Kanyana Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in Lesmurdie, Western Australia, Australia | Non-profit organisation

Kanyana Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre

Locality: Lesmurdie, Western Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 8 9291 3900

Address: 120 Gilchrist Road 6076 Lesmurdie, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.kanyanawildlife.org.au

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25.01.2022 Off like a shot! ...eventually. Releasing animals is one of the happiest and most rewarding parts of wildlife rehabilitation. This quenda was admitted to our hospital with lacerations to her back after being attacked by a cat. A month later, one of our volunteers took her back to her home patch at dusk. After a bit of coaxing, she was finally back where she belonged! Thanks to all our volunteers who helped feed, clean and treat her while she was in our care. If you'd like to help other quenda have a second chance, visit https://kanyanawildlife.org.au/ to find out how to volunteer or donate!

25.01.2022 This is the baby dove equivalent of sitting down and banging your knife and fork on the table! In the wild this little one would be fed by both mum and dad, but has quickly learned that our volunteers make a good substitute!

25.01.2022 This friendly-looking King's Skink was brought in last week with some old tail and body injuries. Luckily the injuries don't seem to be hindering her - she's much quicker than our usual bobtail patients and is quite the tricky thing to catch up when it's time for her medications!

24.01.2022 It's excellent duck weather today, so please keep an eye out!

24.01.2022 Our friends at Perth Zoo are interested in learning more about community attitudes and feelings towards cats and cat ownership . Would you mind please taking a little time to complete their survey? Your feedback will help shape future educational campaigns about responsible pet ownership - so we'd appreciate your help too! ... Most of us love our pets, but we do need to minimise their impact on our precious wildlife (and human impacts of course). Responsible pet owners make our jobs much easier and help keep native animals in the environments they have evolved to be part of. (You don't need to be a cat owner). Survey: https://perthzoo.wa.gov.au/safe-cats-safe-wildlife Thank you!

24.01.2022 Huh, looks like all we've got for you today is just a picture of an empty hotbox... ... Just kidding! This little Silvereye patient couldn't stay still for long and kept hopping in and out of cover while waiting for breakfast.

24.01.2022 Who is helping BirdLife Western Australia in the #GreatCockyCount tonight ? George, our beautiful Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo, hopes to see you out there. If you haven't already registered and been allocated a site, we may see you next year! For those that don't know, the Great Cocky Count is an annual citizen science project that counts the numbers of Carnaby's, Baudin's and Red-Tails at their night-time roosting sites, across WA.... Birdlife is able to use the figures to track populations and make recommendations to government, for the conservation of these gorgeous, gentle, endangered birds. If you haven't already registered, you can still help! plant a Marri, Jarrah, Sheoak, Hakea or Banksia ask your local Shire or government MP to protect their food trees and breeding sites from development fundraise to put up a Cockatube nesting box in your local community help out at a Trillion Trees or Landcare tree planting day, over winter : Peter Caddy #GreatCockyCount #blackcockatoos #wildlifeconservation #citizenscience #threatenedspecies

23.01.2022 We received the two tiniest admissions this morning: baby Brown Honeyeaters Adults can stand 12cm tall, but these two are about the size of a 10c piece! The first step for baby bird admissions is to make sure they're warm and snug. Such little birds get cold quickly and it can be a killer. After that, we keep a close eye on them and start a frequent feeding regime. These two will eat a lot of nectar over the next few days to keep their growing bodies going!

23.01.2022 Thanks for visiting us, Ken Wyatt and for your support of our Stronger Communities grant! The Stronger Communities Program (SCP) provides grants to community organisations, allowing them to complete small capital projects that deliver social benefits for local communities. We used our grant to build a retaining wall and to pave areas around the residential animal enclosures, improving accessibility for people with disabilities.

23.01.2022 Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful dads out there! Did you know male wood ducks make pretty good fathers? They guard their mate while she incubates the eggs and help her look after their young once they've hatched!

22.01.2022 Our Kanyana education volunteers and animals will be at this fun environmental forum this Sunday! Locals Talking Local: Environmental Showcase is a free community event with local botanists, ecologists and flora and fauna experts. Hear local environmental experts talking about the local environment and see presentations on ‘habitats for wildlife’... Meet local Friend Groups and Nature Reserve Preservation Group volunteers Find out how you can get involved in your local natural area conservation Meet local botanists, ecologists, flora and fauna experts and learn about the unique environment in our forest Meet the City Environmental team and learn about the projects they manage Sunday, 11 April 2021, 1.00pm - 6.00pm Kalamunda Performing Arts Centre 48 Canning Road, Kalamunda If you live in the Perth Hills, we'd love to see you there . Free event but tickets are essential - www.trybooking.com/BPJWU #wildlifeconservation #environmentaleducation #kanyanawildlife #communityevent

22.01.2022 A very bandaged bobtail off for a check-up at Wattle Grove Veterinary Hospital Found caught up in a chicken wire fence, this bobtail suffered cuts and abrasions over its back and sides. Our volunteers cleaned and dressed the wounds and gave fluids and pain relief medication to make the bobtail a bit more comfortable. Now the kind folks at Wattle Grove Veterinary Hospital will check it over to ensure there's no internal damage and help us plan the best route to recovery and hopefully a successful release!

22.01.2022 We currently have an unusual little guest in our hospital. This male Red-Backed Kingfisher has come all the way from the Bronzewing Goldmine in Leinster, a remote town in the middle of Western Australia. This little fellow is suffering from a serious concussion after a window strike often a fatal injury in Kingfishers, due to their long beaks. ... Luckily the mining camp manager, Craig, had some previous experience with wildlife rescue, and was able to offer some basic first aid and record many useful observations. Craig built a makeshift perch for him and noticed that he was able to perch well, which was a good sign. He was also to flap his wings a little, although he was unable to fly. He was offered live insects, but (being a Kingfisher and extremely stressed around people) refused to eat when watched. Craig noticed that there were droppings in his box, though, which indicated that he was possibly eating when unobserved. Craig and his colleagues felt that he wasn’t improving quickly enough, and called Kanyana to arrange transport. The little patient then went on a 2 hour drive, followed by a 2 hour flight. Our transport volunteers picked him up at Perth Airport and he was finally at Kanyana by 7pm on Good Friday. He was given fluids, pain medication and prescribed a specialised fish slurry with Spark, multivitamins and insectivore. We are still unsure whether he will recover. He appears to have issues with his vision, so we have extended his anti-inflammatory treatment and will reassess him in a few days. We would really like to thank Craig and his colleagues, for taking the time to help this beautiful little bird. If you would also like to help prevent Kingfishers or other birds being hurt by window strikes, we recommend using decals or vertical parallel lines of white crayon or soap, to make the glass visible. More info: bit.ly/2OqmLAz Craig S and Katie L

22.01.2022 Happy Easter everyone ! Elle hopes that you all enjoy your Easter Egg Hunts today. Thanks especially to all of our beautiful volunteers, who do so much to help wildlife throughout the year. We hope each of you get to spend time with your loved ones and enjoy some sunshine.... (Happy snuffling, Elle ). #echidna #easteregghunt #HappyEaster2021 #wildlifeconservation Video: Wendy Griffiths

20.01.2022 Did you know that Australia’s many Honeyeater species evolved in response to our ancient, depleted soils? Our poor soils are missing the nutrients that plants need, to convert nectar to starch. This meant that most of our flowering plants evolved to produce large amounts of nectar, creating a sugar-rich environment for birds , insects and small mammals.... Honeyeaters developed long curved beaks to take advantage of this food source. They also became territorial, as they learnt to defend the seasonal availability of each nectar-producing flower. In return, nectar plants were able to rely on Honeyeaters for pollination . Would you like to help your local Honeyeaters find the food they have evolved to eat? Plant the following natives in your garden! Most of the genera below have a variety of ground-covers, shrubs and small trees to choose from. Grevillea Bottlebrush Banksia Eucalyptus Hakea Kunzea Kangaroo Paw Correa Honeyeaters can feed from the flowers and - if you avoid pruning your plants immediately after flowering - parrots will then be able to eat the nuts that develop. Reference: Where Song Began: Australia’s Birds and How They Changed the World, by Tim Low. David Hack #FridayFact #wildlifeconservtion #ecology #kanyanawildlife #pollination #wildlifefriendlygardening

20.01.2022 Who's pink and grey and sounds like a car that won't start? This noisy little thing! Being brainy birds, galahs need time to develop the skills they use in the wild to properly feed themselves. Young parrots can take 6 - 8 weeks to figure out what makes good food and how to eat it, so we have to play mum in the meantime. It can be messy work!... The very best way for young galahs to learn is to be with other galahs. Once they're old enough, our young galah patients are placed in an aviary with older galahs who can show them how it's done. And maybe learn some galah manners in the meantime!

20.01.2022 WATER FOR WILDLIFE Monday and Tuesday are going to be very hot (36 & 34C), so if you have time today, we'd really recommend cleaning and filling your bird baths and low water dishes ! Native animals can't access water as easily as we can, so they are at great risk of dehydration and heat stress during summer.... Risks of dehydration for wildlife: Predation (from pets & wild animals) Vehicle strikes, as they travel out of range to seek water Drowning in pools that don't have safe wildlife ramps Exhaustion and eventual death How to spot heat stress in wildlife: Panting Lethargy Confusion Salivation Staggering Out at unsuitable times (especially if nocturnal) Found in unsafe places (e.g. a possum on the ground) You can help !: Place out clean non-slip dishes and baths of different sizes, on stands, in trees and on the ground (it's a good idea to add a few sticks and rocks for insects and small birds) Place water sources next to shrubs and trees, if possible, for safety from predators (particularly necessary for small birds) Cover your pool/spa and add an escape ramp (e.g. a Frog Log) Create a shady, messy native garden with mulch, trees, shrubs and ground covers (nectar producing flowers are great but it's also important to remember that seeds, fruit, leaves and nuts are food for different animals too) Build a frog pond in a semi-shaded part of the garden, using submerged logs, sloped banks of river sand and stones. Nardoo, milfoil, sacred lotus, eelgrass and water ribbons help oxygenation and filtration; groundcovers, grasses, rushes, ferns and stones are good for coverage and to create a microclimate. Wet sand may also attract butterflies, dragonflies and bees. Keep pets well away Take any heat stressed animals straight to a vet or wildlife hospital (please don't try to pour water into their mouths, as aspiration is a risk) Thanks so much for looking out for animals, we really appreciate your efforts and care .

19.01.2022 A Thorny Problem This little Australian Boobook Owl is host to an unusual parasite that we occasionally see in cooler months. He was brought to us after he was found in a local transport yard. He was unable to stand or fly and had slight injuries to his left eye and cere (the patch of skin around a bird’s nostrils). It is suspected that he had flown into a truck window.... By the time he started to recover from his mild concussion, our Microscopy volunteers (who specialise in the diagnosis of parasites and other infections) found a second problem in his faecal sample . When our Microscopy team examined the owl’s unusual black, tarry faeces, they found the eggs of one of the Thorny Headed Worm species . Thorny Headed Worms have a spiny proboscis that hooks into the gut of their host, to absorb nutrients. These worms have a complex life cycle that involves many hosts, from insect larvae to large birds and mammals. Boobook Owls eat insects and it is thought that our little patient may have picked up the worm eggs from his diet. He is receiving treatment for his worm infestation and will be able to be released, once his faecal has been clear for a particular length of time (parasites develop in cycles and shed at the end of each cycle, so just one clear sample isn't enough proof of health). Thanks to the dedication and sharp eyes of our Microscopy and hospital volunteers, we think he will make a full recovery . #boobook #owl #parasitology #wildlifeparasites #kanyanawildlife #wildliferehabilition #raptorsofaustralia #patientspotlight

19.01.2022 Just a reminder that our National Bilby Day event is on Sunday, at 6pm! It's a great opportunity to meet our lovely little resident Bilbies and learn more about them, while helping to raise money for our Bilby Breeding Program . Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children.... If you would like to come along, please book your places via https://www.trybooking.com/BLJVC.

18.01.2022 This beautiful raven was brought in with air sac damage. Air sacs are part of a bird's respiratory system and are often damaged by predators or collisions. We're wishing him a speedy recovery!

17.01.2022 With warmer weather on the way soon ABC Perth has some good tips on how to be bobtail-friendly this summer!

17.01.2022 GREAT QUENDA COUNT Do you have Quendas at home or in your local environment? You might like to contribute your data to this citizen science project! Quendas are valuable in their environments as ecosystem engineers. Their digging (they move tonnes of soil every year!) has been shown to return water and nutrients to the soil, reduce leaf litter and support plant distribution and germination. They're important little guys and deserve our protection and support.... WWF-Australia are working with Parks and Wildlife Service, Western Australia to make sure we understand what is happening with their populations and what we can do to help. You can help Quendas in your yard by providing lots of mulch, water dishes and local native plants. It's also beneficial to avoid pesticides and poisons, which kill their food sources (they will eat your lawn grubs for you if you let them). It's essential to keep introduced species away as well - Quendas can catch diseases such as toxoplasmosis and sarcoptic mange from cats and foxes, and pets are often the cause of injury. Hides made from clay pipes can be helpful in suburban gardens. It's also important that we all learn to drive carefully and slow down for wildlife, especially around forested areas. We hope people with Quendas will take the time to participate in this research . The count closes on 7 December 2020.

16.01.2022 It's the weekend! This baby pigeon is all dressed up for a big night - check out that mohawk!

16.01.2022 Do you know which species this beautiful little fellow is? He was unfortunately taken from his home in the Shark Bay area in March and dropped off to the Bird & Fish Place in Wattle Grove, who contacted us for advice. Our treatment team checked him over and gave him fluids. Luckily he was found to be healthy. Parks and Wildlife Service, Western Australia approved his return and release. Thankfully someone from Armadale Reptile Centre was leaving the next day to drive up nort...h, so they offered this guy a lift. His whole ordeal would have caused significant stress. We can only hope that he was removed because someone mistakenly believed that he needed care. If you ever find a wild animal and you are unsure whether or not it needs assistance, please contact your nearest wildlife centre, specialist wildlife vet or call the Wildcare hotline on 9474 9055. It can be complicated to work out whether or not an animal needs help, so please ask the experts! Every case can be different. It's much quicker for the animal and you may get to learn something interesting about the species that you have saved.

16.01.2022 Our 2021 KANYANA WILDLIFE CALENDAR is now available ! Our volunteers have created this calendar to help people learn about our beautiful native animals, their contributions to our fragile ecosystems & what we can do to help them . If you would like to purchase a calendar for your home, friends or family, please visit https://www.trybooking.com/BMNES.... All of the proceeds from the sale of our calendar go to our wildlife hospital . $15.50 Collect (we contact you when your order is ready) $20 Standard Post (within WA) $25.50 Express Post (within WA) (TryBooking charge 50c on checkout. Please contact us if you wish to order from outside Western Australia). Each month lists public holidays, important environmental days and Kanyana events. We hope you enjoy the beautiful photos and information about each species . The calendars make excellent Christmas presents too ! We would especially like to thank Nature By Nathan, Katrina, Wendy, David, Cassandra for the beautiful photos; Vanessa for text and design; Tasha for proof-reading; Helen, Barb, Gwyn & Jenny for advice and admin support and Snap Print & Design Midland for their helpful service.

16.01.2022 Need something to get you through this Monday morning? Here's an orphaned duckling learning to drink from a mushroom water container! Ducklings will try to swim in almost anything, so we always use these sorts of containers for them. When they're this young, ducklings aren't waterproof yet, so can get a chill if they stay in the water too long! In the wild, mum will limit their time in the water and share some of her own waterproofing oils so they don't get waterlogged.

16.01.2022 Hi everyone - the bad weather has taken out our phones again unfortunately - however we are still here to help! If you have an injured native animal, we are open for admissions between 8am and 6pm , every day. If you can safely secure the animal in a towel and transport it to us in a quiet, warm box, we will look after them and give them the treatments and food they need to get better. Alternatively, take them straight to your local vet or one of the emergency 24hr vets, i...f it is urgent and after hours. If you have any questions, *please send us a message* and we'll try to help online. Emergency 24hr vets: The Animal Hospital at Murdoch University Western Australian Veterinary Emergency and Specialty- WAVES Perth Vet Emergency Animal Emergency Centre Midland Balcatta Vet24 Wildcare: 9474 9055 Or download the app.

16.01.2022 Our wonderful volunteers are here all Easter weekend ! We have a busy weekend coming up - treating patients in the hospital , looking after our residents , conducting Discovery and Nocturnal tours and having fun with families at our Easter Bilby Fun events. Please drive safely over the long weekend and keep an eye out for our beautiful wildlife. ... #kanyanawildlife #wildliferehabilition #HappyEaster2021

15.01.2022 Scandalous goings-on in the Roleystone bandicoot community. Must be jealous of their larger bandicoot cousins, the Greater Bilby. #BilbiesnotBunnies #HappyApril1st

15.01.2022 We started off the week with photos of a bobtail with a bad case of the flu. A month of care later and look who's almost ready for release! You can see how much fatter and rounder the tail and body are, and how much more alert he is. In fact, he was so energetic we had to hold him still to get any photos! A huge thanks to our volunteers and to Carol, our bobtail coordinator, for all the care you put into helping our patients recover!

14.01.2022 NATIONAL BILBY DAY CELEBRATION Sun Sep 13 2020 @ 6pm Would you like to meet our beautiful resident Bilbies, while helping to raise funds for our Bilby Breeding Program?... We'd love to invite you and your family to learn more about these important little ecosystem engineers, on their National Day. 100% of the funds raised will go towards our work with Bilbies. Meet the resident Bilbies in our Bilby Breeding Facility Learn more about Bilbies and their unique adaptations Enjoy a range of Bilby Fun Facts Activities Bookings essential! https://www.trybooking.com/BLJVC Adults $10 Child $5 Family tickets (2A, 2C) $25 Please wear appropriate warm clothing and enclosed shoes. Come and enjoy the fun! We look forward to seeing you at Kanyana Wildlife . City of Kalamunda Kalamunda Chamber of Commerce Rotary Club of Kalamunda Lesmurdie Primary School Falls Road Primary School Lesmurdie Gooseberry Hill Primary School Kalamunda Primary School Kalamunda Christian School Treetops Montessori HillSide Christian College Silver Tree Steiner School Carmel Primary School St Brigid's College Walliston Primary School Mary's Mount Primary School Matthew Hughes Member for Kalamunda Tim Clifford MLC Ken Wyatt Councillor Janelle Sewell Nature Reserves Preservation Group Parks and Wildlife Service, Western Australia

14.01.2022 Are you looking for something fun to do during the Easter school holidays? Why not visit Kanyana after dark, peek inside our hospital or meet our amazing animals? We have lots of options available ! DISCOVERY TOURS ... enjoy a 2 hour DAY TOUR at Kanyana! experience close encounters with native animals visit our wildlife hospital experience interactive displays in our amazing Discovery Centre 10am - 12pm, Thurs & Sun only children $10, adults $15, family & senior discounts available INFO: https://bit.ly/3oS0TuN BOOKINGS: https://bit.ly/3sxJg5T NOCTURNAL TOURS enjoy a 2 hour NIGHT TOUR! explore Kanyana after dark learn about our many nocturnal animals (Woylies, Owls, Tawny Frogmouths, Possums, Bilbies) visit Kanyana's Bilbies in our threatened species breeding program! 7pm - 9pm, 1st Fri & 2nd Sat of every month children $12, adults $20, family & senior discounts available INFO: https://bit.ly/2M0BDUL BOOKINGS: https://bit.ly/3sxJg5T MEET & GREET EXPERIENCE enjoy a 30 minute personalised experience at Kanyana! meet, touch, photograph and learn about your favourite native animal choose from our resident Echidnas, Tawny Frogmouths, Red-Tailed Black Cockatoos or Reptiles all of our Meet and Greet animals are used to gentle handling and interaction maximum 3 people $50 for 1, $70 for 2, $80 for 3 people INFO: https://bit.ly/3inLpwe BOOKINGS: [email protected] Please note that wildlife is still wildlife, and that we request that children remain quiet, respectful and gentle around our animals. We hope to see you soon! You can learn more on our website at https://www.kanyanawildlife.org.au/visit-us/. #visitkanyana

14.01.2022 The bad weather has taken out our landlines unfortunately , but we now have a hospital mobile number available for you to call ! We encourage everyone to save 0467 940 332 in their phones, along with our normal landline, 9291 3900. We are also available via Messenger. We are still open 8am-6pm, so if you have an injured native animal, please secure it safely in a towel and transport it to us in a quiet, warm box. We will look after them and give them the treatments and f...ood they need to get better. If it is an after hours emergency, you can also take animals to one of Perth's amazing 24hr vet hospitals: The Animal Hospital at Murdoch University Western Australian Veterinary Emergency and Specialty- WAVES Perth Vet Emergency Animal Emergency Centre Midland Balcatta Vet24 Wildcare: 9474 9055 Or download the app.

13.01.2022 PLASTICS AND HEALTHCARE Did you know that there are recycling programs in place, for the medical plastics used by hospitals and vet clinics? Kanyana has been recycling our syringes through the Suez program for over a year now, in the effort to reduce our environmental footprint. ... Plastics in a healthcare setting can be an important infection control measure, however the planet as a whole is suffering from the overuse of plastics in packaging and appliances. Plastic is resource-heavy to produce, doesn't break down and endangers wildlife if left in the environment. Most forms only degrade into microplastics, which are extremely dangerous for our soils and waterways. We are also hoping to review some of our other supply chains and usage in the future! There are many groups looking into the environmental impacts of healthcare and we hope to learn more and implement ideas as we grow. If you live in Perth, have completed Plastic Free July this year and would like to continue learning, we'd recommend joining one of the many excellent zero waste groups on Facebook, such as Zero Waste + Plastic Free Living Perth WA. We would also encourage people to follow Planet Ark, Treading My Own Path, Replenish and Wasteless Pantry for ideas. SUEZ Australia and New Zealand

13.01.2022 We're in need of some wire cages to kangaroo-proof the new plants in our residents' enclosures. If you have any spares you can donate, we'd really appreciate it! And so would our new plants!

13.01.2022 She's still not too sure we're here to help... Found in early September, on the ground and unable to fly, this galah is suffering from Avian Gastric Yeast (AGY). AGY forms a plaque-like coating on the bird's digestive system meaning it cannot absorb nutrients from its food. This leads to malnutrition, weight loss and eventually death. AGY can be passed around quickly, so all our AGY patients are kept in our isolation block, away from other animals. Treating an infection can be tricky, and includes anti-fungal treatments, special food and supplementary feeding.

13.01.2022 Noba seems to approve of the summer menu options at Kanyana! He loves his little cube of frozen mango, on hot days. Noba is a young Woylie or Brush-tailed Bettong that joined our resident animals in 2014. Parks and Wildlife staff had found him at Dryandra Woodlands after he had been ejected from his mother's pouch, so they passed him on to our Hospital Manager to be hand raised. Noba is now looked after our Residents, Education and Enrichment Teams.... The Enrichment Team seeks to add variety and interest to the lives of our residents and recreate each species' habitat and natural behaviours. Enrichment programs help to prevent boredom and stress and stimulate curiosity, exercise and foraging. Every day the team tries to create interesting new areas in Noba's enclosure. They do this by adding fresh mulch, browse (unsprayed Woolybush is always appreciated as it is soft!) and flowers, moving logs and branches around and hiding food inside natural items or under the ground (or in iceblocks!) Scent trails can also be created by swapping enclosure plants with other healthy animals and adding new flowers and treats. This helps encourage foraging and keeps Noba happy and interested in his surroundings. Mulch is very important for his nests, as well, and needs to be refreshed frequently. Would you like to support the work of our Enrichment Team? We'd love to hear from you, if you are able to donate healthy unsprayed native plant flowers and branches . Plants such as hakea, eucalyptus, grevillea, callistemon, woolybush, kunzea, leptospermum, sheoak, banksia, corymbia, melaleuca, beaufortia, isopogon, hypocalymma, or scaevola are always very much appreciated . (Video credit: Tara J, Woylie Coordinator)

13.01.2022 We currently have 28 twenty-eights in our care! It's been a bumper season for baby ringneck parrot rescues. Between wild weather, predators and increasing habitat loss, our aviaries are full of young twenty-eights awaiting release . Like all parrots, twenty-eights take a long time to learn to fend for themselves. Although the figures can vary markedly from year to year, they can stay with us for an average of 43 days (ranging between 6 and 120 days!), during which time we ...provide regular feeds while encouraging them to learn how to forage for themselves. It's a big job, and we can't do it without all our fabulous volunteers and generous donors. If you'd like to help us give our 28 twenty-eights the best possible new start, visit our website: https://kanyanawildlife.org.au/help-us-make-a-difference/ Every little bit makes a difference!

13.01.2022 Are you keen to find out more about volunteering at Kanyana? There's just 4 places left for our Volunteer Information Session, this Wednesday September 2, 6:30pm-8:00pm : https://bit.ly/2ZMoYcx! We have a fantastic team but we could really use some extra help! If you have a genuine care for and interest in our precious native animals, enjoy learning as part of a team and are happy to take on the responsibilities involved, we hope you will consider volunteering with us.... You may have special skills that will really help in a particular area, too! For example, caring people with great observational skills and a knack for working out cases can help save lives in our hospital. You may have a special interest in the husbandry or enrichment of a particular species, and enjoy being part of the residents team. People who love talking to groups about animals are greatly valued in our education team. If you like working in the garden or shed, you may enjoy our enrichment or maintenance team. We also have a lot of fundraising and administrative tasks, plus many other roles. We provide training, mentoring and support at every step of the way. Our patients, education animals and residents mean the world to us and the skills, knowledge and care of our volunteers make all the difference to their rehabilitation and welfare. Volunteering is also very rewarding and many people make lifelong friends and even career changes! Additional details are in the post below, or feel free to ask questions in the comments. You do need to be 16 years or over. Bookings Essential: https://bit.ly/2ZMoYcx.

13.01.2022 Are you looking for a last-minute Easter gift for someone who loves wildlife? Why not adopt a Bilby or make a donation to support our Bilby breeding program! While rabbits are devastating to our native flora, Bilbies are essential ecosystem engineers, contributing to soil health, plant germination and recycling of organic nutrients.... Returning them to feral-proof reserves is one of the many projects we are undertaking, to support wildlife. We'd really appreciate any help people can offer. They're worth far more to us than chocolate! Adoptions: bit.ly/3sI3g5c Make a donation: bit.ly/3fxQB1c Threatened Species Recovery Hub Threatened Species Commissioner First Dog On The Moon Sabrina Hahn - Hort with Heart #bilbiesnotbunnies #HappyEaster2021 #easterbilby #threatenedspecies

12.01.2022 A little Bobtail sits in the sun, happy to be back in his territory. It takes a community of wonderful volunteers, to make this happen ! Many volunteers worked directly with him, while on shift in the hospital. Receptionists, supervisors, treatment people, treatment assistants, tube-feeders, animal attendants and the Microscopy team, all under the guidance of our volunteer Bobtail Coordinator, hospital manager and vets.... Many volunteers helped him indirectly, by purchasing his medications, cleaning and disinfecting the Isolation unit, washing laundry, maintaining his vivarium or heat lamp, transporting supplies, or managing our admin, finances or fundraising with the support of our volunteer Board. Some volunteers help his species, by educating our local community about the plight of Bobtails, and how they can garden for them or keep them safe from illness, cars and pets. Other volunteers look after the Bobtails who live on-site the one who was almost smuggled out of the country and now can’t be released; the one who is too used to people. Eventually, one last volunteer took him home. She looked for the place where the Bobtail was first found, somewhere she knew he would recognise. She was happy to see the little animal hiss at her and move away to hide under a safe grasstree. This type of care happens every day, thanks to all these people. Happy #VolunteerRecognitionDay everyone we couldn’t do this without you! #volunteer #kanyanawildlife #wildliferehabilition #volunteerspotlight

12.01.2022 Please take care when burning your leaf piles during Autumn and Winter ! Most Australian shires have now entered the restricted burning period. Households in Perth Hills are allowed to burn small 1m piles of leaves between 6pm -11pm (remember to check the fire danger and your shire rules first!).... We would like to ask that everyone please take care to *move their piles, before burning*. Quenda, bobtails, snakes, frogs, insects, some birds & even echidnas have been known to hide in or live underneath brush piles. If your pile has been building for a few days, please don't burnt it as is. We recommend moving material in stages and burning a few metres away. You can also create noise and activity nearby, to encourage any animals inside to quickly leave. Remember to keep your pets well away, while this is happening. Another alternative is to compost your leaves, to return water and nutrients to your soil and boost insect life. This helps protect wildlife, avoids smoke haze and provides a food source for birds . #autumnleaves #kanyanawildlife #wildlifeconservation #prescribedburning #compost

11.01.2022 Psst - it's Entertainment Membership deal time! Until 10th May you'll receive a BONUS $20 or $40 eGift Card when you purchase an Entertainment Membership. Better yet, every purchase helps Kanyana continue to care for injured or sick Western Australian wildlife. With Mother's Day just around the corner, these memberships make great gifts. Or you can share a membership with Mum across multiple mobile devices and find great savings on activities you can do together!... Visit this link to find out more: https://bit.ly/3sm26vr

09.01.2022 Spring has sprung (though by the weather you wouldn't know it!) and it's the perfect time to do a spot of gardening. If you've been wondering how to make your yard attractive and safe for birds, DigiPed has a wonderful video full of tips, filmed with June and a few members of our education team. How do you attract birds to your own gardens?

09.01.2022 WHO AM I? Would anyone like to guess which species this little one is? They look quite different to their parents! Hints:... on adulthood, this bird will have learnt a beautiful collection of calls and songs, almost as variable and strong as their distant cousin, the Grey Shrike-Thrush it takes about 3 years for this species to moult into full adult plumage (males and females have different plumage; if this little one is a female, then she will keep some of the chest stripes) the little begging flutter is highly characteristic of this group of birds, when they are young they eat insects (not seeds or nectar) their Greek genus name translates to 'thick-head', which isn't meant rudely, but reflects what happens when they sing! they can be found in every state except Tasmania, in eucalyptus woodland, mallee, acacia shrubland and semi-arid scrub See more

09.01.2022 We'd like to thank everyone at the Walliston Primary School Pre-Kindy Playgroup for an enjoyable day! Teresa and Aruba (one of our residents) are seen here, teaching the children about echidnas . Aruba has just enjoyed a small snack (she normally gets her special echidna meal around sunset), so that the children can see how echidnas forage for ants and termites in the wild. Kanyana's Education Team does a huge amount of work behind the scenes, teaching schools, community gr...oups and organisations about our unique Western Australian wildlife . They offer several excursions linked to the Australian Curriculum for students K-Y7 and Y10-12, as well as incursions and professional learning services. If you would like to find out more about booking an excursion, incursion, market stall or tour for your school or community group, please visit us at https://bit.ly/38ZOhNe. Public education in Western Australia School Curriculum and Standards Authority - Teachers Australian Association for Environmental Education Inc. AAEE WA Kids Nature Club Educated by Nature

08.01.2022 Thanks to everyone who donated newspapers to us recently ! Your kind efforts have been recognised by our local news team at Echo Newspaper. Clean, dry enclosures help our patients stay healthy, so we really appreciate your support .... http://echonewspaper.com.au/community-comes-to-wildlife-re/

08.01.2022 Have you been thinking about buying an Entertainment Membership? Now's the time! Until Sunday 13 Sept, Kanyana will get an extra $10 or $20 from each purchase Entertainment Memberships are packed with thousands of valuable offers for everything you love to do, all while supporting Kanyanas efforts to rehabilitate injured and sick wildlife. Purchase your 2020 | 2021 Entertainment Membership today at the link below!... https://www.entertainment.com.au/orderbooks/91403v

07.01.2022 Uh-oh our internet is down! Work on the NBN has knocked out our internet connection and we currently have no access to our emails. We're hoping it will be back up soon, but if you've sent us an email in the last week we may not receive it. Apologies for any inconvenience. Luckily, our phone lines are still working and the hospital is open from 8am to 8pm. If the matter is urgent, please call us on (08) 9291 3900.

06.01.2022 "Hey! You there! Look, I know the sign says not to feed me, but surely just one little strawberry wouldn't hurt!" When a bobtail has recovered from the flu and they're almost ready for release, they have to go through an important phase: pre-release fasting! Bobtails in Western Australia are fasted before release in the cooler months. They have a slow metabolism and if they have food in their gut when released it may rot there, causing them to die. To avoid this, our volunte...ers continue to monitor the fasting bobtail's weight and output, until they're stable and ready to be released. Sorry, little bobtail, no strawberries for you!

06.01.2022 Tomorrow's Volunteer Information Session is now booked out ! We look forward to meeting some of our new volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering, you can still book into future sessions (first Wednesday of each month at 6:30pm) via: https://bit.ly/2ZMoYcx.

05.01.2022 Happy National Tree Day everyone ! This morning a few of our volunteers helped out at a tree planting day organised by the awesome team at City of Kalamunda. It was attended by a lot of local families, which was really nice to see. There were many different species planted (banksia, wandoo, melaleuca, westringia, acacia, hakea, verticordia, eucalyptus, kennedia, patersonia, among many others). Carnaby's Cockatoos and Square-tailed Kites were wheeling and calling overhead.... Hopefully they will have full grown trees to roost in and hunt from, in the coming years. Thanks to the environmental team at CoK, for organising the restoration of this important habitat. It must be a lot of work to plan it all. The project has been running for a few years now and it was good to see the previous year's plants doing well. If you would like to support wildlife and plant a native tree for National Tree Day, we would recommend the excellent Zanthorrea Nursery, Australian Native Nursery and Trillion Trees Native Plant Nursery. Stay tuned for further updates about gardening for wildlife!

05.01.2022 NATIONAL THREATENED SPECIES DAY Today is National Threatened Species Day. It marks the night of September 7, 1936, when the last Thylacine died in captivity, in the Hobart Zoo. Sadly, Australia does not have a great track record in preventing extinction. Currently, over 1700 species and ecological communities are classed as threatened and we have the highest rate of mammal extinctions in the world. ... What are some of the concrete things that we as individuals can do, to help? Many of us feel worried and have a sense of grief, which is natural. But as a community we have the capacity to do a great deal of good, both locally (in our gardens and in our patterns of consumption) and globally (in strengthening environmental regulations and reducing habitat loss and fragmentation). Things that we can do as individuals (act locally) plant local native groundcovers, shrubs, grasses and trees in your garden when gardening, consider the many types of food that your smaller local species might need (flowers, seeds, nuts, fruit, nectar, leaf and leaf litter, mulch, roots, invertebrates). If you look after the lower part of the food chain, the larger marsupials and raptors may appear put up nest boxes and insect hotels, create frog ponds, put out shallow water dishes have open wire fences rather than concrete walls gardens with messy, unmanicured areas are better for wildlife avoid pesticides and poisons wherever possible keep pets well away from wildlife reduce unnecessary consumption drive more carefully encourage children to play and engage with nature learn everything about your favourite species and decide what you will do to help them participate in citizen science projects attend tree planting days and join your local Landcare or 'Friends of' group travel locally and less volunteer at your local wildlife hospital or environmental charity Things that we need to do as a community (act globally) lobby politicians and businesses to protect our threatened flora and fauna ensure we have enforceable environmental regulations that aim to reduce land clearing, reduce pollution, stop logging of old growth forest and prevent the loss of wetlands and other threatened ecological communities humanely remove feral invasive species reduce impacts of climate change by investing in renewables and reducing emissions fund threatened species breeding programs Threatened Species Commissioner

04.01.2022 PRUNING DURING BABY BIRD SEASON As everyone begins to prepare their gardens for summer - we'd like to ask that people please hold off on pruning for another 3 weeks, if possible ? We have a lot of baby bird patients at the moment, unfortunately. Many have been admitted after being accidentally displaced from their nests. They are often suffering with dehydration, heat stress and preventable injuries. ... While we work very hard to replicate each species' wild diet, and do everything we can to minimise stress and imprinting, it is very difficult for us to offer the same education that parent birds offer at this crucial time. Baby birds learn a lot during spring and early summer (about their diet and territory, how and what to forage, how to identify and avoid predators and how to interact with their own and other species), so any time away from their parents can delay their development and reduce their natural defenses . It is also difficult to successfully release each unparented patient back to their territory. We are always happy to help these patients and offer advice on returning uninjured babies to their parents, but it would really help us if we could avoid some of these admissions! Pruning should be safe again in about 3 weeks' time, although it is always wise to check first. Thanks everyone, we appreciate everything you do to help protect birds and the habitats we share with other species.

04.01.2022 They grow up so fast! On the 10th of August rescuers brought in a beautiful baby New Holland Honeyeater who'd fallen from its nest during the storms. Being too young to feed himself, he was syringe fed by our volunteers every hour (or sometimes more!) as he regained his strength. We've been working hard to teach him how to feed himself so he can be released back into the wild. Despite much complaining, he seems to have worked out how to drink nectar... though he will still try to beg food off you if you walk past!

03.01.2022 Mystery egg! A local resident found this egg in their backyard (along with two others that didn't make it) and brought it in to us - but what could it be? It's sitting in our hospital's incubator at the moment and we're keeping our fingers crossed that we'll have an answer soon...

03.01.2022 A huge thank you to Animal Rescue Craft Guild for your recent donations to Kanyana. These items will be used to help care for our wildlife patients

02.01.2022 As we move into our busy season and the treatment board and hospital is filling up with patients, we'd like to thank our small but dedicated team of Treatment volunteers - you do a difficult and demanding job with great compassion, care and attention to detail. Thank you for the time you spend at Kanyana .

02.01.2022 Thanks to Sunburnt Films for donating their time to help Kanyana produce our latest promotional video.

01.01.2022 Hello, I’m the Brush-tailed Possum that lives in your roof. I don't really want to, but the old trees that I used to live in have been cleared. Young trees don't have the hollows that I need, for nesting and raising my little family. I miss my Marri tree . The forests I evolved to live in are becoming fragmented. Everything is unfamiliar and frightening. When I go out looking for food or a mate, I have to navigate houses, roads, high fences and noisy backyards with dogs. ... Sometimes I find sanctuary in people's roof, shed or vegetable garden, which they don’t like . They get bad advice on social media and use rat baits or traps to try and relocate me. They don't realise that I'm not a pest, but protected native wildlife! It’s illegal to try to trap me to take me to an unfamiliar forest. The Possums there will fight with me and I may get hit by a car, or bitten by a dog, trying to get back home. Will you help me find a home at your place? I would much rather have a nest box in a big tree, than live in a roof. You can help me move out of your roof safely! 1. Put a Possum Box in a suitable shady tree, near a sturdy branch, at least 4m up 2. Add an apple, some fresh eucalyptus leaves and (if possible) some of my roof nest material, to the Possum Box - this will encourage me to investigate 3. Place a sensor light and cassia chips in your roof space, to encourage me to leave (please don’t use moth balls or baits!) 4. Wait for me to find the Possum Box and move in 5. Once I am out of the roof, you can seal the access points and trim the branches I may have been using to get into the roof You can also help me by keeping your pets restrained avoiding poisons and pesticides using wildlife-friendly netting on your fruit trees driving carefully at night Please help us . We belong here too. and text: Kanyana Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre #possum #brushtailedpossum #nestboxes #wildliferehabilition #wildlifeconservation #habitatloss #nesthollows #rewilding #kanyanawildlife