Ralph Illidge Sanctuary in Naringal East | Landmark & historical place

Ralph Illidge Sanctuary

Locality: Naringal East

Address: Halfords Lane 3277 Naringal East, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.apswarrnambool.org.au/ralphillidge/

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13.05.2022 A new publication is out as open access in Austral Ecology. We investigated life history traits in relation to egg size and clutch size across Australian amphib...ians. This work was only possible by the extensive and detailed natural history observations compiled in the book "The Tadpoles and Frogs of Australia" by Marion Anstis. See the original post for details and links to the full publication See more

03.05.2022 Thank you for this look into the reality of life in nature, Corey and FNCV..we don’t often see such situations.

14.04.2022 Thank you George Paras and FNCV for this interesting photo and infobats are such different wildlife !

28.03.2022 Thanks for sharinga unique and really enjoyable video.

15.03.2022 The goal was to learn more about the movement and social dynamics of these highly intelligent birds, and to test these new, durable and reusable devices. But the magpies had a different plan.

05.03.2022 Thank you for sharing, this is fascinat8ng information.

19.02.2022 Hello! Can anyone tell me if this is a skate egg or a shark egg please?

12.02.2022 Images of a deceased animal.

04.02.2022 Hello. Looking for an ID on this beautiful creature. My son has just sent me these photos from his work near Warrandyte, Victoria.

25.01.2022 Not Victorian but I just had to share

24.01.2022 Uninvited guest in Cooper's kennel.

24.01.2022 We are getting wonderful creatures at the Budj Bim Tours depot at Ure Gunditj (Portland). Can anyone please help with the i.d, I'm taking a guess here, that it could be a cabbage moth? Have a great day

21.01.2022 A natural remedy for flies? Vanessa Hewitt has a quick way to deal with our pesky summer visitors - cut a lemon in half and put cloves on top! "This works - ...we live on a farm and it’s been stinkin' hot here, my verandah was full of flies I put this out there and within half an hour there was barely a fly about," she said. Give it a go and let us know if it works for you. : Vanessa Hewitt via ABC Rural

20.01.2022 Villarsia now Ornduffia reniformis.

19.01.2022 Thanks Wayne ,gives us a great view of the shape of bird and colourings....as we often only see them flit by !

17.01.2022 Wildlife conservation is the practice of protecting plant and animal species and their habitats. As part of the world's ecosystems, wildlife provides balance an...d stability to nature's processes. Aussie Ark works tirelessly to protect our unique Australian species and landscapes. Working not only in Species and Habitat recovery but also rewilding!

17.01.2022 Red Browed Finch drinking at a soak. Chapple Vale 24/11/2020

17.01.2022 Red Wattlebirds, normally chase any other Honeyeaters out of the area they are feeding in but today seemed largely uninterested in territorial disputes and apa...rt from the odd desultory attempt to dominate mostly let the other Honeyeaters feed in peace in the bottlebrushes I planted several years ago. Chapple Vale 24/11/2020 See more

15.01.2022 Been asked by a friend what this is in his Moonee Ponds Garden.The Plant is artichoke.

14.01.2022 Thought you might like this Greater Glider footage. Thanks Josh Bowell for allowing me to share.

14.01.2022 Wombats, often quite tame, are very much at home in the Dandenong Ranges, my home for many years. Family members had one they called Wombie under their house where we stayed sometimes so we know they they are lovable but can be noisy and smelly. They are also often found in the Bass Coast area where we lived for a few years. Frank remembers a pet one called Bob disappearing, presumably dead, when it was requested he use Roundup in a garden in Kongwak where he was working. ...Fifteen years ago we came to live in SW Victoria and gradually realised there were no wombats. They were once in the region of course, why wouldn’t they have been? In fact there are still a few in Dergholm. One can imagine how unappreciated they were by early colonial settlers. There is mention of them being regarded as a type of wild pig. Both colonial farming methods and then residential development were huge threats to the wombat populations. We trust their tragic removal was through ignorance and by accident, bad enough but any other explanation appals us. Shirley Duffield believes the last known wombat lived in suburban Merrivale until 1954. Ian Mc Connell 80, remembers wombats around the Hopkins River at Bluehole when he was a schoolboy. But he also saw a dead one at the side of the Warrnambool Cobden Road in Glenfyne a couple of years ago. He went home then came back ro try to get a bone for identification purposes but the carcass had undergone further mutilation. Annie Fraser told how she was called a few years ago to check on a dead wombat whose only injury was scuffed knees. How wonderful to be greeted one day in 2018 by a large wombat burrowing into the side of the bridge on Otway Street.Warrnambool And he didn’t go away! Turns out he stayed by accident after Jimmi Buscombe was unable to remove the ‘temporary’ chalk drawing done as practice for a painting to be done in town. A neighbour Phil Hoy liked it so sprayed it to make it permanent. Wombat has been named Gutsy and no accident can remove him now! And don’t hundreds of us enjoy his presence as we drive by. A pity the live creatures were not treated with the respect they deserved. Janice Trenair See more

14.01.2022 Wow! Eating sawfly, cast iron stomach.

13.01.2022 It's that time of year again - when snakes are emerging from their winter hibernation as the days become warmer. In the Barwon South West, the most common sna...kes are Tiger Snakes and Lowland Copperheads - while Eastern Brown Snakes can be seen in the state's far south-west. Here are some key points to remember about living in an area with snakes: 1. When left alone, snakes present little or no danger to people. 2. If you see a snake, keep calm and move yourself and anyone with you (including pets) away from the area. 3. Don't attempt to capture or harm snakes, instead call DELWP on 136 186 for further advice, or call a licensed snake catcher. 4. Maintain lawns and clean up around your house, as snakes are attracted to shelter such as piles of rocks, timber, sheets of metal and building materials. 5. Undertake first aid training and ensure your first aid kit contains several compression bandages, and if someone is bitten, call 000 immediately.

13.01.2022 In these times of restricted movement, though less restricted in the regions, the sanctuary has provided a safe peaceful place to walk. That safety though is monitored by some good workers keeping the tracks as safe as possible, especially in the wild weather we have been experiencing to accompany spring's touch of brightness. Thank you if you have done some quiet clearing work.t

13.01.2022 Thank you Nicole...but I don’t think I could be as brave as you . Great photo and very interesting information.

12.01.2022 FIVE FAST FACTS - Long-nosed Potoroos are generally solitary, except when females have a young at heel. They are not territorial. - Potoroos are mainly noctu...rnal, resting during day in nests made of leaves under dense cover. - Habitat includes wet forests and wet scrubland. Dense under-storey is essential for cover; eucalypt forests are important because potoroos rely on fungi associated with these trees. - The female potoroo carries nesting material with her tail; tails are semi-prehensile. - Their fur is brown-grey with rufous tinge on flanks; pale grey under parts. See more

12.01.2022 Friends of Ralph Illidge Sanctuary will find this article exremely useful in understanding our little friend the echidna. Thanks for sharing with us Robert McDonald

10.01.2022 Thank you for these Wayne. This morning I met a pair at the creek with three grown but still grey cygnets. Such a serene and beautiful scene with Pacific Black ducks patrolling and a pippit close to my head eating something from the blackwood leaves. First good walk for months...with the heat and other distractions.

10.01.2022 Bladderworts, Utricularia dichotoma

10.01.2022 Brucknell Creek flowing at the Sanctuary today

10.01.2022 Real energy conservation.....two for the effort of one ?

09.01.2022 I was not even aware this was likely ! So much for all the returnable bottles I use.

06.01.2022 More ducks, Caleana major, this time in the Heywood area.

05.01.2022 Thank you Christopher for this little beauty tumbling round in the shrubs.

01.01.2022 I was watching this Dusky Woodswallow when a little butterfly flew up. I thought "Cool. A butterfly to suss out" but a millisecond later, the woodswallow left its perch and caught it mid-air! Ah well, at least I got to photograph it... :) Long Forest Conservation Park.

01.01.2022 Hi everyone - does anyone know what made this? There are a few on the outside of our house, we think they might be wasps, I’m worried they’ll make a nest but then hopefully it’s just cocoons?

01.01.2022 Thanks Helen Toop for this great wombat waddle !

15.12.2021 Is this a native bee?

29.11.2021 Lovely moth, rescued from indoors