Perth Zoo is the custodian of 1300 animals on the South Perth site and supports multiple projects in the wild to help save wild animals and wild habitats.
14/03/2025
An important message for wildlife 💔 🌊
Earlier this summer, our keepers discovered a juvenile wild cormorant at the Zoo looking very out of sorts.
After some X-rays and exams in our Vet Hospital, the team discovered three fishing hooks had been swallowed. Sadly, these hooks were preventing him from eating and he was slowly starving to death.
Our incredible animal carers did absolutely everything they could, but given the severity of his injuries, the best thing for this wild bird’s welfare was to humanely euthanise.
We wish there had been a better outcome, but this cormorant is an important reminder for people to PLEASE be responsible while out near the water.
Make sure you dispose of all your litter, including fishing line and tackle. That way it won’t end up in the belly of wildlife 💚
