Fauna Rescue Whitsundays in Cannonvale, Queensland, Australia | Non-profit organisation
Fauna Rescue Whitsundays
Locality: Cannonvale, Queensland, Australia
Phone: +61 7 4947 3389
Address: PO Box 806 4802 Cannonvale, QLD, Australia
Website: http://www.frw.org.au
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25.01.2022 Amazing Cassowaries! Green eggs and stripy chicks! Please help us buy Lot 157 Cape Tribulation Road in the Daintree Rainforest and add it to the Daintree Natio...nal Park! The property is a known habitat for the endangered Cassowary. We need to raise $404,685. Please donate now at https://bit.ly/3eTFFZp. A donation of $25 will help purchase and protect 10 sqm of rainforest.
24.01.2022 It's with a heavy heart that I advise that the Admin of this page - and one of the Whitsunday's true characters - Dan Van Blarcom - passed away peacefully in Ma...ckay Hospital early this morning. Dan had been in hospital for some weeks. To all that knew him Dan was a true gentleman, a Dad, a sailor, a stirrer, a journalist,a trainer, a community advocate, a skilful raconteur, an eccentric, a good bloke, and a pirate...always a pirate! Our condolences go to his family, Fiona, Hugo and Marina and to his extended family in Aus and Newfoundland A'hoy and fair winds Cap'n Dan. Rest Peacefully..arrrhhgh!
24.01.2022 STOLEN!! Please keep your eyes peeled when visiting one of the local beach's or parks on Wednesday 2 trespassers entered my property in a white triton 4x4 with ...roof racks 2005 or 2006 model broken into my house assaulted both my dogs with some kind of weapon they have puppys here they would of been protecting scattering dog food all through the house guessing to try distract them and bailed taking with them whatever they could grab a minelab metal detector equinox 800 but left behind all the added extras aswell as the charger so theyll more then likely be on the market for some of those items reversed into the landlords car causing extensive damage before speeding off up the road they also have in their possession a stolen 9week old puppy that is no doubt being mistreated that is due for its shots and needs to be returned now! if you see or hear anything please contact me or the police a reward is on offer for any information resulting in their return See more
23.01.2022 Rod the Bowerbird, wanting breakfast.
23.01.2022 Habías visto nacer un camaleón
21.01.2022 Do you have baking skills you want to show off? We have a fun challenge for you! It's the time of year for the Threatened Species Commissioners yearly bakeoff ...and we want to see how many echidna entries we can get in! This bakeoff is to commemorate Threatened Species Day on Monday 7th September. The Kangaroo Island echidna has been listed as endangered since 2015 - theres very little widespread recognition of this and wed like to change that. The rules? Simply bake something echidna related - whether it be a cake that looks like an echidna or some echidna-shaped cookies (let your imagination take over). Then post a photo of your masterpiece to any social media platform by next Tuesday 8th September with the hashtag #TSBakeoff and also tagging the Threatened Species Commissioner and EchidnaCSI (so we can see your entries too!). As well as your entry going towards the bakeoff competition, we'll share your photos in our next newsletter coming up soon. The EchidnaCSI team will be participating too so well be sure to share our masterpieces (or maybe failures - well see how it pans out ) next week. This photo is of a honey biscuit created by Coral Duncan on Kangaroo Island who has created her very own echidna cookie cutter (how cool!). The cookies were shared to our lab by Peggy Rismiller and were absolutely delicious! To enter remember to: - Submit photos on social media by 5pm next Tuesday the 8th September - Use the hashtag #TSBakeOff & tag the Threatened Species Commissioner - Tag EchidnaCSI so we see them too! For more information visit: https://www.environment.gov.au//thr/commissioner/tsbakeoff or have a look at the Threatened Species Commissioner's page for other entries and ideas. Happy weekend of baking!
21.01.2022 Hi all. Just wanting to let you know that a little project I have been working on is now up and running. Given the impact of barbed wire, fruit netting and fish...ing line/tackle on our native wildlife, there was no evident way of capturing data about this on a national scale. The good folks at the Atlas of Living Australia have assisted me in developing (and hosting) this app, which allows sightings/rescues of entangled wildlife to be recorded. I hope you will find it useful and easy to use, and no doubt there will be some improvements needed as more people use it. To record a sighting, you will be able to log in via Facebook, an ALA account (easy to set up) or other means. I am hoping that as more data is populated, it will assist wildlife groups and others when educating/advocating for more wildlife-friendly practices. See more
20.01.2022 Get listening! The Wildlife Heroes Caring for Carers podcast launches today. The Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife teamed up with podcast producer G...retchen Miller, wildlife carers and mental health experts to share stories and perspectives about climate grief, personal wellbeing, community conflict, catastrophic events, and supporting others. The podcast was funded through the Australian Governments bushfire wildlife and habitat recovery package. It is part of a broader mental health support program, Caring for Carers, that FNPW is rolling out through its Wildlife Heroes project, in partnership with Two Green Threads. Where to listen? Wildlife Heroes: Caring for Carers is available to stream via Spotify, iTunes or https://wildlifeheroes.org.au/wildlife-heroes-caring-for-c/ #mentalhealth #caringforcarers #wildlifeheroes #firstresponders #compassionfatigue #climategrief RSPCA Australia WIRES NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Animal Rescue Cooperative (ARC) The Rescue Collective Wildlife Victoria ACT Wildlife NSW Rural Fire Service Australian Red Cross Taronga Zoo Sydney Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary New South Wales Wildlife Council Wildcare Australia Inc. Sydney Wildlife (Sydney Metropolitan Wildlife Services) Australian Wildlife Carers Network Australian Wildlife Rehabilitation Conference
18.01.2022 The Wildlife Heroes Project is helping to support the physical and mental health of wildlife carers today on RU OK? Day and every other day. The Wildlife Heroes... Project has partnered with the charity Two Green Threads to help care for the health of Australias 15,000+ wildlife carers. Two Green Threads is a registered charity with a mission to empower and energise the lives of those that care for wildlife. Its founder Suzy Nethercott-Watson says, wildlife care makes huge demands on peoples mental and physical resources. Carers need to replenish their reserves and build mental fitness to avoid burnout or dropout. Visit the Two Green Threads website or Facebook page to access resources, help, webinars and podcasts: https://www.facebook.com/twogreenthreads https://twogreenthreads.org/ #wildlifeheroes #ruok #ruokday #fnpw
17.01.2022 FFMv3 LAUNCH TODAY Greetings all. I am pleased and proud to announce that The Flying-fox Manual v3 is now available to purchase - ISBN: 978-0-9805340-2-3. The e...asiest way to order is to visit the website at www.ffmv3.com.au for various options such as single and multiple copy prices. For overseas orders (or general enquiries), please contact me on [email protected] While I have literally put thousands of hours work into this, today I want to say a huge thank you and give credit to the 115 people who have generously contributed photos, text, thoughts, critique, feedback and time in bringing this all together. Without you, this would not have been possible. See more
17.01.2022 More than a million hectares of threatened species' habitat has been cleared without referral to the federal environment department for assessment. Under the... Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, anyone undertaking activities likely to have a significant impact on nationally listed threatened species and habitats is required to seek federal approval. Data for land-clearing suggests the department is failing to ensure developers and farming operations are following environmental laws. More https://wwfau.org/2Z5WtF0
16.01.2022 How interesting is this? Did you know koalas sometimes eat bark, lichen, moss and termites? Adelaide's Southern Koala Rescue have shared this video of koala... Harry eating some yummy bark "Dirt helps to aid in their digestion and add more nutrients to the diet." "Its just amazing to see Harry instinctively knowing what he needs despite being orphaned at some a young age." : Southern Koala Rescue
15.01.2022 Australias biggest bats fly thousands of kilometers a yearfarther than wildebeest and caribou Australias biggest batsknown as flying foxesare among the wor...lds most restless nomads, according to a new study. Just how restless? The most peripatetic can journey up to 6000 kilometers per year, much farther than any land mammal and close to the distances covered by some whales and migrating birds. This continents flying foxes can weigh up to 1 kilogram with meter-wide wing spans. But instead of hunting like other bats, they make nightly forays to flowers in search of nectar, pollen, and seeds. By day, they roost by the thousands in trees. Researchers had thought these bats stayed local, loyal to a particular roost. But when they put satellite transmitters on 201 bats from three species in eastern Australia, they found they were mistaken: From months of tracking each bat, they calculated that the bats wandered anywhere from 1487 to 6073 kilometers per year, they report today in BMC Biology. https://bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com//10.1/s12915-020-00829-w The black flying fox (Pteropus alecto) had the shortest range, followed by the gray-headed flying fox (P. poliocephalus, above), and the little red flying fox (P. scapulatus). The little red flying fox averaged about 5000 kilometers per yearfarther than champion mammalian migrators such as caribou, which travel 1200 kilometers per year, and wildebeest, which migrate 2900 kilometers with each trip. Rather than following a seasonal path, flying foxes seem to wander randomly, most likely in search of newly flowering species. The little red flying fox, for example, travels 1300 kilometers north to south, but not continuously. Instead, it crisscrosses its range and settles briefly in dozens of different roosts, whose populations fluctuate based on the new migrants. In total, bats in the study visited 755 roosts, more than half of which were previously unknown to scientists. Because these furry fliers are key to dispersing seeds and pollen, their meanderings help connect forests fragmented by fire or human activity, the researchers say. But their erratic, far-flung movements also complicate conservation and disease management, which is usually under the jurisdiction of local, not national, authorities. Now that researchers know nomadism is a way of life for these bats, they can start to search for some rhyme or reason to all this meandering. - By Elizabeth Pennisi Aug. 20, 2020 , 8:00 PM See more
14.01.2022 Hi everyone! We're partnering with a new documentary called The Weather Diaries, that addresses climate change grief and Australia's dwindling flying fox popula...tion. It premieres next week and we'd love to share the event with you all :) There's a screening at Event Cinemas Indooroopilly on Thursday 24th September 7pm. If you're unable to get to the cinema, you can tune in to watch the Virtual Screening from home. The film will be followed by a Q&A with director Kathy Drayton, Imogen Jones/Lupa J (featured in the film & poster), Associate Professor Thom Van Dooren, Distinguished Professor Belinda Medlyn (The Hawkesbury Institute of the Environment) and Sarah Curran (Bat Carer)! We'll provide links to the screening and trailer in the comments. Would love it if any of you could join in on the event and post film discussion!
14.01.2022 June through September is Echidna breeding season. This means that these prickly little fellows are on the move more than ever; looking for a mate. This guy wa...s hit by a car & thankfully rescued by the amazing team at Queensland Koala Society Inc. Luckily it looks like only a few superficial cuts & grazes & his stay with them will be short but sweet before hes retuned back into the Brisbane bushland. Watch for wildlife when driving, especially in designated wildlife zones. This poor little guy was just going about his day...
09.01.2022 We have emailed council here re the use of these in our hot spots. Waiting on a reply.
07.01.2022 We are trying to find the local flying fox colony. Can anyone tell us where they are "hanging out" at the moment?We are trying to find the local flying fox colony. Can anyone tell us where they are "hanging out" at the moment?
07.01.2022 An Osprey just before it hits the water.
06.01.2022 We are excited! One month to go til the Aussie Backyard Bird Count! Australias largest annual bird count event is back for its 7th year! Held between 192...5 October, the Aussie Backyard Bird Count is a great way to connect with the birds in your backyard, no matter where your backyard happens to be. You can count in a suburban backyard, a local park, a patch of forest, down by the beach, or the main street of town. In fact, you don't even have to leave home, making it the ultimate Covid-safe activity! To take part all you need is 20 minutes and your favourite outdoor space. Not only will you be contributing to BirdLife Australia's knowledge of Aussie birds, but there are also some great prizes on offer. Head over to the Aussie Backyard Bird Count website and register as a Counter today! https://aussiebirdcount.org.au/ The yearly bird count gives us a snapshot in time of bird numbers around the nation so if youve participated before and are raring to go remember the app doesnt kick in until the count begins on 19 October (one month to go!). #AussieBirdCount See more
04.01.2022 Do you have deadly netting in your garden? Improper fruit netting is one of the biggest reasons that flying foxes need rescuing. In many cases, injuries sustai...ned from the entanglement can lead to death or euthanasia. Poor fruit netting also poses deadly risks to many other species of wildlife. Visit this link for information on how to protect your fruit whilst also protecting your local wildlife. https://wildlifefriendlyfencing.com/WFF/Netting.html
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01.01.2022 DID YOU KNOW: Koalas need flying foxes to survive? Some trees such as Australian eucalypts (koala favourites) only flower at night. This means they depend o...n the nocturnal activity of flying-foxes for survival. Flying foxes are major pollinators helping spread native flowers and spread seeds. NO ME, NO TREE Without flying-foxes, there would be: no food and shelter for our koalas no pristine habitat for our native birds and no magnificent forests for all of us to enjoy. Head to our website for tips on living with this incredibly important native species: www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/flyingfoxes
01.01.2022 THIS IS A DISASTER The Morrison government has tabled a bill in Parliament that will let them wash their hands of protecting our environment. We are in an extinction crisis. We must protect nature.
