Wildlife Rescue Rehabilitation & Education Association Inc in Murphys Creek, Queensland, Australia | Wildlife sanctuary

Wildlife Rescue Rehabilitation & Education Association Inc

Locality: Murphys Creek, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 407 028 540

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25.01.2022 Daybreak here today chirping of the first duck egg hatching

24.01.2022 A little story from a friend delivering an echidna it’s a regular occurrence for me getting the little critters out of vehicles. After a long day yesterday, I was so keen to have this little guy arrive at my doorstep. But being over tired after a hectic day... i forgot to secure him in a travel cage with a lid. And took him in what he came in... As learnt from experiences of last night, the very last thing you want to feel is an echidna scurry across your feet in t...he dark of night along a highway. Secure those echidnas properly people!!! See more

22.01.2022 Sometimes it’s nice to stop and watch great builders at work

21.01.2022 Our beautiful set up at Clifford Gardens! We are looking to reach our goal of $15,000 to go towards help build our new koala enclosure for rehabilitation and exercise.

21.01.2022 This Tawny Frogmouth chick is feeding well he was rescued by a member of the public who’s quick retrieval from saved him from attacking currawongs before injury.

20.01.2022 https://www.gofundme.com/f/helpmeseeforlonger

19.01.2022 This little puggle came in today at 400g eyes just opening and short spines, it has clearly hatched very late in the season. The little echidna would not survive in the wild without its mother and should not be out of the nursery burrow at this stage of development. Most echidna young from the last breeding season would be existing the nursery burrow over the next month and be around 1250g (the size of a small rockmelon) and be fully spined. The effects of our climate chang...ing and the extended drought have had an impact on echidna breeding and many of the puggles over the past few years have been underweight. If you see a little puggle or small echidna you should take a photo and give us a call it is in the best interest of the echidna to come into care for assessment.

19.01.2022 Just a few pics over the past week of the constructions underway. The mist house for koala leaf frame complete One koala cage boxed ready for cement Putting up an exclusion barrier to alleviate and stress associated with fence building

18.01.2022 In the wake of Covid-19 we are closed to volunteers stay home, stay safe we are : ONLY OPEN FOR RESCUE SERVICES The support for wildlife and particularly koala has been unbelievable over the past few months and our volunteers have worked tirelessly for a long long time so thanks to all, ... I’ll keep you updated on the build

17.01.2022 The Stemmler men at work ..RECYCLING Just another of those big jobs behind the scene of caring for those wonderful koala Every week there is that mountain of leaf and stems the koalas do not eat, rather than cart them away or create a further fire hazard on the property we decided to recycle and turn it into mulch. ... This chipper for small orchards reduces not only our waste but a huge amount of our time and energy was made possible from donations from far away in Switzerland Martin and Michael enjoyed the work so much they have decided this will be their ongoing volunteering job into the future

17.01.2022 Reaching out across the globe Jaxon B from Nevada Many thanks for helping our fire affected animals a big heart this young boy made and sold these clay figurines and donated $100 to our wildlife fund. ...

16.01.2022 We’ve been very busy here over the past months this little video will give you a glimpse of the joy we feel for some of those long hard hours we’ve put in to saving one of the species we care for For all those who help to support us by donating, volunteering or spreading the word about out work I hope you enjoy this as much as we do

16.01.2022 Two gliding possums - Squirrel Gliders (Petaurus norfolcensis) came into care during last winter as juveniles. The dead tree in which they we living was chopped down for firewood. Losing their home in this manner would be considered very sad however for this pair it was a blessing as they were severely dehydrated and malnourished from drought and would most likely not have survived. Recovered and ready for release the forest was destroyed by fires and so had to remain in ca...ptivity, they have matured and bred and here they sit in there box while the young are out to feed on the nectar pollen mix. Now the whole colony is ready for release ....happy days

15.01.2022 One night and every leaf is gone - Drew and Janie came in mid December 19. Suffering from the effects of drought, dehydration and malnourished, Drew was very poor and Janie still mostly in the pouch but also poor as the milk supply obviously not sufficient. Habit in the region has been hit another blow with the caterpillars wiping out much of the fresh leaf. ... Still they are thriving on what we can find and so thanks for the endless driving and great work of leaf collectors and volunteers helping to maintain the enclosures throughout these restrictions your work is much appreciated.

15.01.2022 Addam from Injune dug up be a stick rake, Blue dropped by mum going under a fence and Hayden mum is a dog attack and sadly will not take the puggle back into the pouch so all three are being hand raised by Trish LeeHong. I don’t believe there is a name for a group of puggles a few years back there were six in care and we called them a huddle of puggles let’s hope this little huddle do well

14.01.2022 These two young boys Charlie and Angus saved their pocket money to donate to wildlife, volunteered time during their holiday this week to help out - great job cleaning out the wallaby enclosure It’s tough here feeding the wildlife, staying covid safe makes fundraising all that more difficult Let’s give the boys a big hand ... Share this post Great job Charlie and Angus

14.01.2022 Posted a video of a little Tawny Frogmouth last week my how it’s grown so quickly it’s the one with eyes open on the right. Two new buddies delivered last night from seperate jobs settling in well and should be on their way back to the wild in a couple of weeks.

13.01.2022 A huge thanks to The Rescue Collective lucky koalas This is the first of the enclosures donated by community to be completed after the Pechey Hampton fires. We couldn’t have any fanfare due to Covid -19 but watch this space ! We are looking to the future and there is more good news to come.

13.01.2022 We received a welcome email today below is the most relevant info for the centre: The Department of Environment and Science has been advised (at the time of writing) that in Queensland, small animal veterinary surgeons will remain open and operate as normal. In addition, while zoos and wildlife centres are closed to visitors they have been provided with an exemption that enables them to continue operations to care for sick and injured wildlife including receiving, caring for... and rehoming injured animals. We trust that this advice will enable you to feel confident in carrying out your usual activities lawfully while complying with restrictions and safety advice related to COVID-19. Anyone travelling to collect, deliver or perform essential work at the centre MUST OBSERVE SPACIAL DISTANCING AS PER GOVERNMENT ADVICE. STAY HOME IF YOU ARE: Over 70 Over 60 with preexisting health concern Over 50 of indigenous background. Contact us if you have any queries, We will keep you updated on any change.

08.01.2022 Rufus Bettong - rat kangaroo Preparing for life in the wild it’s been a while since I have had one in care. They are declining due to loss of habit luckily thus little male will move on to a property where there is a protected population in the near future. True to the survival behaviours of the species he was being a handful as they often are but just not ready for release and needed a large outdoor area to mature a little more. Now that my PhD work for echidna is done it’...s a pleasure to reep the benefit of building the research enclosures on the property. These 50sq mtr enclosures have natural environment, mtr down rat wall and 1.2 mtr non climeable walls are perfect for soft release preparation of many small species. Pleasure to be of assistance to other carers .. he’s doing well

05.01.2022 Little TinTin back to the wild, TinTin was rescued from high in the tree tops with the aid of a cherry picker. He was only handled 3 times during his 8 months in rehabilitation, we try very hard not to imprint wildlife as this is detrimental to their survival after return to the wild. Normally there is a great excitement to release koala back to the wild but this release is bitter sweet. TinTin is at a good age, a young sub adult old enough to be independent in searching fo...r food although not old enough to be a threatened by breeding adults. However, after years of drought and little winter rain will there be enough leaf in the canopy over future summers to maintain the local koala population ? All we can do is hope ....monitor the region and assist landholders to regenerate the eucalypt forest, https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/

05.01.2022 LOOK WHO POPPED IN LAST WEEK! Rustic Pathways brought a group of American students on an educational tour. They had been chosen by the Mayor of Los Angeles from numerous colleges to come and learn about Australian life, politics, foreign affairs and wildlife! They got a taste of volunteering at a grassroots wildlife centre, getting their hands dirty, cleaning and raking kangaroo paddocks, Koala cages and bottle feeding our older joeys in our outdoor enclosures and feeding both our birds and echidnas. We had a discussion on monotreme biology learning about reproduction, survival, general husbandry and feeding behaviours.

05.01.2022 After the fires many different styles of boxes were donated for owls, possums gliders and bats. These boxes came from Toowoomba Christian College, others built in Brisbane Australia from funds donated by overseas and delivered to the centre by a lovely German couple on holiday. Most of these boxes were handed out for post fire recovery sites, properties owners feeding wildlife impacted by drought and wildlife Carers. ... This week we had some of our old gliders boxes tidied up and put back up in the forest around our enclosures here at the centre along with several new boxes..... I do many rescues at heights but had a little help getting them up in place ....thanks to the patience of the tree climber who went to great effort securing them in position facing them away from the western summer sun

04.01.2022 Life before the big outdoors ... waiting for his new cage

01.01.2022 We have been extremely busy lately with many rescues but this little one is special meet BLUE Blue was found on the QLD police border checkpoint QLD/NSW at Barringun. The mother was seen squeezing under a fence and left the puggle behind. In cooler times we could have advised to collect the puggle and put on the otherside of the fence but at 44 deg it would have died from heat stress very quickly. Great job thanks to all those who played a part in transport ... Keep you posted on progress Second photo Blue and puggle Addam from Injune that came in a few days earlier

01.01.2022 Two echidnae our enjoying the wet weather ... yesterday great pair of volunteers repairing the roof of another echidna enclosure wet and muddy work they got the job done. There’s always a chance to help out feeding joeys out of the pouch, check out that little patch of grass !!! How nice is the rain

01.01.2022 THE BIG BUILD STARTS TODAY !!! Thanks to THE RESCUE COLLECTIVE ... Isn’t it great to know that local wildlife ARE benefiting from donations please support the The Rescue Collective as they are putting funds out where they are urgently needed, on the ground NOW At our Murphy’s Creek Centre C & L Constructions have arrived this morning to start on the upgrade of koala facilities with: 3 mtr x 180 mtr compound fence 8 mtr x 6 mtr x 3 mtr koala enclosure 12 mtr x 3.5 mtr mist house These facilities will help koala from the fires and drought providing the best that rehabilitation can provide with housing and climbing the big blue gums the fence will surround and keeping those endless supplies of leaf fresh