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21.01.2022 We have had quite a number of koalas hit by cars in the Noosa Region in the last month - which we will provide an update on in the coming day. In the meantime, a reminder from our main Wildcare Facebook page about checking for wildlife that may have been caught in grills or under cars if they are accidentally hit. Kurt is one of the lucky ones to survive a car hit thanks to our Wildcare rescuers down in the Gold Coast region being able to carefully retrieve him and get him to specialist veterinary care.

21.01.2022 It still might be a couple of months before the usual start of the koala breeding and trauma season, but we're already seeing early signs of koalas being out and about. So please keep an eye out for koalas on the move and call us if you suspect one of our fury friends is in need of some assistance.

19.01.2022 This week we had the pleasure of releasing 'Raindrop', a young male koala from Imbil. Our team rescued the poor little guy back in July after he was reported to us looking sick and sorry for himself in a tree close to a main road. He was thin and had a dirty bottom which is a sign of the disease chlamydia (cystitis form). After 10 weeks with the amazing veterinary staff at Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital, where he received an antibiotic treatment, he was cleared for release t...his week. He has gained weight and is in much better body condition than when he first came in. The bottom staining is still present but that will clear in time as fur is gradually replaced. Best of luck out there Raindrop!!

17.01.2022 This week we had the priviledge of releasing handsome little 'Nugget', a male dispersal aged (1-2yr old) koala. Not only is Nugget possibly the most cutest, chilled out little guy in the region, but he is also one of the most luckiest. You see, Nugget spent at least 1.5 hours pacing up and down the concrete median strip of the Bruce Highway at Pomona one night a couple of weeks ago. Luckily for him we found him and removed him from danger. How he didn't get hit by the many ca...rs and semi-trailers travelling 110km/hr is remarkable. After spending a little over a week at Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital, being thoroughly checked and tested for any issues, he was given the green light for release. September and October are peak breeding times for koalas and we see greatly increased levels of activity and movement, which unfortunately also translates into an increase in car hits. Koalas are no match for a car and most do not survive. Over the last 2 months, we have seen a number of hits on our local roads. We have listed some of the ones we responded to below to show how widespread our koala populations are in this area. This list doesn't include the many near-misses reported to us. o 3/09/20 - Bruce Highway southbound Eumundi o 9/09/20 - Cooroy Noosa Rd, Tinbeerwah (survived) o 27/09/20 - cnr Louis Bazzo Drive and McKinnon Drive, Ringtail Creek o 29/09/20 - Bruce Highway, Cooroy southbound on big hill o 1/10/20 - Bruce Highway, Cudgerie area northbound (jumped unmaintained koala fence) o 2/10/20 - Mary Valley Highway, Kandanga (survived) o 3/10/20 - Bruce Highway, Cudgerie area northbound (jumped unmaintained koala fence) o 5/10/20 - Old Bruce Highway, Kybong o 6/10/20 - Bruce Highway southbound, Federal (got through unmaintained koala fence - survived) o 9/10/20 - McKinnon Drive (north of Sunshine Butterflies), Cooroibah o 16/10/20 - Bruce Highway southbound, Pomona (unfenced section that needs fencing - survived) Koalas are widespread across most of Noosa Shire and surrounding areas, and we have reports of hits and near-misses from places that often surprise us, including urban areas. So please slow down and keep you eyes on all roads night AND day..... yes several of the hits that have occurred this season were during daylight hours.

16.01.2022 Our team sprang into action this week to get 'Kate' this beautiful girl and her joey down to the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital for life-saving treatment. We have all our fingers and toes crossed that she makes it through intensive care

15.01.2022 This season has been a busy one and we are glad it is finally slowing down a little, as breeding time tapers off. Our team has responded to 70 koalas in the wider Noosa region since the 1st July. No mean feat! Our team would be lost without the valuable contribution of those members we affectionately call our 'zoomies'. These special people often head out to cases where we wish to do a visual health check on a koala. They provide us with valuable high resolution close-up im...ages that help us decide whether or not a koala needs to be brought into care to be tested and to potentially undertake treatment for disease, most often the nasty chlamydia. The earlier we can get chlamydia cases into care, the better chances they have of being successfully treated. If you sight a koala, let us know about it and we can undertake a visual health check via our Zoomie superstars. Alternately if you have the ability, feel free to send through to us any close-up pictures you may be able to get. Any koala with red, weepy or gunky eyes, or with a stained or wet looking rump (even only slightly) needs to be reported through, so that we can check and respond accordingly.

12.01.2022 Our rescue team is thankful for the assistance of the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services - QFES after helping rescue a very sick koala in Tewantin last weekend. 'Ryan' the koala was in such poor condition that he was unable to walk along the branch he was on without considerable risk of slipping and falling. He had been in the same precarious position over a bitumen road for 3 days before we were alerted. The normal rescue techniques that we use were not appropriate for t...his case, so the big guns were called in to help us retrieve the poor little guy safely. Unfortunately many of the koalas we rescue are unable to be rehabilitated. Poor Ryan was suffering from an incurable disease called Koala Retrovirus (KoRV) and was in considerable pain. He was kindly put to sleep after being assessed by specialised Wildlife Vets at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital. We are grateful that we were able to help him and express considerable thanks to QFES for helping give this little guy the nicest ending we could.

12.01.2022 Yesterday was a very busy day for our rescue team, attending to five koalas throughout the region. Firstly, we had an older male koala from Black Mountain with a suspected case of cystitis, a beautiful female with possible conjunctivitis and her little Joey, also from Black Mountain, a female koala from Noosaville with possible cystitis and finally we assisted our friends at ANARRA Gympie Wildlife Rescue with the transport of a young female Koala who had been attacked by a dog. Thankfully all these precious creatures are now under the specialist care of the great team at Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

10.01.2022 Meet a little Christmas miracle called 'Eve' Late afternoon on Christmas Eve we were called in to assess and assist Wildlife Noosa with a koala on Dean's Rd at Verrierdale. She was suffering cystitis (chlamydia), but was also found on the busy road, so we were not sure at the time if she had also been hit by a car. Fortunately, a caring member of the public moved her off the road and informed the landholder whose property she moved to, who in turn called for help.... After she was gently retrieved, she was raced straight to the amazing team at Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors Hospital. Upon specialist koala veterinary assessment it was found that little 'Eve', in addition to suffering a chlamydia infection, was severely anaemic (with a pcv of 4 for those interested). Not just a little anaemic ...... but a 'should have been dead' level of anaemia. On Christmas day while the rest of us were busy eating pavlova, little 'Eve' was given a life-saving blood transfusion by the team at the zoo. The great news is that 'Eve' continues to improve and was recently moved from ICU out into the rehab facility at the zoo. Incredibly, vets believe Eve was the victim of a venomous snake bite which caused the severe and acute anaemia. What a crazy double-lucky little girl she was to survive! She still has a battle ahead of her to beat chlamydia, however check out how good she looks now!!! Massive thanks to Dr Rosie and Dr Emily and the awesome team at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors Hospital for weaving your magic miracle on this little girl. If you see a koala looking worse-for-wear, or in a dangerous spot please give us a bell ASAP via the contact details at the top of this page!

09.01.2022 Here’s a good news story for you all on Wild Koala Day. Our team assisted our great friends at Wildlife Noosa in the rescue of little Billi from a residential property in Boreen Point. Billi is a young koala dispersing from her mum’s home range, out to find one of her own, unfortunately she moved into an urbanised area where it was suspected she had come into contact with a domestic dog. After a short stay at Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors for observations, Billi was given the all clear to be released. A wonderful release site was selected for Billi where we hope she’s out and about today enjoying Wild Koala Day. https://fb.watch/5fdHhWdB3u/

06.01.2022 Wildcare has been in operation in the Noosa region for 20 years and our awesome expanded Koala Team has been quietly going about our work rescuing koalas for a number of years. We have FINALLY made ourselves a little facebook page to keep the community up to date with koala goings-on in the area and to be able to be directly contacted when needed. Please share

02.01.2022 *DONATIONS NEEDED FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAILER* In response to the devastating bushfires of the 2019/2020 Black Summer we have secured funding from Noosa Council to develop a Wildlife Emergency Response Trailer. We are seeking donations of goods in-kind or monetary donations to equip this trailer with specialised equipment for on-site emergency response at events such as bush fires or heat events which devastate flying fox camps. This will give us the ability to assist emer...gency services right at the forefront of events. Wildcare Australia has been in operation in the Noosa Region for the last 20 years. We have a team of highly trained and permitted rescuers for all species but specialise in Koala, Macropod and Flying Fox rescue servicing the wider Noosa and Sunshine Coast region. We are the only group with registered and active trauma carers (to address critically injured animals on-site) and specialised koala rescue equipment (traps, flagging equipment) in the local area. These are some of the things on our wish list: generator air conditioner fans 2way fridge If you are able to donate or know of any businesses which would be wiling to support this life saving initiative please get in contact via our main website Wildcare Australia Inc. and use SC Emergency response trailer as the reference or on any of the advertised numbers. Your support is GREATLY appreciated

01.01.2022 We’re often asked the reasons for koalas needing to be rescued or to come into care. Whilst car hits, displacement or misadventure are frequent causes, a large number of our koalas require rescue and veterinarian care due to disease. There are two main diseases that most commonly present in our local koala populations, these being chlamydial disease and koala retrovirus. Chlamydial disease is a bacterial infection causing chronic conjunctivitis, inflammation of the bladder (...cystitis) and reproductive tract. Koalas with chlamydial disease suffer chronic pain, discomfort, loss of weight and body condition and ultimately death if they are not brought into care for treatment. Signs of chlamydial disease can include red inflamed eyes and/or a wet dirty bottom. Time is of the essence for koalas with chlamydial disease as a good prognosis can be achieved if treatment is received early. Koala Retrovirus (KoRV) is a viral inclusion within the DNA of most koalas, in fact populations surveyed in Queensland have found that 100% of koalas surveyed have KoRV present within their DNA. Unfortunately, it’s currently uncertain as to what activates the virus within individual koalas. KoRV often manifests as Immunosuppression, Leukaemia or Lymphoma. Koalas suffering from KoRV can appear very skinny, show signs of fur loss or have visible tumours and unfortunately prognosis for these koalas isn’t great. Significant progress has been made into treatments of these diseases and a great amount of wonderful work continues to be conducted by researchers, giving us all hope that more and more koalas can be successfully treated and returned to their natural habitats. So, if you see a koala exhibiting any of the following signs please give us a call immediately so we can make an assessment as to whether the koala requires rescue and treatment: Sitting on the ground or low in a tree Sitting in the same tree for more than a few days at a time Red inflamed or infected eyes Wet, stained or dirty bottom Skinny or poor body condition Darker, rough looking fur

01.01.2022 During the breeding season, from July to December each year, adult koalas travel further distances looking for a mate, whilst at the same time their young are out establishing their own territories. This puts them at a higher risk of coming into contact with humans and domestic animals. Adding further to the challenges is the prevalence of disease within their populations. During the 2020 koala breeding season the Wildcare Noosa Region Rescue Team attended to 102 koalas across the Noosa, Gympie and Sunshine Coast local government areas. Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors

01.01.2022 This week members of our team had the privilege on Wild Koala Day to release a very special patient from Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital. Our team caught Rush back in December 2020 after receiving a call from a concerned property owner and transported him immediately to the hospital. There he battled cystitis, conjunctivitis and pneumonia and was a favourite amongst the staff who never gave up on him. Along with two of the amazing veterinary staff and property owners, Wildc...are was able to return him to his home range just in time for him to reestablish his territory before the breeding season starts. Remember if you see a koala that you suspect may be sick or injured or are just curious about give us a call 24/7 on one of the above numbers. #wildkoaladay #rushrelease #wildcareaustralia #australiazoowildlifewarriors