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25.01.2022 What is cuter than a baby tube-nose in Care? Answer ... two baby tubies. We have posted updates of little Warru (on the right). Warru means 'young man' in our l...ocal Yalanji language, and he is now around 38 days old and has doubled his intake weight. Fresh in yesterday from Edmonton (south of Cairns) is little Jabaju, which means 'younger brother' in Yalanji and he is around 12 days old - hydrated, stabilised and feeding very well. We are only aware of around half a dozen tubies hand-reared in Australia, and Jabaju is our third. So yes, we are keeping records of absolutely everything. See more

25.01.2022 The 3 littlest babies with me atm, 2 little red joeys, in the purple bed is Thea, a 1.2kg doe who I am babysitting for one of my awesome carers and in the blue bed is a little 1.7kg buck who came in Tuesday afternoon. Then we have little Minnie, the eastern grey doe who we rescued about a month ago after trying to reunite her with mum but dogs chased them away.

25.01.2022 To all the gentlemen out there... This is how you pick up the ladies . We are so lucky to have these amazing birds out here. Enjoy the courting efforts of the... mighty Brolga. Pics by Karen @ Winton, Queensland

25.01.2022 Unfortunately it looks like the little emu we saved and reunited with his family back in August is MIA, presumed deceased. Daddy emu was doing well raising his 4 chicks but as with anything in the wild, so much can go wrong, predators etc. One of the remaining 3 is also limping on one leg but keeping up with his siblings. Here they are cooling off in one of the dams outside of town.

25.01.2022 Come with us on a journey to help a duck family find refuge. We start our mornings saving ducks during the duck season. It's not easy being a duck and trying to navigate a clutch of hatchings through various human threats to find safety. Ducks are awesome!

25.01.2022 This is little Lucy who came into my care a week ago. She is an older red kangaroo joey at 4.2kg who was found laying on the side of the rd. At this size she would have most likely been out of the pouch grazing the often green pick on the rd side or following mum when she was hit by a car. Luckily she was found and take to some lovely people in Winton who stabilised her before transporting her 200km for me to continue her care. She has some head trauma, overall swelling which... has gone down, a laceration in one lower eye lid, this eye also has an ulcer. She has a dislocated toe and general bruising & soreness. Overall she is very lucky but you can see in her eyes & body movements that she feels crappy BUT, she is improving and getting stronger everyday. Initially I was told she was not very responsive and when up she would walk around in circles. Now she gets out of her pouch independently, absolutely loves her bottles and hard feed and finds her way around the house fine. She still isn't actually hopping but as her movements are getting better each day it won't be long. For an older joey she is such a sweetie and she won't have any issues settling into the madhouse here. See more

24.01.2022 34 bottles just for the morning feed

24.01.2022 Newest arrival and it's not a joey, who knows what this gorgeous little being is? I think it is pretty obvious really. Poor little bugger had his bottom half covered in wet thick clay mud which was also in his beak & nostrils, he wasn't able to stand and his neck was twisting all over the place when I got him. Cleaned him up & popped him in the ICU to warm up, thank you to The Rescue Collective for the awesome ICU, and he is now up calling out. His chest did have some fluid on it which appears to have cleared but luckily our amazing vet, Libby, from Hughenden is stopping in this evening to check on one of the joeys so he can get accessed also. If he gets the all clear we maybe able to reunite him with his daddy.

23.01.2022 The 2 young eastern grey boys that came into care on the same day last month are doing quite well. Dundee, the one with the severely swollen ankle, is powering along nicely & is a little firecracker, nothing can hold him back, so confident & full of energy. Poor little malnourished Morty still has the odd bad day but overall he is consistently improving. His poor little tummy was so compromised it is taking a while to become 100%. He loves hanging out with the big kids in the enclosure through the day lounging in the sun but has developed a bit of a thing for Emi who he grooms & follows everywhere

23.01.2022 Male Kangaroos aren't all about breeding and fighting,they can be wonderful dads and role models too. My magnificent Boo resting with one of his bubs. Just perfect

22.01.2022 This tiny little 630g red kangaroo joey come into care today. She was found alone with no mum around in town so we don't know how she became orphaned. She is quite dehydrated & skinny plus she was covered in ants, even her mouth was full of ants. We are getting hydration under control and fortunately she is sucking well on her new teat so her weight will pick up over the following weeks. She will be in care for roughly 12 months before she is big enough to be released back into the wild, for now there will be even less sleep for me keeping fluids up to her.

22.01.2022 Unfortunately the joeys keep coming into care out here. We now have 34 in care, we are independent carers not a group so yes they are all in our care. 10 of the bigger joeys will be ready to go to the staging - release carers property within the next couple of weeks but at this stage that still leaves 24 smaller babies in care. In the past week I have also been out assessing 3 orphaned emu chicks, disappointingly they are too small to be on their own but too big to be able to... catch, I just hope another daddy emu adopts them which they generally do. Plus a wedge tailed eagle that has a broken wing that we were unable to locate once we got to the area he was seen. A little Apostlebird chick is in care and driving everyone crazy with his constant calls joeys are so much quieter. https://au.gofundme.com/f/fkhfhn-orphaned-amp-injured-wildl

21.01.2022 Planning a trip to the Outback? Keep Noonbah Station in mind for camping, accommodation and natural history tours. The Old Schoolhouse is the perfect place to hang your hat at the end of the day.

21.01.2022 These 2 are absolutely gorgeous. Young Morty, who was our severely malnourished older joey, is besotted with Emi. He grooms her excessively and is very protective of her, follows her literally everywhere. Dundee tried to have a play fight with her yesterday and Morty came charging over to defend her. Morty is doing really well now and gaining heaps of weight weekly and young Emi struggled in care for months but since Morty came along she is doing so well. These babies are mob animals and really do need their own kind to thrive. I currently have 7 in this age group, 3 reds & 4 eastern greys and they all hang out together.

21.01.2022 I received a call from Lauryn this morning about a Kangaroo on the side of the road in Humevale, with a pouch young. Babies had all been fed, so I said I would... head out and have a look. Mum was laying on a 100k zone road. Plain sight. I had a pouch warm, just in case. Opening the pouch, I saw that Bub was not a viable size. I laid Bub to rest with Mum, took them across the road, where I was able to leave them peacefully. Saw another deceased Kangaroo on my way home another 100k zone. He had been hit hard, I saw the debris from the car all over the road. His body down in the ditch. Pulled him from the ditch. Sadly there was nowhere where I could put his body, so I had to spray it and moved him right off the road. Given I had a little bit of time before the little one from last night was getting picked up, I decided to go the long way home. 5 mins into the drive, I came across a large male. Both legs broken. Right on the side of the road. He still had the grass that he had been eating in his mouth Pulled his body off the road and managed to put it near where the Roos cross through. They will now be able to say goodbye. Another 100k road. Another 5 mins down the road, a kangaroo hit and left in the lane of the road where he was hit. He was Still warm. I managed to again, pull his body off the road and put him in some bushes. Another 100k road. 30seconds down the road, another large male, Hit and left AGAIN in the lane he was hit! Still Warm again. He was the worst one by far, right at the roundabout. You would have HAD to have been slowing down. I dont understand. Pulled his body off the road and into a paddock, under a tree line where his mates hang out. He was apart of a Batchelor mob. Same 100k zone. 6 Kangaroos unnecessarily lost their lives last night/this morning. It Was horrible. Only 1 as far as I know were called in for pouch checks. Why do people not care. Why are these poor animals, treated like shit every single god damn frikn day. Their lives frikn matter. I am sick and bloody tired of people not giving a shit and not giving these animals a second thought. Stop being so bloody heartless

21.01.2022 The Barcaldine Regional Council has commenced erecting cluster fencing around the township of Muttaburra for the sole purpose of keeping and removing native wildlife from entering its boundaries. The main species they want removed is obviously kangaroos who are major tourist attractions within the community. This is a region that has been in drought for 9yrs now which means the small mob of eastern greys that live in town are no doubt ones that have been born within the town...ship and have never left. We are also getting reds & wallaroos coming in of an evening which mostly leave early in the morning. In the drought the town is a safe haven for these animals, food, water & shelter is around unlike the baron landscape that surrounds us. Some community members want this fence erected & the animals completely removed from town because they are incapable of sharing the environment with these creatures who are only trying to survive in this harsh environment just like everyone else. They claim the roos are eating everything and nothing will grow BUT after 9 yrs of drought of course nothing is growing. If there are roos remaining within the fence once it is completed there are community members who are now requesting that these roos are culled. A lot of these roos we have watched for yrs, watched them raise their babies and some getting old. Now they want to remove them in the middle of summer to an area without any food, if the heat stress doesn't kill them, starvation certainly will. The council & community used the local wildlife to promote tourism to the region such as the Lake Dunn Sculpture trail with many species depicted and yet the real thing is ostracised, a bit hypocritical isn't it. I wrote a letter into the council a few months ago about my concerns but never heard back from them, nice to know we live in a dictatorship but I shouldnt expect nothing more living out here where most people have little to no respect or appreciation for the native wildlife. Native wildlife is looked as a pest to be eradicated, destroyed and tortured. If only everyone knew exactly what happens out in the bush. PLEASE SHARE! See more

20.01.2022 This is JUST morning bottles here atm. Who can guess how many bottles in 24hrs we are currently going through? EDIT: 81 in total... 24 joeys 3 are on 2 feeds a day 9 are on 3 feeds a day 12 are on 4 feeds a day Thankfully no pinkies, smallest atm is 2.3kg

19.01.2022 We are sleepwalking towards the edge of a cliff said Mike Barrett, executive director of science and conservation at WWF. Of all mammals on Earth, currently ...96% are livestock and humans, only 4% are wild animals. Since the dawn of large civilizations, humanity has caused the loss of 83% of all wild mammals and half of plants, according to a study published last year in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. When birds, fish and reptiles are included, humanity has wiped out 60% since 1970. Meanwhile, livestock populations have exploded. About 150 billion animals are raised to be slaughtered for human consumption on our planet each year. Annually, about 121 million pigs are killed for food in the United States. Around the world, more than 4 million pigs are killed for food every day. The majority of these animals do not life freely, more and more being imprisoned in factory farms. In Britain over a billion farmed animals are killed each year in slaughterhouses. This include over 10 million pigs, over 15 million sheep, 16 million turkeys, 14 million ducks and geese, about a billion chicken and over 2.6 million cows. "Many scientists believe the world has begun a sixth mass extinction, the first to be caused by a species Homo sapiens. Destruction of nature is as dangerous as climate change. Because of chemical pollution over half the world’s killer whale populations are now doomed to die from PCB contamination. The worst affected region is South and Central America, which has seen an 89% drop in vertebrate populations, largely driven by the felling of vast areas of wildlife-rich forest. We are sleepwalking towards the edge of a cliff said Mike Barrett, executive director of science and conservation at WWF. This is far more than just being about losing the wonders of nature, desperately sad though that is, he said. This is actually now jeopardising the future of people. Nature is not a ‘nice to have’ it is our life-support system. Humanity has wiped out 60% of animal populations since 1970, report finds https://www.theguardian.com//humanity-wiped-out-animals-si Main research article: The biomass distribution on Earth. PNAS June 19, 2018 115 (25) 6506-6511; first published May 21, 2018 https://www.pnas.org/content/115/25/6506 See also: Humans just 0.01% of all life but have destroyed 83% of wild mammals study (The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com//human-race-just-001-of-all-li The Slaughter of Animals in the UK https://www.viva.org.uk//slaug/slaughter-farmed-animals-uk

18.01.2022 The dedication of the elephant Doctor! When Lana, an elderly elephant at Elephant Nature Park became seriously constipated the elephant vets imediately began t...o treat her. They treat her with an enema, as if the blockage is left untreated it can be fatal. However the Dr's treating her got a big shock as the blockage cleared! Luckily now Lana is feeling much better. All in a days work for an elephant doctor! Video Credit: Channarong Srisa-ard (Dr Tom) #ElephantNaturePark #SaveElephantFoundation

18.01.2022 This tiny little fella came into care earlier this week. He is only about 240g and considering his mum was killed by a driver, thankfully he is perfectly healthy . Due to the sporadic and remote locations they are found in not many actually come into care either. He is a Spectacled Hare Wallaby and fully grown his average weight will be 4kg, my normal joeys are still little babies at that size. So far he is doing really well, loves his bottles and chitters away frantically when he knows the bottle is coming. He is very lucky that someone stopped to check his dead mumma so please everyone, check any animal you hit or see on the rd. Moving any carcases of the rd will also help prevent other animals being hit.

17.01.2022 Midnight feast anyone? Yes we go outside just before midnight to feed the older joeys & bring the middle group upstairs for a bottle & a sleep in their pouches. If it's really cold we light the fire which the older joeys end up laying around once they have finished being little piggies. How many fat bums can you count

17.01.2022 Looks like Big Buddy has found a new sleeping spot. I wonder if he will be one to hop in when it is full in summer to cool down.

16.01.2022 Guess who we saw today This young fella and all 4 of his chicks, one of these bubs is the one we saved last week Did you all know that it is the father that raises the chicks.

16.01.2022 Dogs, a major threat to all wildlife. If you have a pet dog please make sure it is contained in a fence that they can't get out of. While attempting to reunite a little 1.5kg joey with its mother yesterday, watching & waiting for over an hr, the decision to bring the joey into care was taken from us when 3 dogs charged out of their fenced yard and started chasing the 4 female adult kangaroos we were watching. Obviously the roos bolted leaving the poor little bub fumbling along attempting to follow. Luckily Kieran, my son, was with me & he took off to get between the dogs & any of the roos while I quickly went after the joey & scooped her up. Thankfully as soon as the dogs saw Kieran coming at them they turned tail and bolted back to their yard. So now we have 25 joeys in care.

16.01.2022 When you are so relaxed & content you don't even realised you have slipped out of your pouch Sweet little Blue literally stayed there for while dozing on & off. Beside him is his BBF Red.

16.01.2022 'Stop giving power to people who don't believe in science.' Actor Harrison Ford is warning us to address climate change before it's too late

15.01.2022 To the heartless, irresponsible jerk who hit this beautiful boy and didnt bother to stop & either put him out of his misery or call it in, you are a low life arsehole, to the dozens of people traveling around that would have driven straight past him & also didnt do anything, you are no better. This poor bugger looks like he has been out there for 24-48hrs in this condition, you can see where he has dragged himself along due to the disturbed dirt, dried blood and shards of bon...e. He is lucky that we just happened to have gone for a drive to check any critters hit by cars. It is sickening to think about how much he has suffered because humans just dont care. Please, if you do hit an animal, see any injured wildlife or rescue a joey etc, call someone asap to find the nearest carer or stop at your nearest town and let someone know. Any wildlife needs urgent experienced care and needs to stay within the region it was found so finding someone asap is essential.

15.01.2022 Poor mumma wombat

15.01.2022 Once again I am writing a post about domestic pet dogs attacking wildlife. This sweet little eastern grey joey came into care this morning after her mother & extended family was attacked, mauled & killed by 2 pet dogs left to roam. This has been going on of an evening for a few weeks in a small neighbouring town and now there have been roughly 30 kangaroos killed by these 2 dogs on the school oval. Thankfully she has no injuries except a small scrape between her eyes which y...ou can see in the pics. Obviously she is going to be quite scared & traumatised but hopefully she will settle in with the help & reassurance from the other little joeys. The council are trying to find out who owns the dogs, you wouldnt think it was that difficult in a small town, hopefully the dogs & their owners will be dealt with strongly. With owners like that, they don't deserve to ever own a pet again.

14.01.2022 With all the high temps on the way this summer & over the coming days, If your in an area still lucky enough to have koalas in your area please read this. Nev...er offer koalas or any marsupials water from a water bottle! Please DO NOT GIVE WATER TO KOALAS BY POURING WATER FROM BOTTLES INTO THEIR MOUTHS. PLACE A BOWL OF WATER ON THE GROUND OR POUR THE WATER IN TO YOUR HAT/HELMET/CUP ETC AND HOLD NEAR KOALAS MOUTH SO THAT IT CAN LAP AT IT With all the facebook posts about wonderful people caring for wildlife amidst the fire and heat disasters last summer a silent tragedy is happening. Koala's are DYING because people are trying their best to help but don't understand how a koala actually drinks. The little Koala seen in the middle picture is Arnie. He comes from a little town north of Bairnsdale. Arnie survived the heat wave AND fires with only minor burns to his feet and hands. His burns were healing. He survived losing his mum and the loss of his home. He was found by some very caring people who did what any human would do when they find a distressed animal, and offered him a drink from their bottle of water. They were just trying to help. They didn’t know that it is dangerous for Koala’s to drink this way. They didn’t know that Koala’s usually get most of their water via the gum leaves that they eat and they don’t often drink water, but when they do, they are face down and lapping small amounts with their tongue. They didn’t know that when a Koala holds it head up and takes in too much water, it can easily get in to their lungs and cause Aspiration Pneumonia, which is usually fatal. This is exactly what happened to little Arnie. Despite a mammoth rescue effort involving all three emergency services and wildlife rescuers he died more specifically he drowned. It was heartbreaking for everyone involved. That is why we want to share this post. So people can help in the best way possible. If you find a Koala in need of help in the heat or in a fire zone, please DO NOT OFFER IT WATER BY TIPPING IT FROM A BOTTLE OR CUP INTO THEIR MOUTHS AND NEVER FORCE A KOALA TO DRINK. If it is safe to do so then catch it in a blanket and transport to the nearest wildlife hospital otherwise take note of its location and let someone know the details. Please note that Koalas can cause nasty injuries so if the Koala is resisting do not try and pick it up. If you are nowhere near help then the best way to hydrate koalas is to PLACE A BOWL OF WATER ON THE GROUND OR POUR THE WATER IN TO YOUR HAT/HELMET/CUP ETC AND HOLD NEAR KOALAS MOUTH SO THAT IT CAN LAP AT IT, FACE DOWN. PLEASE remember that Koalas are arboreal and nocturnal. If you see one sitting on the ground during the day then please contact a wildlife rescue organisation. They are usually very stressed if they are at the point of allowing human interaction, so please do not try and take selfies with the animal as you are just causing continued stress. PLEASE share this. With all the videos going viral of people giving them water from their bottles, the koalas have an added risk, during an already dangerous time! Please tell all of your friends... and if you see a video of someone pouring water out for a Koala comment on it saying: "PLEASE DO NOT GIVE KOALAS WATER BY POURING IT. JUST LET THEM LAP AT THEIR OWN PACE. IF IT GETS IN THEIR LUNGS IT COULD KILL THEM. *story courtesy of Animalia Wildlife shelter

14.01.2022 I posted this 12 months ago & while a lot has happened in the last 12 months, the situation is still the same. When the fires wiped out a large portion of the country the world came to know about the plight of our native wildlife & the carers who bust their butts to save these amazing animals. It wasn't just the animals in the fire zones but drought, floods etc. All animals & the carers were being supported BUT, the government has done nothing. The situation in western QLD is... getting worse, if drought wasn't bad enough, the ever expanding cluster fencing will wipe out anything left. Animals are being trapped in paddocks with literally no food or water and left to starve to death, that's if they aren't poisoned or blasted at by unsympathetic property owners who just want any form of grazing pressure of "their" property. Roads & highways are now being used as wildlife corridors and the road kill is absolutely horrendous, the number of young joeys dead on the rds now is heartbreaking. Some of the larger roos maybe able to clear these fences but the younger roos cant, leaving them trapped & separated from their families. You see all too often roos & emus running the fence line trying to find a way through, migratory tracks these species have travelled with the seasons looking for food & water for many yrs long before European settlement, all blocked. Small towns like where I live are also putting up cluster fencing to keep roos out. The only safe haven these animals have to get some food & water and humans want to take that away too because apparently they cant get anything to grow and obviously its the roos fault, HELLO, 9 yrs of drought, of course vegetation is struggling to grow. If you want numbers, when ONE cow eats the equivalent of 60 kangaroos & ONE sheep eats the equivalent of 6 kangaroos, aside from drought and there being no vegetation, its pretty obvious where the grazing pressure comes from. When 70% of our agricultural produce is exported, I wonder at what cost to our natural environment and not just the animals, the land is being stripped, left baron where nothing grows or lives. I have been told that the kangaroos destroy the land which just shows how uneducated so many are, kangaroos have evolved with this land long before hard hooved animals where introduced and European settlers were amazed at our lush grasslands on arrival but these lush grasslands didn't last long once stock was introduced. Understandably there needs to be a balance, yes we need food & other supplies but we need the natural environment just as much, we are our worst enemy. Billions of dollars of government funding spent on this fencing but yet the various Department of Environment & CSIRO for example all have funding cut, goes to show what the gov really think of our amazing wildlife. I wonder what wildlife will be left in the next 10 years & if what we do is even achieving anything long term.

14.01.2022 An absolute disgrace, all those koalas saved, millions spend on their rehab, but they will have nowhere to return to. The remaining pockets of suitable habitat are shrinking daily and its not just koalas, so many mammals, assorted birds & reptiles, many listed as vulnerable or endangered. Majority of humans are so greedy & will never be happy, once all the wildlife are all gone they will whinge but it will be too late.

14.01.2022 This little eastern grey was found tonight just laying on the side of the rd, he was stone cold & not very responsive. I have warmed him up & now trying to rehydrate him. He has some little red marks on his feet & legs but no broken skin. Fingers crossed this little fella pulls through

13.01.2022 Queensland's koalas were almost driven to extinction when the government declared "open season" on the marsupials 90 years ago this month. Read more: http://ab.co/2xLFtVj

13.01.2022 So far this week we have 2 new additions to the madhouse. 1st is a tiny 462g pinkie wallaroo girl who's mum was hit by a person driving & left alive. Thankfully our local police officer came across her & while he had to end the mothers suffering, he saved this little girl from an awful death. So far she is doing really well, thankfully no bruising or injuries and she drinks perfectly. I have called her Maddy after the police officers wife. Then this morning this little boy wa...llaroo was taken into the council office 90km away where they bundled him up and got him delivered to me by one of the council rd crew. He also was orphaned by a car hit. This little fella is very stressed and has a good portion of one ear missing, minor scratches on the pads of his feet which is all from raptors trying to make a meal out of him. He also has 2 minor swollen sections on one foot but everything feels stable. Pain relief, lots of quiet time, food & cuddles and he will settle down in no time. See more

13.01.2022 Then add fencing like they are doing in western QLD and the ecological crash is inevitable, the planet is doomed.

13.01.2022 But dont let facts get in the way of the narrative parts of society are pushing to justify exclusion fencing & the slaughtering of native animals.

13.01.2022 Some of you may remember young Emi, the eastern grey doe. She came into care December last yr and we were constantly having health issue with her, what carer's would refere to as a failure to thrive baby. Sometime we never know what is wrong, be it a physical or mental issue. She is certainly thriving now and we have had no issues with her for months now. She has 3 eastern grey boys of similar age who absolutely dote on her, especially Morty who is very protective of her. The bond between Emi & Morty is what I believe Emi needed because it wasn't long after his arrival and following infatuation with her that she started to thrive. These animals are very family orientated and need a mob. https://au.gofundme.com/f/fkhfhn-orphaned-amp-injured-wildl

12.01.2022 A century after they were declared extinct in New South Wales, Bilbies have returned to Sturt National Park It has taken years of meticulous research, but the... joint 'Wild Deserts' program between NSW Government, UNSW, and Taronga Western Plains Zoo is aiming high - planning to increase the population of Bilbies in Australia by 17 per cent See more

11.01.2022 I'm hoping this protest painting can go into an exhibition, can you help me with a title please? The only thing I can think of is "Icon or Dog Meat. Your Choice" Only 6 words max.

11.01.2022 The raw power.

11.01.2022 These 2 gorgeous little red joeys, Blue & Red, came to me a week ago after being with another carer for a while. They seem to have settled in really well with only little Red still getting vocal when we pick him up, he was a bit feral when he came in though too lol. They are the best of buddies which always helps these babies adjust to any changes. They have also made new friends with the 3 other little ones their size here.

10.01.2022 These guys are so smoochy

08.01.2022 This Echidna was brought into the clinic suffering from a fractured beak. Following examination, an X-ray was taken & the fracture treated under a general anaes...thetic by Dr Ralph. As you can see, this little spiky girl is a mother carrying an egg. Skilled care was required during anaesthesia to manually support the structure holding the egg to avoid the egg being dislodged. Careful monitoring was needed until she fully recovered from her anaesthetic and was able to safely hold the egg herself with her muscular structure. Having been given antibiotics and pain relief, mother and egg were safely discharged to an experienced wildlife carer and will return in a few weeks for a review with Dr Ralph. See more

08.01.2022 Gorgeous little Ava is currently obsessed with sleeping in Kieran's bed, she loaths the cold weather and has found comfort in a nice warm bed you should hear & see the performance she puts on if she is removed from HER spot.

08.01.2022 Who knows what this little fella is? He was found on a property laying on the ground unable to stand but he has good reflexes. We have given anti-inflammatory pain relief & will be in contact with a vet tomorrow. He seems very happy atm, taken to a bottle of milk or Vytrate (electrolytes) very quickly. He is a juvenile weighing in at 1kg, adult males of this species average 3kg. Unfortunately this may not have a happy ending but we will give him a chance of recovery before making the final decision. I have never looked after one of these guys before so this is where our amazing wildlife carer network comes into play, I was able to get some basic care info within minutes of him being in my care. Love how supportive my network is .

07.01.2022 On Friday we made the 6hr round trip to Noonbah Station with 9 of our bigger joeys where they will eventually get released. They stay in the enclosure there for another couple of months before the gate is opened for them to take their 1st steps into the wild. Noonbah is an operating cattle property owned by the Emmott family who are wildlife friendly. I know these babies are being given the best chance possible in a remote location to live their lives. Karen mentioned that s...ince 2016 this lot makes 83 joeys they have released there. That is a huge effort & I am extremely grateful to them and so are the joeys. Some of the joeys come back to the enclosure regularly or hang out in certain areas on the property. This trip we had 5 eastern greys & 4 reds Ralphie 14.5kg eg buck Bonnie 11kg eg doe Buddy 11.6kg eg buck Skiddles 10.8kg eg doe Duffy 10.1kg eg doe Toffee 12.5kg red buck Banjo 13.1kg red buck Leon 12.1kg red buck Aussie 12kg red buck All travelled well and started eating as soon as their feet hit the ground in their new surroundings, there is plenty of green grass at Noonbah unlike here. Most are quite at home already taking bottles from their new carers but understandably a couple of them are still a bit cautious of getting too close to strangers, it usually doesn't take long for them all to come around though. We hope they all thrive in their forever home

07.01.2022 Somebody thought the pile of unfolded washing would make a good pouch to sleep in. I must admit I left him there because he looked cosy but then forgot he was there and freaked out when I couldn't find him a while later, he was literally buried in asleep

06.01.2022 Kanga mosh pit. Usually there is 4 little eastern grey joeys in this group together but this day we have Morty at the back, Little Buddy at the front & Emi standing. Dundee is missing. The 3 boys are obsessed with little Emi and follow her everywhere. And just because, another photo of the emu family we saw again yesterday

05.01.2022 Megafauna host mega diverse parasites! This is the inside of the stomach of an Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus), one of the largest living marsupials... on earth, which can grow up to 2m tall and weigh over 60kg! These mega marsupials are important grazers throughout eastern Australia and are equally important reservoirs of biodiversity, particularly their incredibly diverse roundworms. In this picture alone there are four different roundworm genera including Labiosimplex, Pharyngostrongylus, Rugopharynx, and Cloacina! These parasites have important impacts on their hosts and may even impact the evolution of their feeding behaviour! We're only beginning to understand the complex interplay between megafauna, parasites, and their ecosystems, but it will having increasing relevance as conservationists continue to re-wild lost species back to their former ranges! _______________________________________________ #parasite #parasites #parasitic #parasitology #parasitologist #helminth #helminthology #helminthologist #nematode #roundworm #pinworm #endoparasite #kangaroo #marsupial #easterngreykangaroo #Macropus #rewild #rewilding #ecology ________________________________________________ Image via the below publication >> check it out for a really nice overview of the interplay between parasites and herbivorous. Coulson, G., Cripps, J.K., Garnick, S., Bristow, V. and Beveridge, I., 2018. Parasite insight: assessing fitness costs, infection risks and foraging benefits relating to gastrointestinal nematodes in wild mammalian herbivores. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 373(1751), p.20170197.

05.01.2022 Unfortunately we had to catch & euthanise a roughly 6kg eastern grey joey this morning. She had a badly broken ankle but was still trying to move around with the local mob. Once again, our local council worker found her & helped us contain her, many of the council workers out here do a fantastic job at looking out for the local wildlife. One thing I will never understand is how people claim these creatures are aggressive, we walked into the mob of roughly 15-20 various sized kangaroos and not one of them posed any threat to us even though we were taking away one of their babies. RIP sweet girl

04.01.2022 This is Dundee & Morty, both are about 11-12kg and are ready to go to the next stage towards release back into the wild. These 2 came into care on the same day within a hr of each other. Dundee had major swelling on one ankle which didn't look promising but fortunately there was no breaks and the swelling had receded after 5 days. He has always been a live wire hence the name Dundee. Morty was severely malnourished and we nearly lost him within 48hrs but he pulled through and... hasn't looked back. He has always been assertive but not bossy. Unfortunately it was his BFF, Emi, that we lost a couple weeks ago so I had to watch him closely for stress but he has done well thanks to his 2 other friends, Dundee & Buddy. This is why trained carers always encouraged raising joeys, especially the stressy eastern greys, in at least groups of 3. It also helps them realise they are kangaroos who live in a mob structure. The 3 eastern grey boys plus 4 red joeys will be going to the next stage carers hopefully this weekend depending on the weather.

03.01.2022 This is literally what its like at bottle time here with the outside joeys and there is always one who tries to jump on your lap and sends the bottles flying everywhere

03.01.2022 Can you guess what’s wrong with this picture? These tracks were made by turtle hatchlings trying to make their way to the sea. At night, hatchlings find thei...r way from their nest to the sea by moving towards the lightest horizon they seestraight down the beach to the water. On nesting beaches near towns, resorts or camping areas, artificial lights can affect a hatchling’s or turtle’s ability to see the natural horizon, causing them to become disoriented and travel in the wrong direction. Often this means they become trapped in vegetation, exhaust themselves or overheat, with little chance of survival. Let’s all do our bit to ‘Cut the Glow’ around nesting beaches in Queensland, to ensure these remarkable marine animals have the best chance of finding their way! Learn more about Cut the Glow to Help Turtles Go https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/p/mon-repos/about/cut-the-glow #MonRepos #hatchlings #conservation #QldParks Visit Bundaberg, Queensland #turtles #seaturtles #QldParkRangers Southern Great Barrier Reef

03.01.2022 Another pretty awesome bird chick came into care last sunday after he was found on a property near Longreach. He was a bit flat but after some fluids, food & rest, provided by one of the local vet nurses who helps any wildlife in the region, he perked up. He will be going to a raptor carer next week where he will get the best of care and learn to fly so he can eventually be released back into the wild.

03.01.2022 The little emu got the all clear from the vet & we successfully reunited him with his daddy & siblings this afternoon. As soon as his dad heard him calling he stopped, turned around, saw the little fella & then ran over with his chest puffed out being all protective. Little one was quite happy running along with his 3 siblings when we left. Unfortunately we didn't get any photos or videos but the main thing he is healthy and reunited with his family

02.01.2022 The little fella that was found laying by the rd side on Monday night is doing really well, drinking his bottles and bright as a button. He already loves to snuggle and nuzzles in to sleep. He is a healthy 880g so has lots of growing to do . Since he was found in the light of the full moon very close to midnight we were thinking of naming him Lupin after the werewolf in Harry Potter lol.

01.01.2022 THE FOLLOWING EXTRACTS WERE COLLATED FROM HISTORICAL RECORDS BY DR DROR BEN AMI AND DR KEELY BOOM 1788-Early settlers used kangaroos for meat initially but on...ce livestock was established, kangaroos mainly hunted and killed for sport. 1840s-Eastern grey Kangaroos in NSW reduced to low numbers by large-scale killing 1887-1907-Eight million kangaroos and wallaroos killed for bounties in Queensland. 1880s-All states in Australia introduced legislation to eradicate all kangaroos and wallabies. 1884- Bounties paid for 250,000 kangaroo scalps and 86,000 red-necked wallabies in NSW. 1880s-NSW declared kangaroos and wallabies vermin and bounties were offered for each head. 1883-1920-Three million bettongs and potoroos were killed for bounties-All these species were nearly wiped out. Three of these species are now extinct. 1884-1914-640,000 brush-tailed rock wallabies were killed for bounties. This species is now listed as vulnerable in NSW. 1935-1936 (1 year) 1.25 million red kangaroo skins were traded from WA into the Sydney skins market. Kangaroos were not the only native species that were decimated by these programs and the fur trade. Wombats, dingos, wedge-tailed eagles, emus were shot and poisoned on an industrial scale. Possums too. In 1906 alone 4 million brush tail possum skins were marketed in New York. No native animal was spared. Koalas were nearly hunted to extinction. Between 1888 and 1927, approximately 8 million were killed for the fur trade. Nearly a century later the consequences of this slaughter can still be seen with current koala populations estimated to be 1% of their pre-settlement numbers and facing the very real threat of extinction within the next 20 years. Pic- WILD BOY by Brett Clifton