Paws, Claws, Feathers and Fur

09/06/2025

🚗🌙 Wildlife on the Move: Stay Alert This Trauma Season

As the days grow shorter and the evenings cooler, we enter a time known within the wildlife community as trauma season — a period when we sadly see a spike in road accidents involving our nocturnal native mammals.

Koalas, possums, bandicoots, wallabies and kangaroos become more active at dawn and dusk, which now coincides with when many of us are still on the road coming home from work. This greatly increases their risk of being hit by vehicles.

Here’s how you can help:
Be extra cautious on the roads at dawn and dusk – slow down and stay alert for wildlife near the roadside.
Know who to call - save our Hotline number (07 5527 2444) to your phone so you're prepared if you come across injured wildlife.
Learn how to check a pouch – this simple skill can save a joey’s life.
If you find a deceased marsupial, please stop (only if it’s safe to do so) and check for signs of life. If confirmed deceased, please check the pouch - there may be a joey inside that needs urgent care.

To help, we’ve created three easy-to-follow resources:
Identifying male vs female marsupials below 👇
Inside the Pouch 👉 https://bit.ly/4jHJdO7
Removing a Joey from the Pouch 👉 https://bit.ly/3Zmr3u5

Our 24/7 Wildlife Rescue Hotline is always here for you, or you can reach out to your local wildlife rescue group.

Thank you for driving with care — a small action from you can mean the world to our native wildlife. 🐾

30/05/2025

Let’s get loud!

01/04/2025

If anyone is able to donate some money, it will help carers provide the essential needs for the poor wildlife who have been impacted 😔

28/03/2025

Did you know that excessive artificial light at night affects our wildlife? 🌃🐾

Many of our nocturnal species have adapted to use darkness for important activities like foraging and migrating. The effects of light can prevent them from thriving continuing to disturb our ecosystems.

Here are steps you can take at home to combat light pollution:
💡 Only light areas where you need to and consider whether the light has a specific purpose
💡 Use non-reflective, dark-coloured surfaces near lighting fixtures to reduce the impact
💡 Avoid white lights. Choose amber lights with little or no blue wavelength.

By taking these simple steps to protect the night, we're not only preserving the beauty of our skies but also helping the creatures that call it home. 🌠

25/03/2025

Please don’t use rat baits, they are shocking for the poor wildlife who consume them 😔

13/03/2025

No animal should ever be fed bread. Here’s some alternatives ☺️

06/03/2025

Foliage for 16 ringtail possums whilst we wait for the cyclone. Hopefully I can get 3 days out of this 💔🐹

05/03/2025

Wildlife of all species will be impacted by Alfred. Please consider placing a towel and a box in your car, and please, PLEASE help any wildlife in need and take it to Australia Zoo’s wildlife hospital, RSPCA or Currumbin wildlife hospital. 💔

18/02/2025

Thank you to Ipswich City Council for providing funds for me to purchase a humidicrib for orphaned possums, and a possum trap so I can trap sick and injured possums 💜

07/02/2025

Take note; these babies come in many colours 🧡

When is it okay to guess if it's a brown snake (Pseudonaja) based on its colour?

Not as often as you would think. These are all one species of highly venomous brown snake. (Pseudonaja affinis).

It is never okay to guess.

Contact your local snake catcher as they are the experts in identification. Getting it wrong could cost you more than a bad guess. It could be life or death.

Photo credit to Brian Bush
https://biomedicalsciences.unimelb.edu.au/departments/department-of-biochemistry-and-pharmacology/engage/avru/discover/snakes/

03/02/2025

Whilst members of the public can be well meaning, it’s always best to get the opinion of wildlife carers or rescuers as to what to do next.

Took a call on a young possum yesterday which was left outdoors on its own after a significant number of people in a community group gave the advice to put it back next to the nearest tree. It had a badly injured spine and was paralysed from the waist down. We have created this infographic for people to use if they come across posts where the public are giving advice on wildlife. Please feel free to save it and use it whenever you see examples as nothing deserves to lay all day with a broken spine,

18/02/2024

🐾 This is Theo, Maple, Quinn, Peach and Fletcher ❤️

These are just some of the little babies in care right now. These are common ringtail possums, all orphans due to their mothers being attacked by cats, dogs or a result of their mother being hit by cars. They’ll be in care until they’re ready for release. Aren’t they cute 🥰