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24.01.2022 R O W A 's M U S I C - Arranged and performed by Emili Rackemann All funds raised will go back to helping our beautiful wildlife.

23.01.2022 When your so in love and nothing else matters

22.01.2022 After seeing Danni's post yesterday of the snuggly Hector and Tina, I've been reminiscing on my wombat caring years. Oh I do miss them. Here is one of my cherished memories. Teka having a lovely roll in the grass. ~Linda

21.01.2022 Little Mishka has had her firsts venture out of the pouch. She's a bit uncoordinated! (ps - she's fine. she tumbled onto a padded pouch. )

15.01.2022 Oh my! What a naughty bird!!

15.01.2022 Oh my goodness! -Linda

14.01.2022 The Aussie Backyard Bird Count starts tomorrow! To get you primed and ready for your first count in the morning, we thought we would share our handy visual gui...de. We just love how Chief Counter @davidpocock summed it up in a few easy steps: "Download the app. Sit outside for 20 minutes. Log what birds you see. Don't know what bird it is? There's a Field Guide/Bird Finder in the app!" Then hit submit. DONE! Of course you can submit your sightings on our website too. And a heads up! We are launching LIVE on Monday with our Aussie Backyard Bird Count Broadcast - live on Facebook and YouTube! *We'll post the live video link to the Facebook event page when we kick off on Monday, so keep your eyes peeled for that* Run time by timezone: 12pm 2pm AEDT (NSW/ACT/VIC/TAS) 11:30am 1:30pm ACDT (SA) 11am 1pm AEST (QLD) 10:30am 12:30pm ACST (NT) 9am 11am AWST (WA) *Don't worry if you miss the livestream - we'll be putting the video online for you to catch up later* Register now! Head to our website - link in the comments #AussieBirdCount #BirdLifeOz #UrbanBirds #BirdsinBackyards #Birdata #CitizenScience #CitSciOz #cuppawiththebirds #birdingathome See more

11.01.2022 First do nothing, then do no harm (a special story for World Kangaroo Day) We got a call about a week ago about an old kangaroo fella way up one of the valleys ...around here. The report was he’s not in top form and is hanging around on a few properties and maybe pooping where it is not wanted. The local Police were involved and the owners of one particular property had the main concern about the animal. There was a sense that something needed to be done. It had been raining quite a bit, so that was a good excuse to not rush up there. Time is a tool and I deliberately leave a window of time for things to go their own way in situations like this, i.e. where a kangaroo seems to be just living a bit close to people and causing some anxiety. Just wait a while. My philosophy as a rescuer starts with 2 principles: 1. If possible, do nothing. Nature knows better than me. 2. When intervening, first do no harm. Four days later, I found myself driving the Mitta Valley on a sunny spring afternoon and enjoying all the forested hills. Mitta Mitta is a little country town with no street signs and no COVID masks and a gorgeous river full of clear water rushing over a rocky bed in a narrow valley. Even without street signs, it was easy to find the place and I was quickly introduced to 2 concerned couples (neighbours) and old friends of this kangaroo. They were older people who retired here or have lived here forever and not going anywhere. The old kangaroo fella was down by the river, laying in the shade right on top of a bank which had a steep slide into the water. I had a quick look at him with eyes and binoculars and spent 40 minutes talking to the couples and asking about his habits and behaviour. I told them a few stories about kangaroos, how they are not territorial but it’s very important for them to be home, where they grew up. Relocation options are loaded with stress and risk, not impossible, can be difficult and definitely are lots of work. This old man kangaroo had retired. His fighting days were over and the tattered ears showed that well. He chose this place where he felt safe, and he was not going anywhere. The best option for him was to retire right here, with them as protectors. They seemed warm to that idea. How long would he last? they asked. A couple more summers I thought, maybe he won’t survive another winter. There is a very common meme in our society that any animal less than perfect should be euthanised, to have its suffering ended. My counter to that, and a story I shared with the couples, is that if an animal is happy why not just leave it? My definition of happy is eating regularly, moving about a bit, not in pain, lying around and relaxing, sleeping and generally looking ok. It is ok to be thin or to have a limp, those things do not deter from basic happiness with life. That story seemed to go down pretty easily with these elders. As everyone came to understand the kangaroo needed to stay I felt we could proceed to the next step, a full intervention. He was carrying one foot and it needed to be looked at, the only stress free way was to dart sedate the old man and assess him in the hand. His upper teeth were worn, but lower teeth were good so he could still eat grass. His foot had some arthritis but no infection. He was a bit thin in the hips, but pretty good otherwise. I gave him an anti-inflammatory drug while he was out. It was not safe to let him recover right on the edge of the river, he might fall in, and he was too heavy for us to carry, so a wheelbarrow was summoned. We put him gently into the barrow and moved him to a safe location for recovery. Everyone seemed to enjoy that process, except the two of us that had to haul him up the slope. Everyone had the experience of touching the old fella, petting his fur and being really close to him for the first time. It was almost as if they were getting to know this animal properly for the first time. While the kangaroo slept (sedated) on the grass, the kettle went on and the biscuits came out. Four of us sat inside and chatted for about 1.5 hours, but one of the gents really felt the need to keep a close eye on Mr Roo. He is just an old softie I was assured by one of the ladies. The gent went to find and cut up an apple, then put it by the kangaroos mouth so he would find it when he woke up. Soon enough, the kangaroo began to stir, and after another 20 minutes he tried to stand up. He fell a couple of times (which is normal for this sedative), then stood up and, with a bit of a wobble, started eating. He watched us warily from a distance, and we felt the satisfaction of a job well done, while the old kangaroo swayed gently on the lawn as he slowly regained his composure from the sedatives. Good luck old man, you deserve it for getting this far and finding this place. #worldkangarooday #kangaroosalive #kangaroo UPDATE: we received a report that the old fella is "moving around much better and looking great" and he was "not going anywhere".

10.01.2022 Happy wrensday! The #AussieBirdCount is just 12 days away! Held between 1925 October, the Aussie Backyard Bird Count is a great way to connect with the birds i...n your backyard. To take part all you need is 20 minutes and your favourite outdoor space. You don't even have to leave home, making it the ultimate Covid-safe activity! You can count in a suburban backyard - and tell us about the birds visiting your bird bath like in this charming illustration of a family of Superb Fairy-wrens. You can also count in your local park, a patch of forest, down by the beach, or the main street of town. 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 you’ve participated before and are raring to go remember the app doesn’t kick in until the count begins on 19 October (one month to go!). #AussieBirdCount

09.01.2022 Thanks to Chris Lehmann, wildlife rescuer for ROWA and Kangaloola Wildlife Shelter, this emotive footage is a beautiful reminder for us to slow down on our roads and check injured wildlife. Please kindly share to help us help our wildlife. Thank You Chris

09.01.2022 AVAILABLE NOW!! We are so excited that our children’s book 'Life Upside Down’ - all about Australia’s wonderful Grey-headed Flying-foxes - is now officially ava...ilable for sale. Designed and written with my partner Heather, and published by Australian Geographic, this 48 page full colour hardback (280mm x 262mm in size) is for children between the ages of about 4 to 9 years old, and has a RRP (in Australia) of $19.95. Like most wildlife and conservation books, it was a labour of love, care, empathy, and concern about what is happening to our flying-foxes. We hope however that this book will help children (and the adults who read it to them) really appreciate how wonderful and important Grey-headed Flying-foxes are, understand many of the threats they are under, and also given them some very practical ways that they can help them survive and thrive. Heather and I would like to thank Australian Geographic for caring about Grey-headed Flying-foxes and wanting to publish our book, as well as all those who helped us along the way in its creation - you know who you are. To order, simple google "Life upside down gimesy and you'll find some places that have it. The ISBN is 978192238800. I have found both Australian Geographic and The Book Depository deliver OS. #greyheadedflyingfox #flyingfox #bat #fruitbat #wildlife #childrensbook #education #conservation #naturephotograpy #wildlifephotography #australiangeographic Fly By Night Bat Clinic Bat Conservation & Rescue QLD Sydney Bats Bat Conservation International Tolga Bat Hospital Battie Blue Wings, Paws, N Claws Australian Bat Clinic & Wildlife Trauma Centre Australasian Bat Society Microbats of Melbourne Batzilla the Bat Sarah's Bats Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife Australian Conservation Foundation Environment Victoria Bush Heritage Australia The Wilderness Society

08.01.2022 Australian Pelican in breeding colours. How beautiful! -Linda

08.01.2022 Hello Supporters! We hope this finds you feeling emotionally nourished with the easing of restrictions here in Victoria. What a year! While it's been a trialing time, our beautiful team have continued working towards ROWA's vision - to expand our wildlife shelter facilities here in the Alpine Region and to establish ROWA's community hub.... With a team of smiles, we would like to welcome you to ROWA's first e-newsletter! Please click the link below to share in our journey; and if you're loving what we're doing, please kindly donate and share our posts with friends and family. Please help us help our beautiful wildlife. With Gratitude, ROWA xx https://www.reachoutwildlifeaustralia.org/rowa-news

08.01.2022 *ATTENTION SINGER SONGWRITERS* We are looking for local, surrounding or any other vocalist/ musicians that would be interested in donating there time to help us raise money for our not for profit organisation ROWA. If you would like to get on board then please send us a sample of your own cover of an acoustic iconic/ classic Aussie song that we can sell through our social pages and thtough our website with 100% of all proceeds going back to help with the caring and rehabilitation or our beautiful wildlife. Please send a private message to Danni Townsend-Oneil if you would like to be part of this fundraiser.

05.01.2022 How amazing is this?!?!?!?! ~Linda

04.01.2022 The Granddaddy Yabbie we knew it would happen eventually, but we hoped maybe not. The longer it remained, the more our hope persisted. Then the surveyor pegs appeared with pink tape. The destruction was coming. There is a small ex-farm dam on land slated for sub-division at Baranduda. Since farming stopped here in the 70s, the dam has blossomed as a little wetland (depth about 1.5m) with a lovely growth of different reeds and such, whilst the big 100 year old Redgum home ...Continue reading

03.01.2022 Cheeky bloody cockie! -Linda

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03.01.2022 This is Roku, a teeny tiny Red-necked Pademelon joey. Isn't she adorable. She came into care yesterday after mum was found dead outside a house with no apparent injuries. Very weird. -Linda

03.01.2022 What an amazing bloke!

02.01.2022 It's hard to believe we are still discovering new species of mammals - but it just happened! There are now two more reasons to love Australia. Meet the newest m...embers of the 'Greater Glider'. The greater glider is a possum-sized marsupial living in the forests of eastern Australia, squeezing into tree hollows during the day and at night soaring up to 100 metres through the air searching for its favourite eucalyptus leaves. And due to the fact that these fluffy little fur-balls are on the 'extinctions' list, makes this find even more remarkable. Connect with Nature! See more