🥳🙏💖🦘🦘 WORLD KANGAROO DAY
This may actually be my favourite day of the year 🥳🥳
Firstly we would like to thank all of the carers rescuers out there for their amazing volunteer work - saving, helping, raising, advocating, protecting and loving our beautiful kangaroos! Kangaroo carers are one of a kind, because they have soo much love to give, even with all the heartbreak, they still selflessly continue each and every day, these people are the angels on earth!
We recognise and appreciate all of you!! 💖
🐾🦘 What can you do to celebrate world kangaroo day? I'm glad you asked!
🦘 Pledge to never buy kangaroo meat or products! Our kangaroos belong in the wild! Not to be shot, bludgeoned and injured for the production of meat and skin products
🦘 Donate to your local Wildlife Shelter or rescue organisation! We are all self funded volunteers who rescue and care from our own pockets!
🦘 Sign up to become a wildlife rescuer!
Warriors 4 Wildlife hold both online and in person workshops, to teach you all the basics so you can learn how to help our native critters
🦘 Slow down on country roads!
If you do hit a kangaroo or find a injured one, call it in to your local rescue group
🦘 Keep dogs on leashes! When walking your furry friends, it's a great to keep them on a leash to ensure our kangaroos stay safe 🙏
🦘 Advocate for kangaroos and let everyone know how wonderful they are
🦘 Make pouches for kangaroo joey's in care! We can send you some patterns 😉
🦘 Debunk myths about kangaroos, our wonderful, protected native animals who are so badly misunderstood and represented! We recommend "Kangaroo: A love-hate story"
https://warriors4wildlife.org/rescue-workshops
https://www.kangaroosalive.org/
https://www.worldkangarooday.org/
https://www.worldanimalprotection.org.au/news/how-youre-helping-kangaroos/
https://animalsaustralia.org/our-work/wildlife/protect-kangaroos-and-joeys/
Little Echo enjoying the special mix of foods offered in care 🥰
Echo found itself requiring to come into care after being clipped by a car, thankfully the kind and compassionate Ash stopped and got this little one to Maryborough Vets who gave her pain relief and examined for injury, after xrays and the all clear - weighing only 800grams, Echo was taken into care where she's doing well!
Phalaris Toxicty 😢
This past month, we have seen an increase in Toxicity cases due to Phalaris grass in the Majorca and Red Lion area.
Unfortunately phalaris toxicity can also effect sheep, cattle and horses with "staggers" and sudden death syndrome.
It is a horrific introduced pasture, that during certain conditions can have horrific effects on grazing animals.
"Kangaroos can develop chronic phalaris toxicity, or ‘staggers’ as it is commonly referred to in sheep, which causes neurological damage in animals that have eaten Phalaris grasses (also known as canary grass). Phalaris is a common pasture crop and when grown under certain conditions, the young growth of some phalaris grass species can be toxic to animals that graze on it.
Symptoms commonly seen in kangaroos that have chronic phalaris toxicity poisoning include muscle tremors and abnormal or erratic movement, such as repeated falling over, giving the appearance that the kangaroo is “drunk” or “staggering”.
Currently there is no known treatment for this condition in wildlife"
If you have any kangaroos on your property that are moving erratically, falling over, have muscle tremors or appear to be "acting weird"
Please give us call for us to come out and assess.
If you are concerned about stock, remove them off pasture immediately and call your local veterinary practice for advice!
Unfortunately there is no cure.
Though if caught early enough and removed from the pasture, the animal may survive with minor neurological issues.
Below is a video of a kangaroo suffering the "staggers" - he has minimal control over his nervous system and is continually falling down.
This kangaroo required euthanasia.
I have recently been in the the areas between Red Lion Road, Red Lion and Kendans Road, Majorca.
Those within this area I would urge to check your local kangaroos as well as stock regularly to prevent them suffering this horrific condition.
Though phalaris is widespread throughout our shire a
🦘 How to perform a pouch check 🦘
What you need:
🌟 Gloves
🌟Scissors
🌟 Pillow case or pouch
These are items you can keep safely in your car!
Always remember:
💜 Ensure the mumma roo is deceased before attempting a pouch check
💜 You are in a safe spot to do a pouch check, you may need to drag the roo off the road to check
💜 Before removing the joey, ensure it isn't attached to the teat. You may have to cut the teat
💜 If the pouch has elongated teats, enlarged mammary glands or is quite loose - call it in, there may be a missing joey near by!
If needed, call your local shelter, rescuer or wildlife group for advice or guidance!
Keep the joey dark warm and quiet 🦘💓
Avoid taking photos, keep the radio down and noise to a minimum to reduce stress!
This mumma roo was hit in Maryborough Sunday night, wonderful response from Maryborough Police Officers who attended, dispatched the injured mother who required euthanasia then stayed on scene for me to come and grab the joey 👏
Please always perform pouch checks.
Many say they don't know what to look for, well check for testicles first - if it doesn't have balls, it's going to have a pouch 😊
Often "pinkies" can be quite hard to visually see or feel.
The pouch is located on the abdomen and the opening can be quite small.
If you can't find a pouch, give us a call! We will talk you through it 🥰
Please share and save the video, as you never know when you may need it.
Even if the kangaroo has been there a day or two, we have had joey's come in 5+ days after the mother has been killed - in both freezing and hot conditions.
They rarely perish over night - so please, always check 🦘💜
Fresh bandage change & getting to see this little "pinky" wriggle about in mummas pouch while she has a good snooze 💖
Do you know what a 'X' means on marsupial?
I'm sure everyone has noticed when an animal has been painted with an 'X' this is placed on a deceased animal to confirm the pouch has been checked for young!!
Please, never place a 'X' or any other marking on an animal if you haven't confidently checked its pouch for a joey. No matter how big or small , always check!
This wallaby was hit by a car last night, I was at work with an emergency so I referred the case on. Once finished, i headed out to make sure the animal was no longer suffering.
The wallaby had been euthanised and a 'X' marked her body.
I like to always double check - low and behold, her pouch had a bulge.
A live little pinkie, not viable for life, still wriggling and feeding off mum.
Now it is not humane to leave them to perish, to starve to death or be slowly killed by the elements or predation.
Call a wildlife rescue, we can help. We can come and pouch check or talk you through it.
We can assess the viability & advise you!!
A little segment from 7news last night on the recent mineshaft rescue!
Once again, thank you to all those involved - especially Gary from Snake Valley Wildlife Shelter
Thank you Georgie Purcell - Animal Justice Party MP & team for all you do for the animals!
Georgie, discussing the kangaroo harvesting program today and highlighted one of the rescues I recently attended. Where a beautiful kangaroo and joey lost their lives.
The kangaroo was hit by a vehicle and had sustained serious injury, her pinky was eaten by birds of prey in front of her and she also had a gun shot wound to her abdomen. She would of been suffering immensely for the days prior to being hit by a vehicle.
But sadly, in Victoria this is common.
Our kangaroos should be protected, they should be respected but this isn't the case.
Between careless shooters and the reality of hitting a moving target - these incidents are far to common.
This industry needs to end.
As a rescuer, I have attended many kangaroos and wallabies shot - but still alive. Often days later, infection and maggots all through their little bodies, jaws blown off and struggling to eat and they are just left to slowly die.
This isn't something I just see, but rescuers across Victoria see far to regularly.
This isn't acceptable.
This isn't humane.
This isn't sustainable.
Please reconsider your support of this cruel industry. Stop buying the pet food, stop buying the meat products - the ones riddled with parasites and bacteria.
Make kind choices 💜
Georgie and her team are incredible 🙌
They are a voice for the animals.
We here at CGWR admire their continuous dedication to making a kinder world 💜
If you suspect illegal shooting of kangaroos, please make a report.
Note time, location, vehicles/persons involved. You can anonymously report to DEECA on 136186.
Recent arrivals, a trio of wood ducks enjoying some sun & exploring the yard while trying to do a clean up 😬🤣
Often we have many successes that we don't capture, we don't share or are just to busy to post!
But this barn owl found itself in a spot of trouble, it decided to wedge itself between a shed and colourbond fence after being attacked by other birds. I was not very well prepared for this rescue, having to get to work and school drop off and with the tricky location I had to sacrifice my hand 😬
After some time in care & making a great recovery - it was home time!
Released back into its home ground 🥰
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