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Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary

Locality: Hobart, Tasmania

Phone: +61 447 264 625

Address: 593 Briggs Rd 7030 Hobart, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.bonorong.com.au/

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25.01.2022 This Little penguin, nicknamed "Lucy", was called through to our Wildlife Rescue line after she was found covered in tar. One of our incredible Rescue volunteers brought Lucy to the Sanctuary for her penguin spa treatment. Lucy was given a full health check and clean up by our experienced wildlife vets under general anaesthetic and after a few more washes to remove any leftover contamination, she should be set to go back to the wild! ... #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #wildliferescue #penguin

25.01.2022 Did you know that echidnas have toothless jaws? Yep, that’s right! Instead of teeth, they have a long slender beak, armed with a 15cm long sticky tongue that they use to crush their food up against hard pads on the roof of their mouth! Echidnas love to feed on invertebrates including ants, worms and insect larvae and can eat up to around 40,000 per day pretty cool, huh!! ... #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #monotreme #randallthethreeleggedechidna #echidna

24.01.2022 Did you know? A koala's brain is roughly the size of a walnut and smooth! This means that they lack the ability to develop complex thoughts and behaviours. ... #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #koala

24.01.2022 **RESCUE ALL SORTED!!** **NORTHERN RESCUE HELP NEEDED** We need your help!!... We have an echidna that needs a ride home to Queenstown to be released! He's currently in Kindred and needs to either go straight to Queenstown or can be taken Cradle Mountain for another rescuer to do the next half of the trip. All that's needed is a sturdy tub as they're great escape artists! Please contact our wildlife rescue hotline if you or anyone you know can help on 0447 264 625. Thanks all!

22.01.2022 We love a happy story! Meet Callaway the Blue-tongued lizard. After being attacked by a dog, she was called through to our Wildlife rescue line where one of our dedicated rescue volunteers collected her and brought her to the Sanctuary to be seen by our Wildlife vets. ... After a thorough health check under general anaesthetic by our vet team, they decided to amputate her tail as it was too severely damaged after the attack. After her surgery, she was then placed with a registered Wildlife carer where she made a full recovery and was released back into the wild. Good luck out there Callaway! #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #wildliferescue #bluetonguelizard

22.01.2022 **NORTHERN RESCUE HELP NEEDED** We need your help!! We have a contained Pademelon joey in Strahan that needs a ride to it's carer in Burnie - you'll need your own pillowcase for joey!... Please contact our wildlife rescue hotline if you or anyone you know can help on 0447 264 625. Thanks all!

22.01.2022 It's not easy being green, unless you're a Musk lorikeet! #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #musklorikeet

21.01.2022 Happy Wombat Wednesday! The scientific name for the Common wombat is 'Vombatus ursinus' meaning bear-like! Do you think they look like bears? ... #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #wombatwednesday

21.01.2022 It's important to keep our four-legged friends on leads unless in a designated off-lead area, so that animals like this beautiful Eastern quoll joey are kept safe! This little guy came to our Wildlife clinic after he was attacked by a dog! Our experienced vet team gave him a full health check under general anaesthetic and found that he had suffered a fracture at the base of his tail. He has since gone into care with an experienced wildlife carer to get some much needed R&R.... Photo thanks to Sam Seah #bonorong #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #ifaw #easternquoll #tasmania

19.01.2022 Today is Global Recycling Day! Global recycling day was created in 2018 and has been celebrated the world over ever since! The day's aim is to help recognise just how important recycling is in preserving our primary resources and saving our planet's future. We all know how devastating plastic is to our planet, but since plastic production took off in the 1950's, we have produced around 8.3 billion metric tonnes of the stuff! To put a visual concept to that, that’s roughly 1... billion African elephants worth - the largest of all land animals! Of that staggering amount, around 6.3 billion tonnes of the plastic produced has become waste, with a devastating 90% of it never having been recycled. Worldwide, we produce around 300 million tonnes of plastic each year, with over 8 million tonnes of it ending up in our oceans, having a catastrophic impact on our marine life. It is currently estimated that around 1 million seabirds die every year as a result of plastics in our oceans. Our animals on land aren’t safe either from irresponsible disposal of plastic and other waste items, often getting caught and trapped in rubbish. Here at Bonorong, we see many animals come through our gates that have injuries resulting from irresponsibly disposed plastic, this drives us to always endeavour to follow the 3 R's - reduce, reuse, and recycle and do our part to help protect our planet and wildlife. If you would like to learn more about Global Recycling Day and what you can do to help, follow this link: https://www.globalrecyclingday.com/about/ If you would like to read our blog post on plastics in our ocean and the impacts it has on our wildlife, head over to our website: https://www.bonorong.com.au/blog #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #wildliferescue #globalrecyclingday #saynotoplastic

19.01.2022 Come along to this year's Wildcare Tasmania expo! Entry is free but registration is essential. It's looking to be an inspiring day and even our very own Greg Irons will be there for a Q&A! We hope to see you there!

18.01.2022 *UPDATE 1:30PM - ALL SORTED! THANKYOU!* **REMOTE RESCUE HELP NEEDED** *UPDATE 12:10pm - Joey can also be dropped off to a carer in Smithton or Waratah*... Hello all! We are hoping for some assistance with a rescue transport. We have a dear little orphaned brushtail possum joey in Corinna that needs to get towards Burnie, Devonport, Launceston or Hobart so that it can receive some much needed hydration. **You will need a pillowcase/beanie for transport of this joey** Please let us know if you or anyone you know can assist with this rescue by calling our wildlife rescue number on 0447 264 625. Even partway trips are welcome! Thanks all! Bonorong Team

17.01.2022 **RESCUE ALL SORTED!! Thankyou!** **NORTHERN RESCUE HELP NEEDED** Hello all!... We are looking for help with transport for a little Grey Butcherbird fledgling from Bracknell to a carer in Beauty Point! It is already contained in a cardboard box so we just need someone to be it's taxi this afternoon. Please contact our rescue number on 0447 264 625 if you can help!

17.01.2022 UPDATE 11:59pm - RESCUE IS ALL SORTED! **RESCUE HELP NEEDED** Hello all! We are hoping for some assistance with the transport of a blue tongued lizard from Brooks Bay to Kingston in Southern Tasmania.... This blue tongue lizard was run over by a car last night and is in urgent need of veterinary attention. It is already contained in a box, so no equipment or handling is required. Please let us know if you or anyone you know can assist with this rescue by calling our wildlife rescue number on 0447 264 625. Thanks all! Bonorong Team

17.01.2022 **EDIT** Thank you so much everyone for your generosity and support, it really makes a difference! We have been inundated with offers and are truly humbled by everyone's generosity. We now have replacement washing machines and even a few spare. A massive thank you from the Bonorong team and all the critters ... WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! Do you have a spare (but working!) washing machine that you no longer need?? Two of our washing machines here at Bonorong have broken down over the last couple of weeks and with so many injured and orphaned animals coming through our gates on a daily basis, we have a huge abundance of towels to wash! If you have a washing machine that you would like to donate to our Sanctuary to help with the mountains of washing created with looking after injured or orphaned animals then please email [email protected] Thanks so much!! #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong

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17.01.2022 It must be hard to be an echidna with an itch! #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #echidna #monotreme #wildliferescue

16.01.2022 **RESCUE ASSISTANCE NEEDED** Hello Everyone! We are in need of assistance for a little microbat that was found on the ground at a hotel in Queenstown! ... In this hot weather it is probably very dehydrated and lethargic, so we are desperately trying to get the little guy toward its carer in either Montumana or Forth. The bat has already been contained in a box so there is no handling required. It just needs a taxi to its carer for some much needed TLC. If you or anyone else you know is able to assist and get it from point A to B - even just part of the way, we would be incredibly grateful. We have even had an offer from a rescuer to get it from Tullah toward Forth, as long as they can meet in Tullah before 8.30pm. Let us know if you can help! Thanks so much! Bonorong team

14.01.2022 Happy Halloween!! Our residents got a little bit spooky today with jack-o-lanterns, 'rotten' apples, and ghooOOoosts! How did you celebrate Halloween? ... #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #spookyseason #spooky #halloween

14.01.2022 Things got a little bit spoooooky around the Sanctuary on Sunday! The animals and the keepers got into the Halloween spirit with some very festive jack-o-lanterns filled with delicious treats (not tricks!). As well as being fun for us, it's great enrichment for the animals to get into the spooky Halloween spirit as it's something to stimulate their senses and engage their curiosity! ... #bonorong #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #halloween

14.01.2022 **Bonorong Wildlife Rescue Training - ONLINE ONLY EVENT - Sunday 28 March 2021** Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/virtual-bonorong-wildlife-r... This is our first training of the virtual kind, but we are confident that it will result in many new Wildlife Rescuers. We hope you will be one of them! The Bonorong Team

14.01.2022 Kalinda always knows if you have snacks hidden on you! Did you know that the Spotted-tail quoll is a close living relative to the Tasmanian devil? With a bite almost as strong as the devil's, it's capable of easily taking down prey double it's size! #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #tasmania #spottedtailquoll

13.01.2022 Three legs or four, Randall is perfect just the way he is #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #wildliferescue #echidna

13.01.2022 Despite what many people think, Tasmanian devils are actually quite timid in the presence of humans! If you happen to cross paths with a devil in the wild it's likely they will either freeze with fear or scurry off. Photo thanks to Matt Palmer... #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #tasmaniandevil

13.01.2022 Please welcome Jester into the Bonorong family! Jester is a Common bronzewing who was found alone as a young chick. She was hand-raised by a registered Wildlife Carer but after an in-depth behavioural assessment, it was found that Jester would not survive well in the wild so she so will remain here at the Sanctuary as a long term resident.... Aren't her wings beautiful? #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #wildliferescue #bronzewing

12.01.2022 BONORONG 2021 CALENDAR Just a reminder that pre-orders close TUESDAY 3 NOVEMBER so be sure to get in quick!! A limited run will be available for sale in our gift shop but to avoid disappointment we recommend pre-ordering! ... https://www.bonorong.com.au//pre-order-2021-bonorong-calen #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #calendar

12.01.2022 It's hard work waking up for a midday snack! #bonorong #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #randallthethreeleggedechidna

12.01.2022 Rhonda giving us her best smile! #bonorong #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #wombat

11.01.2022 **RESCUE NOW SORTED, THANK YOU!!** **NORTHERN RESCUE HELP NEEDED** We need your help!!... We have a contained Masked lapwing in Ulverstone that needs a ride to it's carer in Devonport or Claude road (near Sheffield)! No handling needed, will already be contained in a box! Would anyone like to be this little one's taxi? Please contact our wildlife rescue hotline if you or anyone you know can help on 0447 264 625. Thanks all!

11.01.2022 RESCUE NOW SORTED!! ***** THANK YOU! **NORTHERN RESCUE HELP NEEDED**... We need your help!! We have an unwell Brushtail possum with an injured foot in Queenstown that needs transport towards Cradle mountain. He's been waiting since last night to get some help! Would anyone like to be this little one's taxi? Please contact our wildlife rescue hotline if you or anyone you know can help on 0447 264 625. Thanks all!

10.01.2022 We think Callie is devilishly photogenic Do you have any good Tassie devil photos you'd like to share? #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #tasmaniandevil

10.01.2022 RESCUE ALL SORTED, THANK YOU!!! *NORTH RESCUE HELP NEEDED* We have an injured Pademelon in North Scottsdale that is unable to stand! ... We already have a rescuer lined up to collect the critter but we need someone to head out and see if the Pademelon is still where it was last sighted. If you or someone you know are in the area and can head out and have a look, please call our Wildlife Rescue Line on 0447 264 625

09.01.2022 Happy #wombatwednesday! Did you know a wombat can run up to 40 km/h? What's your favourite Wombat fact? ... #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #wombat

09.01.2022 **UPDATE 6:50PM - RESCUE NOW SORTED** **SOUTHERN RESCUE HELP NEEDED** We need your help!!... We have an injured Magpie that needs transport from Dodgers Ferry out to Bonorong. Would anyone like to be this little one's taxi? No handling required but must have a pet pack to carry the feathered friend. Please contact our wildlife rescue hotline if you or anyone you know can help on 0447 264 625. Thanks all!

08.01.2022 Meet Leanette the Tawny frogmouth! Leanette was called through to our Wildlife Rescue service after she was brought in back by a cat! Our experienced vet team gave Leanette a full check-over under general anesthetic and found that she had a severely broken leg which required surgery. Our vet placed metal pins into Leanette's leg to stabilize the break and ensure it heals in the correct position! ... Leanette will stay with us while her leg heals and will continue to have check-ups to ensure her healing process is going smoothly! #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #wildliferescue ifaw

08.01.2022 We're coming up to the end of #NationalBirdWeek and we would like to introduce you to our beloved Great Aunty Phyllis. Great Aunty Phyllis is a Long-billed corella who has called Bonorong home for many years and is one of the Sanctuary's oldest residents. She's a huge favourite of many visitors and keepers for her big personality and her smooth dance moves! Next time you visit, be sure to have a little dance with Great Aunty Phyllis.... Photo thanks to Hannah Schreck #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #wildliferescue

08.01.2022 **UPDATE 6:20PM - RESCUE NOW SORTED! THANKS ALL!** **WESTERN RESCUE HELP NEEDED** Hello all!... We are looking for help with transport for a Sugar Glider joey. It is contained in Strahan however you will need a pillow case and a box to keep in it in the dark. Partway transports will also be helpful! Trying to transport to Bonorong please? Please contact our rescue number on 0447 264 625 if you can help! Thanks all! Bonorong Team

08.01.2022 I like big heads and I cannot lie.. An adult Tasmanian devil's head and neck can take up a quarter of their overall body weight. These big heads of theirs give them the strength to bite through bone! #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #tasmaniandevil

07.01.2022 Bonorong’s Wildlife Hospital has been extremely fortunate to have had continuous assistance and support from Dr Evelyn Woods. Evelyn is a mobile rehabilitation vet and has come to Bonorong on numerous occasions to provide laser therapy on some of our rehabilitation animals that have chronic, non-healing or slow to heal wounds. Bonorong is incredibly grateful to Evelyn for her time, expertise and advise on these difficult cases. This week she worked on three of our rehab cri...tters. Samurai the juvenile Tasmanian devil came in missing a front foot. The whole leg was compromised and so was removed with extensive surgery. Laser treatment will enhance the healing of the surgical wound, which will take months. Husky the blue-tonged lizard sustained a large, open wound to his back after a run-in with a lawn mower. He will also require many months of rehabilitation before release back to the wild. Snowy the juvenile brush-tailed possum came in with infected wounds on all four feet. We do not know how these wounds occurred but the laser treatment was the final stage of Snowy’s medical rehabilitation. He is now with an experienced wildlife rehabilitator who will release him when he is old enough. Check out the below photos of Evelyn working her magic! A huge thankyou to Evelyn for providing our Wildlife Hospital with this specialised treatment and assisting in the recovery of these animals. Check out her Facebook page here: Mobile Rehab Vet. #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #wildliferehabilitation #bonorongwildlifehospital

07.01.2022 The closest living relative of the koala is the wombat. Can you see the resemblance? Photo thanks to Matt Palmer... #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #koala

06.01.2022 *UPDATE 9:38am: ISSUE RESOLVED - PHONELINE IS BACK IN ACTION!* *GIFT SHOP PHONELINES DOWN* We are currently experiencing a power outage at the Sanctuary and our Gift Shop Landline number (6268 1184) is currently out of action. Please direct any business enquiries to [email protected] and we will endeavour to get back to you as soon as possible.... Rest assured our Wildlife Rescue Service is still working! Please don't hesitate to call any injured or orphaned wildlife through to 0447 264 625. We will update you when the power issue is resolved.

06.01.2022 *PRE-ORDER END DATE EXTENDED!!* We've decided to extend the cut-off date for our 2021 Bonorong calendars by one more week as they've been so popular!! Be sure to place your orders by Tuesday 10 November to avoid disappointment! https://www.bonorong.com.au/calendar... PS: We ship worldwide!! #bonorongwildlife #bonorong #2021bonorongcalendar

05.01.2022 It's moving day for our Yellow-tailed black cockatoos! Their new home was designed and built by our very talented onsite builder, Justin, and it's grand opening has been a long time in the making! This incredible enclosure is 6 metres high, 8 metres wide, and 16 metres long and was built over a course of around 9 months.... We hope you enjoy this timeline of photos from the moment the old enclosure was torn down to when we introduced our Black cockatoos into their new home #bonorong #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #yellowtailedblackcockatoos #wildliferesuce

05.01.2022 We're hiring! We’re calling for Expressions of Interest from experienced Maintenance/Handypersons to join our team! Before you read any further: this role does not involve direct interaction with the animals. We cannot emphasise this enough. Please do not apply for this role if you want to work with our animals: this is a behind-the-scenes position!... Click here to read more and apply! - www.bonorong.com.au/blog/2020/10/were-hiring

04.01.2022 With all the warmer weather we've had recently, our scaly residents have been poking their heads out to say hello! Isn't Penny beautiful? Photo thanks to Hannah Schreck... #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #tigersnake

04.01.2022 Do you remember Jane the Masked owl? Jane had a very badly broken leg after being struck by a car and as a result her leg needed to be pinned. This week she underwent surgery to have part of her pin removed! She's one step closer to being fully recovered ... ifaw #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #wildliferescue

03.01.2022 Have you ever heard of a Shining bronze cuckoo? This little guy, nicknamed "Shauny", had a bit of a run-in with a window. After a full health check under general anaesthetic, our experienced vet team found that he broke his clavicle. ... Shauny will need some strict cage rest until his clavicle has healed but hopefully he'll have a speedy recovery! #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #wildliferescue #ifaw

03.01.2022 Meet Safari the Boobook owl! Safari came to us after a member of the public called us on our Wildlife rescue line. It was suspected that he was hit by a car and after a thorough health check under general anaesthetic it was shown that he had a severely broken wing that required surgery to pin it back in place. The pin has since been removed and Safari is well on his way to being released back into the wild! ... #bonorongwildlifesanctaury #bonorong #wildliferescue See more

03.01.2022 To finish up #National Bird Week, we'd love to introduce you to Paton, the Tawny frogmouth. Paton came to us through our Wildlife Rescue Service after she was hit by a car. If you look closely at the photo, you may notice that one of her pupils is larger than the other; this is a result of her accident. Due to this injury, she is unable to be released back into the wild as her vision is now limited, making it difficult for her to hunt for food. There is a popular misconcept...ion that Tawny frogmouths get their name from their diet, however, a tawny's diet consists mostly of insects and other small animals. The 'frogmouth' part their name actually comes from their mouth resembling that of a frog's when open! #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #wildliferescue See more

03.01.2022 Does anyone else have grass coming out of their ears at the moment?! The grass around the Sanctuary grounds has EXPLODED and we are struggling to keep up with keeping it all cut back! So we are putting a call out for volunteers to help us get our grass back under control!... We are looking for anyone that may be able to come out for at least half a day (4 hours), any day between the hours of 8am and 5pm. If you can help you will need your own whipper snipper and safety gear please In return we will provide fuel for the whipper snipper, a free meal from our food hut and also a free adult pass to visit the Sanctuary! If you can help, please email the Sanctuary - [email protected] Thanks everyone!! Photo thanks to Hannah Schreck.

02.01.2022 Happy Friday!!! This is a quick shout-out to our wonderful friends and partners at Wildcare Tasmania :) They are having their end of year expo tomorrow (Saturday 21st November) to celebrate the Wildcare community and Wildcare partners, groups and leaders.... They only had limited numbers to this event due to COVID restrictions, but they will be doing a live facebook broadcast tomorrow starting between 4:15pm-4:30pm. This means you can tune in from home by heading over to the Wildcare Tasmania facebook page and watch the event from the comfort of your couch :) There will be speeches from Wildcare staff and roving interviews with all of the Wildcare group stallholders talking about the fabulous work they do. Our director Greg will be taking these interviews as well! Wildcare is a wonderful organisation doing great things, if you haven't heard about them before then check them out and consider getting a membership to support the great work that they do :)

02.01.2022 You may have seen in the media last week that the Pacific black duck, known as Stickduck, was released back into the wild - a huge win for wildlife! Stickduck has become somewhat of a celebrity to the people around Hobart, after countless calls have been made to our Wildlife Rescue Team in regards to her very unique injury. Not an easy thing to miss, this poor duck had a sizeable stick impaled through her body. Despite her injury, she was still able to swim, fly, socialise ...with other ducks, and carry on a relatively normal duck life. Many of our volunteer Bonorong Wildlife Rescuers attempted to capture her over many months but she was able to evade them all. After many, many fruitless attempts at trying to contain Stickduck over the course of many months, her evasiveness came to an end once she landed in someone's backyard. Luckily, the person swiftly acted and captured the duck, transporting her to Eastern Shore vet clinic for treatment. Once the team over at Eastern Shore found Stickduck to be in a stable condition, she was brought over to the Bonorong Wildlife Hospital for specialised treatment by our ifaw funded wildlife vets. Our vets managed to pull the stick free with relative ease, as luckily the stick had narrowly missed major blood vessels and organs - one lucky duck! The wound from the stick was clean and free of infection, so our experienced vet team prescribed one week of rest for Stickduck before she could return home to the wild. On the much anticipated day, the whole Bonorong team gave their warm wishes to Stickduck as she left the Sanctuary. Turning into the carpark near her release site at the casino, a place she was frequently spotted, she began to get restless in her petpack, knowing that she would be home soon! For the special occasion, we invited two very dedicated volunteer Wildlife Rescuers who had come to know Stickduck very well over the last few months, recounting all the times they've tried to capture her. As they opened the petpack to return this very resilient duck back into the wild, the duck leapt free and ran straight for the water without so much as looking back! As we said our goodbyes and good lucks, the Rescuers made sure to give her a stern warning of 'No more sticks!'. We can only hope that she took on the feedback. We would like to thank the community and everyone who was a part of this incredible duck's journey. This has been a momentous win for wildlife! #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #wildliferescue

02.01.2022 We're so excited to announce our Bonorong 2022 Calendars are now ready for PRE-ORDER!! We've partnered with some incredible talent this year, including some wonderful supporters and guests who sent through some beautiful photos of their own to be featured! Pre-orders close 11.59pm AEDT, Tuesday 9 November, with a short print run available for sale in our gift shop and website afterwards - so get in quick! And yes - we ship worldwide !!!... Per order here: https://www.bonorong.com.au/calendar #bonorongwildlifesanctuary #bonorong #2022bonorongcalendar