Wildlife Welfare Org SA Inc in Goolwa, South Australia | Non-profit organisation

Wildlife Welfare Org SA Inc

Locality: Goolwa, South Australia

Phone: +61 434 114 628

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25.01.2022 We have a second BT lizard arrive into the centre a couple of days ago. This lizard was observed constantly out in the garden for a few days, very cold and barely moving. This usually means something is amiss as it is not brumating properly. All lizards entering our lizard room are routinely wiped over with Frontline spray. This will kill any snake mites that may be present on the lizard. They are very tiny and not always seen immediately. By that time it is too late. Snake mites can affect any other lizard anywhere in close vicinity. Enclosures would need to be fumigated over a three week period with snake mite spray. Lizards are not partial to pyrethrum products so Frontline is the best preventative. These mites are usually only found on lizards coming in from the wild.

25.01.2022 Another very young BT lizard came in today. It weighs only 14grams. A lady had spotted it in her garden over the last few days, and was finally brought into care after being blown about in the strong winds. There are abnormalities in both eyes and it has a discolouration on the scales on its head. Lizzie has been given the pre admission frontline spray, ointment to eyes, electrolytes and a nice warm vivarium. A cute little dude.

24.01.2022 Well another helluva day today. You name it weve rescued it. From climbing up a chimney and dragging down a galah perched on a baffle, to a poor little magpie that has had an altercation with a power line burning a hole in its chest and burning off a leg. Sooty the galah, as you would expect him to be called, was as black as the soot and has had a big bath today. A smattering of galahs and baby magpies needing attention. A poor ibis with a dreadful compound leg fracture and just to top of the day a Little Penguin. Cant wait for the busy time!!!

24.01.2022 Another busy day for the WWO team. One of the calls was to report another Cape Barren Goose at Parsons Beach, Waitpinga. Unfortunately the team could not find this one but hopefully it has flown on somewhere appropriate. Two of our other CBG will be released over the next couple of days into their appropriate environment. The saddest rescue today was the fledgling Hooded Plover that came in with some significant injuries. Looks very much like another species bird attack. The Hooded Plover volunteers work so hard to keep these little guys safe and it is devastating for everyone to have this happen. Remember to always follow the instructions on the signs when in the vicinity of these birds. Dr Anne Fowler will assess tomorrow. Fingers crossed.

24.01.2022 WWO is certainly keeping Dr Anne busy lately. Today we transported four new cases for her to assess. A kookaburra and an Adelaide Rosella both found on the side of the road and both needing X-rays. A Sulphur Crested Cockatoo with a bleeding toe and claw and a Ringtail Possum that we also rescued on the road late last night. Always good to accurately diagnose injuries and then they can be treated appropriately.

23.01.2022 Sad. Sad. Sad. Sad. Sad. Sad. Sad. On the way home just now saw these two poor youngsters dead in the middle of the road about a metre apart. The road is in a 50k speed limit. These babies would have been flying at this age and probably just needed a few extra seconds to fly out of danger. The person didnt even stop. Just left them lying there. Please look ahead and think ahead when driving with all the young birds around. These two magpies are probably siblings so the parents have lost both babies.

23.01.2022 Meet our other two interesting inmates living it up in the rescue centre at the moment. The younger one was rescued from Goolwa beach on a really hot day and the second one came from Dr Anne Fowler that was X-rayed and diagnosed with a fractured coracoid bone, which doesn’t allow him to fly. It was love at first sight. They are getting on really well and eating their greens like good children!

21.01.2022 So many stories we can’t tell them all. The Goolwa duck is doing well but Dr Anne is a bit guarded about his prognosis. Two of the Cape Barren Geese were released to a whole bunch of others on Hindmarsh Island last night. One more CBG came in from Adelaide so we still have three. Two turtles were also released yesterday that Dr Anne had weaved her magic in, and last but not least a male magpie that had wool entanglement around both feet was finally caught tonight. Yet again this magpie had been like this for at least two weeks before it was reported. These situations must be reported ASAP.

20.01.2022 Another late night call out for this special creature found injured on Golfview Road, Goolwa. This poor echidna has suffered an injured beak and an injured foot. This animal is a whopper too, weighing 4.5kgs. Off to Dr Anne Fowler tomorrow for a full assessment. WWO have received numerous calls over the last few days regarding Echidnas on the move. Remember an echidna cannot be relocated out of its territory please just shepherd them to a safer place. If in doubt please call our number and please look out for them on the roads. They are very special.

20.01.2022 It is definitely baby season at WWO with a number of calls about young birds recently. Please remember that all baby birds are better off with their parents and should only be taken into care as a last resort. This young Magpie-Lark is being cared for by one of our volunteers. The second picture is a Striated Pardalote that came into care yesterday and can’t fly. As one of the smallest birds in Australia, this one is an adult and weighs in at a whopping 10 grams!

20.01.2022 A happier day today for the WWO team. We released our young kookaburra back into its territory today and it flew up into a tree where it was promptly joined by two others. We hope these are the parents. We also reunited a young magpie back to its parents after a very short stay with us. This poor youngster had a slight leg injury so it received some anti inflammatory drugs, a good feed and rest and now back to Mum and Dad. After a good mornings work, a stopover at the nearest cafe for our mandatory coffee.

19.01.2022 Another cute little bird was admitted to the rescue centre yesterday. This purple crowned lorikeet was picked up from in the middle of the road. PC was a little quiet yesterday but is now feeding itself and generally a lot happier. These are relatively common birds in the wild. As tree top dwellers and their small size they are usually obscured by the bossier rainbow and musk lorikeets.

19.01.2022 A very busy and traumatic day today. A call out at 6am this morning revealed a very tragic scene. An injured female swan was sitting on the grass verge on Billabong Road in Goolwa unable to walk. The grass verge borders the golf course and is separated by a high cyclone fence. Two cygnets were dead on one side of the fence and one cygnet dead on the golf course side. Poor old Dad was circling around trying to call to his partner and babies. Not quite sure what happened bu...t we think maybe a fox attack with the parents trying to protect their young. There were apparently four cygnets, according to the golf course staff, but there was no sign of the fourth one. There were a few misty eyes from the WWO team this morning. On the bright side, the female swan was taken to the ABEVC clinic where Dr Anne took X-rays. Fortunately no broken bones but has some large tissue swelling to her right leg. Hopefully with some anti inflammatories and rest, shell be back home in a week See more

18.01.2022 This is just one of the many stories today that happened this morning. This distressed man, Nigel, who has a property on Hindmarsh Island had found this poor, young kangaroo that had unbelievably fallen through a cattle grid. He rang around quite a few people but none seemed able to help. Until he called the ‘wildlife busters’, WWO. The team swung into action and then needed to form a plan to get it out. The grids could not be moved, so we figured that what went in had to come out. We actually got the Joey out reasonably easily. We had discussions regarding what to do next with experienced marsupial people. It was decided to find the mob and release it back to the wild. The mob was located fairly easily and the Joey went off like a rocket. Hopefully no further consequences. You can only do what you can do. Great team effort.

18.01.2022 Our first three little Pacific Black ducklings of the year. They owe their little lives to Callum and Tanya who picked them up on Bashams Beach surrounded by their other dead little siblings. The trio certainly didnt look too good on arrival at the rescue centre. We quickly fired up the incubator and provided them with much needed warmth. This is what we were greeted with this morning. All good. Bless.

16.01.2022 Meet out two nestling crested pigeons that are being hand raised. They are getting their first taste of seed. Remember any baby bird needs to stay with its parents wherever possible and are only brought into our rescue centre as the very last resort. We have had a myriad of rescues yesterday and today. This poor Collared Sparrowhawk had major injuries to its wing, leg and abdomen after a car strike. We have also had Ravens, a Blue Tongue lizard with large puncture wounds, a cormorant, a duck and a distressing rescue of a very young ringtail possum that had three badly chewed hands and feet and its face half chewed. A cat possibly responsible. A bit of a sad day really.

16.01.2022 Yes. The baby birds are out and about. This poor young Raven has come into care with a minor head injury and a small hyphaema to its eye. The result of a car strike. Unfortunately, the rescuer thought he was doing the right thing and had kept it for three days before calling us for help. This sort of head trauma responds more quickly and effectively if medications are commenced immediately. Fingers crossed all will be well. If you come across a baby bird and you are unsure what action to take, please call us for advice. Sometimes they are injured such as in this case, but often they can be returned to their parents.

16.01.2022 This 108 gm brushtail possum was found on the ground at the primary school at Goolwa. No sign of the mother so was picked up and taken to Wildlife Welfare who... stabilised him and many thanks to Leonie who took him home and kept him for the night delivering him to Littlehampton in the morning. Doing well and has since gone to his new home. Ann See more

16.01.2022 Lots of interesting critters in care at the rescue centre at the moment. These are two of our favourites, Henry and Victor, the two white faced herons. They need lots of care, always wanting food and always need cleaning out. We love them though. We tried putting them together, but Victor, the older one, was having none of that. He’s a bit too bossy.

15.01.2022 For everyone who has been following Henry, here is a brief summary of his story and how your donation can help feed him until he is released! We are aiming to fundraise $500 to help him get to this stage. If we hit this target the WWO team will take some special footage of his release to help thank all of our amazing supporters! https://mailchi.mp/6a7/can-you-help-henry-the-heron-3579476

15.01.2022 Crikey the WWO team have been running all day today. We have been chasing cape barren geese again at Middleton Beach, another one from Adelaide, so we now have four in care. Galahs and magpies getting into trouble and this resident Indian Runner duck that lives at Goolwa Wharf also needed to be rescued. Thanks to Carol Coventry’s photography, she alerted us to this poor limping duck with a very swollen joint. The photo of the magpie was a late night call out a couple of days ago. The bird had a large tumour like growth growing under the tongue and extending into the throat. Never seen the likes of it before. Dr Anne may know when we visit on Monday with a few patients for assessment.

15.01.2022 Brilliant team work today. WWO received a call from Gary Clarke who had spotted a Eurasian Coot on the pond behind the Goolwa council chambers. He thought from observation and the birds behaviour that the coot seemed to be caught in the reeds by some fishing line. Gary observed the bird for a while and it seemed unable to swim away as it was snared somehow. Wildlife warrior Richard Teague responded straight away and was quickly on the scene complete with kayak. It was very di...fficult manoeuvring through the reeds and of course the coot was determined to hide in them. Richard persevered and was successful in catching the bird. At the wildlife rescue centre a large fishing hook and line was removed from the back of the neck with a lot of bruising caused by the birds many attempts to free itself. The coot is warm, hydrated and comfortable now and will live to fight another day. Well done everyone. Great job. WWO then had to attend to Richards wounds as the water was pretty putrid. Ha ha! Message: This bird was hooked by active fishing, (when casting the line). Please do NOT cut the line but reel in the bird and if necessary call us for help. See more

14.01.2022 WWO organised the euthanasia of this poor joeys mum this morning as she had suffered a badly broken jaw. This gorgeous young man though was saved and has now gone into the expert care of Anne Pashley from Native Animal Network. The Joey has been named Terry. Thank you to our two WWO volunteers, Terry and Cheryl Quilliam for doing all the transport work. Not a bad days work to get a Joey named after you.

13.01.2022 An early morning call this morning about this poor kangaroo Joey that was rescued on the side of the road at Woodchester. The poor thing was lying next to his dead Mum with a nasty bleeding tail. Thank you to Aaron and his family from Strathalbyn who stopped and picked it up and kept it warm until one of our volunteers attended. It has now been transferred to Anne Pashley from Native Animal Network for assessment and care. The best Joey hands! Come on peoples you know the rules. If you hit any animal, please stop and get it appropriate assistance. Update: the poor Joey also suffered a badly fractured ankle and the tail was too badly damaged to save. RIP.

13.01.2022 Well here is the star of the show. Although I have to say its not a very wow factor bird in appearance is it? We love the legs though! It is a difficult job trying to get this curlew to eat by itself - trying lots of different strategies - so we are having to force feed at the moment. The bird is a lot brighter in its demeanour now so thats a plus. The curlew will be reviewed early next week by Dr Fowler to assess how the eye injuries are going.

13.01.2022 Congratulations to WWO. This is our 7,000th rescue to be admitted to our wildlife rescue centre. Unfortunately we are not quite sure what it is. It is a juvenile bird and one of our team members picked it up being wind blown outside the Goolwa Community Garden. Photos are not that great but it wont keep still! It has a fan type tail. If you can identify this bird please let us know. A big thank you to all of our supporters out in the community, the Reynella Vet Clinic who support us financially every year, the hard working WWO rescue team and the WWO shop team.

12.01.2022 LOST PET. WWO have had this beautiful boy for a couple of days now. He was found on Arcadia Place on Hindmarsh Island. A kind lady found him sheltering in her shed out of the wind and called us for help. Although it is lovely to hear him singing and chattering away we would love him to be returned to his owner. Please call us on 0434 114 628

12.01.2022 Well. WWO can never go to Murray Bridge without coming back with a pelican. The first young fella had three fishing hooks in three different places. Braided line wrapped around his wing feathers and a nasty wound on the patagium of his wing. He was brought into care and rehydrated and will be transferred to AMWRRO. The second lady pelican had line around her wing and was a clean and release. We originally travelled there today to search for a pelican with a broken wing. No luck today with that one.

11.01.2022 What a wonderful story about these amazing birds. Something to make your heart sing in these trying times

10.01.2022 A bit of a jaunt to White Sands at Murray Bridge today chasing a badly entangled pelican. This is a new pelican haunt to add to our Murray Bridge visits. This poor pelican, Sandy, had fishing line and a sinker around her bill, a fishing hook in the right wing and one in the right leg. Her left wing had some tissue damage also and some of her primary feathers broken. A big shout out to a young man, Luke, who called it in whilst staying in the area. Numerous people would have seen this pelican as it hangs out at the Riverglen Marina most of the time. People had observed it there but no one called for assistance. Remember if you dont report them we cant save them. Well done Luke for being the one.

10.01.2022 WWO wish to emphasise with people the need to report any entanglements on any birds ASAP. This poor magpie had very fine fishing line embedded around its foot. The foot was very swollen and painful and poor Maggie could barely put any weight on it. The people who finally reported it, had been feeding it every day over the last two weeks watching the foot getting worse overtime. The magpie is now hospitalised and being treated with anti inflammatories and antibiotics. It well may lose its middle digit. Line entanglements never get better. The situation only gets worse and the bird will never get it off. Trying to catch these birds, majority of the time, is unsuccessful and makes our job harder when we are called to catch them. Message is: please report immediately. Thanks.

08.01.2022 Well, a day and a half today. It actually started at 10pm last night with a badly injured Joey on the Ring Road, Victor Harbor. Two further calls this morning for badly injured kangaroos that have now mercifully been euthanased. A duckling from Ashbourne, a PF Swamphen at Port Elliot and a Galah from Currency Creek. The pictured Silvergull was reported at VH primary school with a leg entanglement. After some surveillance it was spotted and finally captured. The entanglement a...ppeared to be many, many strands of human hair and because it was so very fine it was difficult to ensure we had all the strands. This Silvergull has been like this for quite a time and lives in the school grounds. This poor birds foot may not be viable now but earlier intervention would have had a much better outcome. Remember: Report early. Generally, entangled birds are not easy to catch so please call us for assistance. See more

08.01.2022 Did you know that the WWO team at the rescue centre get very excited about poo. Our little Blue Tongue, (aka Jaws, because he bit one of the team), had an ulcerated cloaca from a raven attack and hadn’t done a poo for a while. We weren’t sure if the cloaca was functional. Well three days in a row he has redeemed himself with big poos. Yay! The bearded dragon’s tail was run over by a car and Dr Anne needed to amputate that part of the tail. Another week of meds and he’s ready to go. The other poor Blue Tongue came into the centre today after a dog attack. Puncture wounds and lacerations to its rear end. X-rays tomorrow.

07.01.2022 This video shows why WWO spend a lot of time trying to keep magpie youngsters with their parents. We spent three hours this afternoon making a containment area on a front lawn. This stopped the baby getting on a busy road and Mum could continue to look after him. Fingers crossed.

07.01.2022 With this burst of warm weather we have had numerous calls about lizards, turtles and echidnas all on the move. We have had a few very badly injured Blue Tongue lizards due to car strikes that have needed euthanasia. This one in the photo had major head and face trauma. At least we can end their suffering. Once again, please be careful on the roads at this time of year.

06.01.2022 Here at the centre we like to colour coordinate with our inpatients! This is Elena giving Conrad, the Blue Tongue Lizard, his weekly weigh. Conrad came in with some eye issues which have now completely resolved. We like to release our lizards that have come into care in the colder months when the weather is going to reach 25 degrees or more for three consecutive days. Not long now Conrad.

06.01.2022 A quick update on our darter. Looking much better today. A lot of malaena, (digested blood in the faeces), overnight. This is one symptom of starvation. The bird has had vitamins and nourishing fluids throughout the day. He is now getting a bit cranky. Thats good. Probably one more day of not eating with the beak entanglement and he wouldnt be here now. Dont you love the big feet!

05.01.2022 The tale of two male magpies. The first maggie was beaten up by his so called friends and ended up in hospital with a pecked head, injured wing and an infected hock joint. After two weeks of meds and dressings he was released back home today. Remember the second maggie that suffered that terrible foot injury caused through fishing line constriction. A few days on meds saw the terrible foot swelling subside, but a visit to Dr Anne Fowler on Monday resulted in the amputation of the middle toe and part of another one. He will be all good though as he still has a back toe and can perch with his foot pads. Thats the consequence of line entanglements that are not treated ASAP.

05.01.2022 Well. WWO have had a frantic couple of days with many and varied birds needing our assistance. We have rescued two pelicans, two magpies, (one poor youngster with a terrible line entanglement again), a pigeon with a line entanglement and both its legs and feet tied together with twine, a purple fronted swamphen that we picked up as a supposedly dead body but it made a miraculous recovery and a Bush Stone Curlew that was probably a car strike at Nangawooka Reserve. This is the first time we have ever had one of these birds in care and they are apparently not common on the Fleurieu. The poor thing has suffered some eye damage to both eyes and will have a full assessment tomorrow. Fingers crossed.

04.01.2022 Big cheers to the Piper family of Goolwa North tonight. After a pretty horrendous day today it was finished off with this amazing family doing their bit for our wildlife. At Hindmarsh Tiers, Dad Chris, was driving behind a car that hit a kangaroo and left it lying in the middle of the road. The family stopped and pulled it off the road and then noticed a Joey in the pouch. They retrieved the Joey and is pictured in their car with Callum and Rowan Piper. The Joey is now safe and warm although Im sure a little stressed by the whole ordeal. Bless this family for their actions.

04.01.2022 Update on our echidna: X-rays at ABEVC have shown a fractured beak, but Dr Anne thinks he is in with a chance. Fingers crossed. MAGPIE: Another victim of fishing line entanglement with both feet and wing all tangled together. This poor magpie became entangled in a back yard that had fishing tackle lying around. The people didnt live there on a permanent basis, so this poor bird may have been in this situation for four days! The magpie is unable to fly because of stretched ligaments in the wing. We will treat with medications and keep our fingers crossed. Message : please keep your yards tidy. Fishing line, fine string or hay bale twine are disasters waiting to happen for all wildlife.

04.01.2022 This certainly highlights the effects of our human impact of disposable masks on our wildlife and environment. There is always a detrimental effect of our behaviour, sometimes not foreseen at the time, when people do not dispose of rubbish thoughtfully.

04.01.2022 Dont you love our little peek a boo New Holland Honey Eater? This cute little bird came in yesterday after being found in the middle of the road. We honestly thought this little one was not going to make it. It was almost lifeless throughout the first day. The honeyeater had other ideas though and is now flitting about the cage.

04.01.2022 Well from going to a bird rescue that we thought was relatively run of the mill to what has turned into a bird that is of some significance in this state. It was Dr Annes birthday today, and it was a special present for her as in twenty years she had not held a bush stone - curlew fresh from the wild. A thorough examination and X-rays were undertaken at the Adelaide Bird and Exotics Vet Centre. There are some significant abnormalities in both eyes and extensive bruising around the back of the skull. It is believed that the curlew has been like this for a few days after what has probably been a car strike. We have come back to the rescue centre with a mountain of medications to get on top of the injuries. No pressure here!! A big thank you to the vet nurses at ABEVC. They are always so helpful and these girls are really on the ball.

04.01.2022 Our Australasian Darter is coming along in leaps and bounds. Feeding himself now and eating lots of fish. This bird has been a delight to look after and guess what? He is going home tomorrow!!

03.01.2022 An update on our hooded plover fledgling: No fractures were seen on X-ray. Soft tissue damage was evident to the wing which has been dressed. The left leg has rotated outwards due to trauma and Dr Anne has splinted it into position. Antibiotics and analgesia are being administered. This photo was taken a couple of days ago now and little ‘Percy’ is much more lively. Eating well and putting on weight. The splint will be removed tomorrow. Keep fingers crossed.

03.01.2022 Thought Tambi had just taken a shower in one of our aviaries! No! Caught her out trying to protect herself from our resident angry swooping magpie. Never saw Personal Protective Equipment like this before.

02.01.2022 The verdict is in. The mystery bird is an immature Golden Whistler. Looking at the photo you can see how very different the male and female birds are. Incredibly different. The immature looks like the female now but with a couple of moults could turn into a male. Congratulations to all the people that guessed correctly, Michelle Cornish, Linda Barbara, Colin Rogers and Peter Koch. Something we have learned today. By the way this little guy is eating with gusto. Cant keep the food coming quick enough. Home tomorrow if this wind has eased a bit.

02.01.2022 After a busy, hot day have a smile at Mr Crankypants Henry, the white faced heron. He sure has one heck of an attitude.

01.01.2022 Ha! Ha! What a glamorous pose. This is Rena trying to catch a reported, injured Native Moorhen on Hindmarsh Island. It wedged itself right under this jetty on the rocks at the back. When it finally shot out of its hiding place like a bullet out of a gun we decided the bird looked pretty good anyway so we left well alone. Not that we could have ever caught it! Thanks for the photo shoot.

01.01.2022 Another huge day for the WWO team. Two successful captures today including this juvenile Cape Barren Goose wandering around the Goolwa Beach carpark very hot and dehydrated. Probably just young and lost. Will keep for a couple of days and then join him up with some buddies. Another poor juvenile magpie that was captured today had endured the most terrible damage and fractures to both legs due to twine wrapped around them when it was in the nest. The poor bird had endured this for weeks. RIP now little buddy.