Possum Tuesday finds a little ringtail possum feeling sleepy in the Botanical Gardens. Photo by Chris Rogers of the Australian National Botanical Gardens Photographic Group.
21.01.2022 Wombat Wednesday. Duggie and Honey drive each other around the bend...and live with carers Cheryle and Jeff.
21.01.2022 Can you name the species?
21.01.2022 We've had a big donation of medical supplies from ARC, the Animal Rescue Cooperative. They were boxed for delivery to our carers by Ange and Sandy at ACT Wildlife HQ. Big thanks to Allie from ARC! #AnimalRescueCooperative
20.01.2022 Our 2021 calendar is available now! It's a key fundraiser and great Xmas gift idea. https://actwildlife.net/calendar-order-form/
17.01.2022 On Feathered Friday, time for a longer story -- take a tour through the pics. In October, two tawny frogmouth chicks were found on the ground -- blind balls of fluff that couldn’t fly. Carer Manuela picked them up, named them Hedwig and Errol, and looked after them for three weeks. In November, Hedwig and Errol were placed back in a makeshift nest in the same tree they fell from. Will their parents claim them? Find out next week! Photos: Maki Koyama+Bonorong Wildlife Rescue
17.01.2022 Wonderful story of wildlife rescue! https://www.abc.net.au//girl-rescues-shark-stuck-/12911514
16.01.2022 On Echidna Thursday Carer Helen reports: ‘ACT Wildlife received a call about an echidna that had been acting strangely. A vet examined it and a tick was removed. The echidna came into care for observation and was successfully released back where it was found. Like the platypus, echidnas are monotremes -- mammals that lay a soft-shelled egg. If you see an echidna in your garden, please remove domestic pets and let the echidna move on. A male might be looking for a female. A f...emale echidna might be out feeding. Female echidnas leave their young in the burrow as they only need to feed them every few days. The burrow won’t be able to be located, so removing a female from the area can leave the young in the burrow to perish.’ Pics by Helen Hardy: wombats_and_wildlife_heljan09
16.01.2022 Reptile Thursday finds a Cunningham’s Skink down Tidbinbilla way. Did you know? When threatened, this lizard will take cover in a hollow log or between rocks. If harassed further it will inhale air, making its body swell up -- this increased size, combined with spiky keeled scales, makes it difficult for a predator to dislodge the lizard from its hiding place. (Info: Australia Museum website.)
15.01.2022 Possum Tuesday sees the Brushtail Paddy having a calm moment. The feisty fellow lived with carer Lisa and was successfully released in the winter.
14.01.2022 Wombat Wednesday catches up with sleepy Bluey. Carer Sara reports: ‘Bluey is small for his age due to tummy problems. He is doing better now but due to his early health issues he is going to be a small wombat.’
14.01.2022 Macropod Sunday finds a gorgeous swamp wallaby at Mulligans Flat in north Canberra. Photo by Graham Gall: www.grahamgall.photo and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gallpix/
12.01.2022 Gorgeous Feathered Friday photography by Ken Piper here.
12.01.2022 Wildlife Warriors in the Sponsor a Species program -- check your emails as you've been invited to a wildlife talk in December. Species -- wombats, with special meet and greet.
11.01.2022 On Macropod Sunday we touch base with little Snowy. She’s a Red-necked Wallaby, found orphaned in Namadgi on a snowy day in August. She’s hopping well and her fur is growing as quickly as the grass.
10.01.2022 It's Feathered Friday! According to a study in the journal Cell Biology, superb fairy wren mothers teach a "password" to their young while they are still in the egg. This acts as a means of identifying them when they want to be fed and stops home invasion.
10.01.2022 It's a Macropod Meme Monday!
07.01.2022 Baturday finds this fantastic shot of a flying fox mother and pup in flight by Carol Harvey. Hold on, little one!
03.01.2022 Grey Headed Flying Foxes and also Little Red Flying Foxes visit Canberra. This one is in care with minor injuries and can hopefully be released soon. Thanks, carer Sarah!
02.01.2022 On Baturday we catch up with the flying fox and her pup who were rescued from the National Film and Sound Archive. Thanks, Gail Lister, for calling it in. Carer Denise is looking after mum+bub and named them...Film and Sound! Denise reports: 'The abrasions on mum's wing are healing well, and she is keen to go. In another week or so we'll release them.'
