Wildlife Rescue Darwin in Palmerston, Northern Territory | Veterinary surgeon

Wildlife Rescue Darwin

Locality: Palmerston, Northern Territory

Phone: +61 8 8932 9738

Address: 56 Georgina Crescent, Yarrawonga 0830 Palmerston, NT, Australia

Website: http://wildlifedarwin.org.au

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25.01.2022 Sea Eagles are always impressive. This is a young bird and does not have the adult feathers yet. In the middle of getting a vet check.

24.01.2022 A big thank you to Neil from Ante Pest control for donating fruit for our wildlife. At the moment we have lots of flying foxes coming in due to Barbed wire but also baby bird season has started so this will help feeding our patients. If you need a pest control company contact Neil on Ph-0467042922. He is very reliable and good in his job and very well priced.

23.01.2022 Feeding wildlife is an interesting topic, should you or better not? Feeding wildlife the right food every now and than is fine as long as they don't depend on it. Setting up feeding stations can attract predators and help spreading diseases. So better not. Best thing is to plant native plants in your backyard so wildlife has a natural food source.

22.01.2022 This baby kookaburra is currently raised by one of our vets. We usually recommend to put up an artificial nest if you find a baby bird. Baby kookaburra is doing great and already learnt to eat on its own.

22.01.2022 Yes, no breaks! Great news for this echidna girl. She will be released back into the wild next week.

22.01.2022 A big thank you to all involved bringing this 60+kg flatback turtle to us. We will post some more pictures, and yes he is on his way to recovery. If you see a floating turtle or another marine wildlife in trouble and you can't rescue ring NT Marine watch 1800 453 941 and the ranger will help.

21.01.2022 Her mum died on the road and this juvenile agile wallaby broke her leg. Luckily she was found and we will pin her leg tomorrow.

20.01.2022 We had a couple of more unusual animals in last days. Guess what this one is, yes it is a microbat but what sort?

20.01.2022 This little green Pygmy Goose was brought in with blood in its beak and a swollen eye. We think it might have been hit by a car. Xray showed no broken bones but the first 24hours are always critical as she could have internal injuries.

20.01.2022 Dermatitis does not need to be the end. A lot of these possums are treatable and we are happy to do so. We work with Wildcare and will offer the necessary veterinary support to give them a second chance.

19.01.2022 This male Rufus Owl came to us with a dislocated elbow. We will try our best to get him up in the air again.

19.01.2022 This whistling kite has a broken wing. The break is a couple of days old but very close together, so we decided to stabilise it and hope it will heal with a lot of cage rest and tlc.

18.01.2022 Do you know what to do if you see a sea turtle in trouble? This is how sea turtle rescues and rehab is organised in the Northern Territory.

16.01.2022 Evening feed for two brush tailed possums, which came in orphaned. Possums do get a special milk for the first couple of month.

16.01.2022 Antilopine wallaroos can be very moody. Especially when they need a bandage change. But who could be cross with such a lovely face.

16.01.2022 Saying goodbye to a Forest Kingfisher, which came it us after flying into a window. After rest and pain relief he was keen to leave us.

16.01.2022 Nearly 20 Little Flying foxes ready for release in the next couple of days. Most of them came into care due to barbed wire. All passed the final vet check.

16.01.2022 In 2016 we started our cat desexing program with an Animal Welfare Grant and offered low income earners the chance to desex their cat for free. Our last grant in 2019/20 helped to desex another 54 cats (19 males and 35 females). Thanks for helping cats, owners and our wildlife! https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer

16.01.2022 This tawny found found on its own, parents didn't come back, so it will go to a wildcare member now.

15.01.2022 Native food and enrichment is important for animals in care. These black flying foxes enjoy the flowers of a gum tree.

15.01.2022 This little wallaroo survived a car accident, her mum died and she broke her leg. We pinned it 4 weeks ago and she was in for a checkup and got the okay for supervised exercise

15.01.2022 This beautiful frilled neck lizard was brought to us as it has an injured tail and needs surgery. We suspect it was attacked by a dog. It showed us its beautiful frill when we weighted it. It will have xrays and surgery today.

13.01.2022 One of many wildlife patients we saw this week. This baby brushtail possum came in just before we closed our clinic, so it will spend the night with one of our nurses and go to a carer tomorrow.

12.01.2022 A car is a very bad match for a young echidna. This poor girl broke its beak/ snout. While it may not look much, the fracture site in an echidnas beak swells quickly and impacts on their ability to breathe. In this case we also had to deal with internal injuries. RIP little girl.

10.01.2022 This little wallaroo survived when her mum was hit by a car and killed. But kites started to pick on it and damaged her tail. We had to remove a bit and stitch it up, so it would heal. Baby girl is now with a carer on the road to recovery.

10.01.2022 When your vet not only does the pinning but is also decorating the bandage to show bones and pin.

10.01.2022 This little curlew is with us for a couple of days now. We splined his broken leg and are hopeful it will heal correctly.

09.01.2022 Today we saw three fire victims. A possum, a tawny frogmouth and this yellow faced turtle. Only the turtle survived and will receive treatment now. Please watch out for our wildlife. All three came from the Palmerston area.

09.01.2022 This week we had two Black Red Tailed cockatoos in care, A boy and a girl both hit by cars, but both lucky not to have any broken bones. After a couple of days in care and on medication for trauma they are now with a specialised Wildcare carer.

09.01.2022 Aren't they just adorable? This baby orange footed scrub fowl was hit by a car and has a head trauma and is currently treated. These birds are independent from the day they are born, no parental guidance

09.01.2022 Build up and bird season is coming. We have seen the first Torresian imperial pigeon this week. This Torrie was attacked by a dog and has a wound under her wing, so she will stay with us for a couple of days before she goes to a wildcare carer.

09.01.2022 These Little Red Flying Foxes were the lucky ones. All rescued from Barbed wire fences mainly around Mango farm. Please make your fence wildlife friendly. It is easy. A big Thankyou to Bev and Mignon from Wildcare for donating fruit.

09.01.2022 Did you know baby bats should also be wormed when they are in care? Today three baby Little Red Flying foxes received their second round of worming. Luckily the drops are sweet and they love it.

08.01.2022 This is the second blue faced honey eater coming into care this week. Did you know their common name is banana Bird and they have been renamed in the Topend region to reflect a new subspecies.

08.01.2022 Last picture before the release. This microbat flew into a house and couldn't find her way out. Quick health check and release near by.

08.01.2022 Yesterday I was stuck on a barbwire fence then I was rescued and today they gave me this awesome food (high protein powder on fruit). Im so lucky!

07.01.2022 This young blue faced honey eater was pick up from the middle of the road. He was lucky to survive. After a short rest, he seemed to be very pleased with the food we offered him.

07.01.2022 This is just the wrong location. We don't want to see wallabies hit by cars and other wildlife injured or disturbed. Please join us to help wildlife. The venue can be set up in another location.

07.01.2022 After a week on antibiotics and a small surgery this frog is back home and even got a new house. That's the Territory spirit! Looking after our wildlife!

06.01.2022 With restrictions lifting we will start to offer caring courses again. What should we offer first? First Aid for Wildlife, Caring for possums or caring for wallabies?

06.01.2022 When your dinner is clearly late! This tawny frogmoth is currently in care with one of our nurses but will soon go into an outdoor setting in his release area. We don't know what happened to mum but she didn't come back one night.

06.01.2022 Baby season, after a vet check this plover chick went straight to Wildcare and will be raised by a bird carer.

05.01.2022 Today two of our members worked in a remote community, when they came across this baby wallaby in the middle of the road. Her mum must have been killed the night before but baby survived. He received a vet check and medication and is now in care.

04.01.2022 This male bandicoot was hit by a car and unable to move. After a couple of days in intensive care, he is now back and enjoying his dinner. He will be released next week.

03.01.2022 Such a sad picture. This is a Little Corella with Psittacine beak and feather disease. This disease is not only horrible as there is no treatment but it is also highly contagious. If they don't get caught, they will loose all feathers and the beak is growing and in the end they starve to death. You can help by putting up nesting boxes, so these birds have more nesting choices and might not use a nest which had a PBFD bird in it.

02.01.2022 That was a horrible year. While our numbers of barbed wire victims are much lower now, we still see flying foxes coming in each month. Please consider wildlife friendly fencing.

01.01.2022 This was a surprise. We received an email saying they found an eastern short-eared rock-wallaby or Wilkins' rock-wallaby (Petrogale wilkinsi) mum hit by a car but with an unfured joey. The rescuer brought it too us. It was bruised but we are hoping it will recover and be able to be released once it is grown up. Rock wallabies don't come into care very often as they are found in the more remote rocky parts of the Northern Territory. The little joey is now with an experienced Wildcare wallaby carer.

01.01.2022 Remember our frilled neck lizard. This is the reaction we got when we released her.

01.01.2022 Two at once! We had a whistling kite and a black kite coming in both hocked into fishing lure together. It was a bit tricky to remove as we had to gas them down one after the other. Luckily both had no permanent damage and are now in care with Wildcare. All our raptors go to experienced Wildcare carers. And a reminder please take your rubbish with you if you go fishing!

01.01.2022 Due to cane toads, dogs and cats the numbers of monitors declined. So it is good to see them coming in once in a while. This one was bitten by a dog and is on medication and painkillers at the moment but on the road to recovery.