Save Our Wildlife - SMBI Redland Bay

05/07/2023

Thank you Vanessa Shaw, who helped this injured ibis receive help by calling the Redland Bay Wildlife Ambulance on (07) 3833 4031.

09/01/2023

This bandicoot was found on a quiet Russell Island road that has only half a dozen cars travel it each day.

Please, if you hit an animal, check to see if it is still alive, if it has a baby, or if it is dead. If it is dead, remove it from the road.

The best thing to do with a deceased animal is to place it in the bush as a food source for other native creatures. This also gives its family the chance to discover it is now deceased.

It takes just minutes to do the right thing after an accident.

13/09/2022

We have a limited number of duck 🦆 signs available atm and few of the wallaby 🦘 signs that you'd of seen around the island.

We will be handing them over to SMBI Plant Deliveries - Happy Planting to take into Coffee & Plant Thursday at Café Memory Lane to be given to people free of charge.

Don't forget that you can also get curlew signs from Chris McGregor - Bay Islands Property.

12/09/2022

Curlew Breeding Signs now available to collect for FREE from Bay Islands Property.

26/06/2022

A beautiful reunion made possible by a Russell Island man and his family.

Mum was very pleased to have her baby returned to her after being cared for and kept warm overnight.

02/01/2022

🎣 What happens when you lose the lure? Nothing good.
This seagull thought they were picking up a quick snack near it’s home at Baxters Jetty in Shorncliffe, instead, the shiny find would spell disaster. Luckily, the sea bird was spotted and our friends at Pelican and Seabird Rescue Inc. called in the RSPCA Animal Ambulance for the rescue.

RSPCA Rescue Officer Nicole found the bird with the lure wrapped around its beak, piercing through both the top and the bottom of its mouth. Actively restricting the bird's ability to eat, drink and defend itself. Without timely intervention, this small piece of fishing waste would cause certain death for the seagull.

Now under care at the RSPCA Wildlife Hospital we’re hopeful it won’t be long before the seagull can be returned home to Shorncliffe for release.

Hook, line and sinker, no matter how small the waste, its effects are devastating to our wildlife. If you see an animal in distress call the RSPCA 24/7 emergency line 1300 ANIMAL (1300 264 625).

17/12/2021

17/09/2021

06/09/2021

Curlew signs are now available at Chris McGregor - Bay Islands Property on Russell Island and they will soon to be available at My Health Aisle on Macleay Island.

The Curlew Breeding Signs have arrived
There are 50 available FREE from Bay Islands Property today

05/09/2021

Thanks for the concern but one of the Wallaby Signs on Minjerriba Rd, Russell Island was not stolen. We moved it to a requested location due to wallaby deaths.

30/08/2021

Curlew Signs will be available for pick up soon!!

Chris McGregor of Chris McGregor - Bay Islands Property and Travis Place of Bay Islands Info have arranged for 100 curlew signs to be available to the community!! Amazing effort guys. 👏👏

The signs will be available for collection from Bay Islands Property (Russell Island) and My Health AISLE (Macleay Island) as soon as they arrive.

Be sure to keep an eye out for when they're available for collection.

Our native Curlews are important to us all. Today Travis Place and I have ordered 100 of these signs, they will be available for collection from Bay Islands Property and My Health Aisle as soon as they arrive. The signs will be FREE to anyone who is would like to help protect our Curlews.

29/08/2021

Please be cautious when driving on the island roads, there are currently lots of baby birds wondering around with their parents. 🦆🦆

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27/08/2021

🐸 How can you help these unhoppy guys? Dr Newell asks that if you find dead frogs, please take a photo and record the location details and send the information to [email protected]

21/08/2021

Free printable pet emergency card - Help protect our wildlife 🦘🦉 by making sure that your pets 🐕🐈 are safe and cared for in case of an emergency. Stray animals are a danger to our local wildlife.

https://saveourwildlife.net/free-printable-pet-emergency-card

16/08/2021

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12/08/2021

A contact list for Marine Rescue services for the SMBIs
https://saveourwildlife.net/marine-life-rescue-contacts

Marine Life Rescue Contacts

11/08/2021

Face masks 😷 pose new threat to wildlife. Campaigners are urging people to use more washable masks and bin disposables properly after cutting ✂️ off their straps.

The biggest impact may be in the water, with green groups alarmed at the flood of used masks, latex gloves and other protective gear finding their way into already contaminated seas and rivers.

More than 1.5 billion masks made their way into the world's oceans last year, accounting for around 6,200 extra tonnes of marine plastic pollution.

Source: TRT World

03/08/2021

On Saturday our Cooloola Coast members Ros and Pete had a call from the hotline that a gentleman had four dead magpies in his backyard at Cooloola Cove. They immediately attended only to find the magpies were still alive but obviously poisoned by an unknown source and unable to stand at all. After several phone calls, they decided to take them direct to Paula who administered a charcoal mixture and placed them all in the humidicrib.
The happy ending resulted in Ros and Pete being able to collect them the next day and release them to a reserve close to the gentleman's house. It was such a beautiful sight to see all four fly off together.
It will still be a worry while people continue to use poisons for lawn grubs, ants and mice without consideration to our precious wildlife.
Thanks to Paula's knowledge and dedication these 4 live to fly another day.
Ros and Pete thought there was no hope but their eyes were so bright they thought maybe, just maybe.

01/08/2021

When you find a Tawny Frogmouth on the ground, often it is because the parents are training their young and watching from the trees. You can keep an eye on it but leave it be (if it looks healthy) as once night falls it will most likely be joined and taken away by it's parents.

31/07/2021

We have started to put up wildlife signs along SMBI roads and were given a sad reminder as to why they're needed. 😔😪 We will be adding a lot more around the islands soon.

31/07/2021

The Redland Bay Coast Guard - AVCG QF7 are available 24/7 on 3206 7777 to help with marine rescue.

31/07/2021

Please keep an eye out on the island roads + IGA and Café etc carparks for curlews as they're often nearby, especially once night falls.