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25.01.2022 Fun fact Friday

25.01.2022 Here is a chance to support Tree Roo Rescue and Conservation Centre Ltd and get an awesome children's book.

25.01.2022 Today is a double whammy of days on our calander! Happy International Zookeeper Day and Happy World Animal Day! ... To all the dedicated animal care professionals out there. We see what you do for education, awareness and conservation. Thank you. We hope you have a wonderful day.

23.01.2022 Conservation through education is our mission 365 days a year. This beautiful black and white rhino calendar designed by our friend Cydney Peterson will help wild rhinos everyday. A donation will be made directly to rhino conservation with every purchase. Thanks for being a true wildlife hero Cydney! Oh yeah the calendar also has awesome colouring in pages!

21.01.2022 Have you ever wondered what goes on in one of our Venomous Snake Handling Courses? Here's a little sneak peek! This year our courses have been in extremely high demand and as we keep class sizes small to give the safest and most educational experience possible we have sold out our last few courses to our waiting list before we could advertise on our page. If you are interested in being added to our waiting list please email [email protected] or message us with... your best email contact today! TOWNSVILLE COURSE CONDITIONS PRICE: $350 per person DURATION: 1 x full day with Theory in the morning and practical with live venomous snakes after a lunch break AGE RESTRICTION: Must be 18 years or older to participate. IMPORTANT : Strict dress codes apply for your safety. Failure to comply on the day will result in inability to participate in any portion of the course. No exceptions.

16.01.2022 Today is National Bilby Day! This super cute photo from Perth Zoo is worth a throwback today. Here's the fast 5 on Bilbies! 1. How big do they get? About the size of a rabbit. Approximately 80cm long including the tail and 1.5kg. ... 2. Where do they live? Desert areas of QLD, NT and WA though their distribution used to be much larger. They dig a burrow up to 2m deep which stays at a constant temperature of approximately 23 degrees Celsius. 3. What do they eat? Opportunistic omnivores they will eat insects, seeds, plant bulbs and fungi. 4. How do they reproduce? Like wombats, Bilbies have a backwards facing pouch. They have a short gestation, only a couple of weeks and give birth to between 1 and 3 babies. The babies stay in the pouch for approximately 80 days and then in the burrow for a few more weeks. They can produce up to 8 young a year! 5. One cool fact! Bilbies use their long sticky tongue to lick up seeds from the surface of the ground. However, this means they also lick up sand and sand can make up to between 20 and a whopping 90 percent of their poop! See more

15.01.2022 Today is sustainable house day! This year there are a panel of online houses tours and speakers from some of Australia's talented sustainable home designers. For a program and links to the online events please visit:... https://sustainablehouseday.com/program/ See more

14.01.2022 This afternoon at 5pm Townsville time, Ranger Dan is going to join the Little Sprouts Program for an Instagram live to kick off Australian Wildlife Week! Ranger Jackie and Haka the Shingleback lizard did a quick sneak preview yesterday. You can check it out and visit the Little Sprouts Program by clicking below.

12.01.2022 Fun fact friday

10.01.2022 Have you seen our brand new online Australian Snake Awareness Course yet? We are so excited to be able to offer this comprehensive course on such a versatile platform! Fantastic for those on the go or multiple people in teams with conflicting rosters, this coure can be accessed anywhere you get the internet :D https://handsonwildlife.thinkific.com/

08.01.2022 Crocodiles use their arms and tails to fish! It looks a little funny but we're not going to be the ones to tell them

08.01.2022 Happy World Cassowary Day! These amazing, flightless birds are vital to keeping our rainforests healthy. They are able to eat large fruits and seeds, and "plant" them in different parts of the rainforest. The distribute over 200 species of rainforest seeds, 70 of those seed types are 2 big for any other animal to disperse. These big birds have a big job. #worldcassowaryday #cassowary #wettropics #queensland

07.01.2022 We are going live on instagram in 15 minutes with Little Sprouts Program! Hop on over to their instagram to see Ranger Dan and some of our animals.

04.01.2022 Friday fun fact

03.01.2022 The birds at the Percival Pacific Andrews Aviary in Queens Gardens loved their fresh gum tree branches we gave them today. We provide different toys, foods and items like tree branches to encourage the birds to use all of their natural behaviours like flying, chewing, and foraging. This is an important part of how we make sure the birds stay happy and healthy. Have you visited the aviary yet? Townsville City Council #townsvilleshines #queensgardens #birds