All Animal Rescuers

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In wildlife rescue we find that 99% of animals (if not 100%) require rescuing either directly or indirectly as a result ...
25/08/2025

In wildlife rescue we find that 99% of animals (if not 100%) require rescuing either directly or indirectly as a result of humans. Whether hit by a car; mauled by a dog or cat; entangled in rubbish/fishing line/balloon strings/netting; stuck in a chimney/between a tiny gap between two fences/in a garage roller door/barbed wire fence; electrocuted; injured when their tree/habitat was destroyed; poisoned - pretty much all rescues are as a result of the animal trying to survive whilst we bulldoze, build and 'develop' areas that they once called home.

As a rescuer we become almost hardened in many cases to accept that many will likely not make it, but get some comfort knowing that we helped them in some way to minimise their suffering. Those that we are able to save make the tough days worthwhile.

But when we come across an animal that is injured or maimed ON PURPOSE by someone, showing no respect or care for the innocent creature they have tortured, it breaks us.

Over recent weeks I have come across a discarded pet bird that has had its wings hacked to stumps and its claws removed; a beautiful majestic pet parrot with its wings and tail cut to shreds found trying to fend for itself; yesterday a traumatised starving sulphur crested cockatoo spray painted blue; and today three domestic pigeons with their tails and wings hacked in multiple places rendering them flightless then they were dumped at a suburban creek. (There have been many other cases but these are the most recent).

We have taken all of the above into care with them all suffering PTSD to some degree and will never be the same. We will never know what trauma each actually went through and can only try to regain their trust in humans with time and patience. (Sadly the cockatoo with the spray paint despite receiving urgent veterinary assistance we were too late for and passed away today.)

Please if you see someone being cruel to animals. Do something. Either report, intervene, whatever is safe for you to do. It has to stop. We have to teach our children to respect animals and protect them. We owe them that after all we have taken from them.

If you are unable to help the animal yourself, call a local wildlife rescue and report the location and situation. If p...
15/08/2025

If you are unable to help the animal yourself, call a local wildlife rescue and report the location and situation.

If possible, please at least remove from the road (if safe to do so) even if it is deceased. It may have a joey in its pouch or even an at foot one that is nearby that will try to return to it. If on the road they are at risk of also being killed. Other wildlife that feed off dead animals will also be at risk if trying to feed whilst on the road.

For so many reasons, if you have accidentally hit an animal. Please stop. There is something that you can do. If you can't save its life, you may be able to save others.

Please be safety conscious though yourself when stopping.

07/08/2025

This afternoon I did a little road trip to pick up around 30 'orphaned' budgies. Sadly their elderly human had passed away and there was nobody to look after them. Neighbours found them dying in their aviary of starvation and a local caring wildlife carer then took them in temporarily providing them with food and vetcare whilst a permanent home was sourced for them.

We were asked to help and were able to find a forever home for them in a large aviary as they had been used to which enabled them to stay together (there were several established pairs in the little flock).

Today I picked them up and transported them to their new home. Such happy little passengers! It was a joy to have them singing to me on our drive there.

This handsome little duck appeared in a suburban backyard yesterday in Ringwood and as night fell the residents found th...
02/08/2025

This handsome little duck appeared in a suburban backyard yesterday in Ringwood and as night fell the residents found that he didn't seem to want to leave. Unsure where he had come from they put the call out for help as they regularly saw foxes in the area and were concerned for his safety, so I attended.

I noticed as I arrived that they lived across the road from a sports oval and creek so assumed that he had probably been dumped there sadly, then sought the safety of a nearby backyard as knew he was vulnerable being alone and very white (so difficult to hide in vegetation).

He was a little wary of being captured at first but with the help of my net and some patience he was soon safely contained.

He is now in our care in the hope that he is simply lost and not dumped and that someone is looking for him. Sadly being a drake it is more likely the latter, but I am always optimistic. If you or someone you know recognise this little fellow, please get in contact with us.

26/07/2025

Unfortunately it is illegal to keep roosters in the suburbs, so when what has been a cute little chick grows up and the owners discover is not the hen they had hoped for, but is a rooster, he needs to be rehomed to an appropriate property which is often quite hard to do.

As there are limited people and rescues willing to take on roosters, they are often simply dumped.

This sadly appeared to be the case of this young rooster, discovered by the surprised residents on the doorstep of their unit this morning in Donvale. He was quite friendly, didn't mind pats, but not due to any fault of his own, was a rooster. Despite asking all of their neighbours they were unable to find out where he had come from. I noticed they do however live in close proximity to a council run sporting complex plus a school, so strongly suspect he was dumped there in the hope someone would take him home. He instead found his way to the safety of a neighbouring doorstep. Luckily he wasn't found by a fox or wandering dog first.

I picked him up finding him a bit skinny and very hungry, so he may have been out for a couple of days or more. Am now in the process of finding somewhere for him to go which will ideally be his forever home. Am working with other rescues so hoping to have somewhere organised this weekend. If anyone though is in a position to adopt him, we would love to hear from you.

I had a call about several rainbow lorikeets trapped in a narrow space between a fence and a shed. We unfortunately get...
13/07/2025

I had a call about several rainbow lorikeets trapped in a narrow space between a fence and a shed. We unfortunately get quite a few of these types of calls. Somehow the birds go down the gap, then find they can't fly out as too narrow, and too slippery to climb up.

Luckily the residents heard the sound of them squawking and investigated and discovered that they were there. Sadly they were too late for one who had already passed away.

With the help of a ladder and a net with a telescopic handle, I was able to fairly quickly scoop each of the three living birds out who happily flew off as soon as they were out of the gap. I also scooped out the deceased one who was quite skinny, so had likely starved to death.

The residents already had a netting ready to seal the gap now that the birds had been rescued to ensure no more birds suffered the same fate.

11/07/2025

We were contacted today by someone who had an unknown animal trapped in their chimney. They had been hearing scratching sounds coming from inside it over the past 2 days, but had been unable to get access to it as the fireplace had not been used in 10 years and there was a large heavy plate sealing it shut.

They had tried various organisations to help - chimney sweeps had told them to try Pest Control. Pest control told them to leave the animal inside until it died. Wildlife rescue needed to know what type of animal it was before they would attend as would only come if native.

I agreed to attend to see if I could help regardless of what type of life I was potentially saving. Something had been trapped for 2 days, surely that's all anyone needed to know?

When I got there the sounds from inside the chimney was initially quiet, but as I examined the site to work out how to get inside, could hear a feeble scratching. With the help of my head lamp and some fiddling around I managed to move and drop the heavy plate down into the bottom of the fireplace to reveal the opening to the chimney. Looking inside it was stuffed full of twigs and debris. Kind of like a nest, but any creature nesting in there would have been unable to fly or climb back up the narrow metal chimney.

I started to pull out what was inside and found numerous bodies of dead birds in various stages of decay. Suddenly a living somewhat stunned looking bird also dropped down into my hand. It was an Indian myna bird (which is what I had actually suspected it would be). Exhausted but not injured. Not many Wildlife Rescue organisations would have attended if they had have known it was a non native bird sadly. But the lovely couple who called it in said it accurately 'Any life is a beautiful life worth saving. Thank you, we are so happy that a life was saved today.'

02/07/2025

We were alerted the other night to some domestic quails that were spotted huddling in an industrial part of Nunawading by a passer-by. I was unable to get there immediately as was caught up elsewhere, and not wanting them to potentially become prey to another animal, the passer-by kindly went back to try to contain.

Being quite flighty they unfortunately went under the locked gates of a pharmaceutical factory (along with a stray chicken that also turned up!!!) so were unable to be caught at that time.

There was nothing to do but wait until morning when we could get access to the factory once they opened and hope that they would survive the night. I went there the next morning and immediately spotted two of the quails in the front courtyard. I went inside to speak to the receptionist to let her know that I was on-site and to ask if she knew anything about them. She seemed shocked and surprised and confused about what I was talking about. She walked with me to the window as I pointed out the quails to her then I looked down to the step by a side door and spotted the chicken roosting there. I pointed it out to her and she screamed in fright. I assured her I would catch them all then went outside to do just that.

Once the 3 were contained I looked around then spotted another nestled in long grass outside the fence. Caught it then spotted another couple in a side yard. After about 20 mins and getting access to another section of the factory, managed to catch 6 quail plus the chicken.

They weren't in great condition, so took them all back with me for a check over and a feed. They clearly were hungry and very thirsty. All a little skinny and weak but hoping will recover soon.

We hate to assume that being where they were found they were dumped, so hoping that if someone local has genuinely lost them, they would let us know so that we can reunite them. They would need to be able to provide proof of ownership.

09/06/2025

We received a call from a resident of a 7th floor apartment who witnessed a pigeon collide with his window and then land on his balcony. The pigeon appeared to be disoriented and had sustained a leg injury, rendering it unable to stand on one leg or fly.

Consequently, the resident contacted us for assistance. While we arranged for a rescue, the member of the public successfully contained the pigeon in a box, providing it with water and ensuring its safety.

Upon my arrival, I observed that the pigeon was underweight, suggesting it had been lost for an extended period and unable to access food. Fortunately, the pigeon had leg bands bearing contact information, which enabled me to reach out to her owner. The owner arranged to collect her later that day, and whilst in our care, she hungrily ate some food, which hopefully alleviated her distress.

Please tag or chip your birds to ensure that they can be reunited with you swiftly should they get lost and found. So glad this little one was who is now on her way to recovery with her family where she belongs.

We had a call last week from an elderly woman who had witnessed two magpies having a battle in her garden the day prior ...
08/06/2025

We had a call last week from an elderly woman who had witnessed two magpies having a battle in her garden the day prior that had then moved to her roof before finally one flew away. Since then though she had heard a continually scratching sound coming from one corner so suspected there was still a magpie up there and possibly trapped.

I climbed up my ladder to discover she was correct. A poor adult male magpie was stuck in the gutter under some tiles and despite obvious frantic attempts over the last 24 hours to free himself, was still hopelessly trapped.

It didn't take long to carefully lift a couple of tiles up then gently ease the poor thing out and secure in my rescue basket to be carried back down the ladder for assessment. He was completely exhausted and quite flat, unable to stand. Covered in hardened mud from the gutter his wings and feathers on one side of his body were stuck together and his shoulder had been scraped down to the bone with his attempts to get out from under the rough tiles.

I took him straight to the amazing team at Melbourne Bird Veterinary Clinic who always go above and beyond for our wildlife. By the next day I was thrilled to hear the bird had regained some strength and was now standing and eating on his own. There were no fractures however the wound on his shoulder was quite nasty so they wanted to keep him in a bit longer for treatment and to ensure it was going to heal to enable flight. Last reports was doing well.

29/05/2025

We were recently alerted to reports of a stray cat hanging around a suburban industrial shopping area that was foraging in the rubbish bins for food. When approached he would take off and was wary of people.

Locals had attempted to catch and although he was clearly very hungry and ravaged down any food left out, he would run away when attempts were made to go near him.

So I attended with a cat trap and set it up in bushes near where he had been seen. Although attempts had been made earlier in the night to capture him by locals and he had run off into a nearby park and was last seen in a drain, knowing he was very hungry I was confident he would soon return.

I parked my car nearby and was able to sit inside it and watch the spot where the trap was, expecting to possibly be there 'staking him out' for at least a couple of hours.

Within 20 mins he appeared and went straight to where I had placed a food trail leading to the trap. I watched as he wolfed it all down then could see him sniffing the air looking for more. He then disappeared into the bushes where the trap was and another bowl of food was waiting for him inside of it. I counted to 10 then slowly got out of my car and approached the area. When I got to the trap I looked and there he was safely secured inside, meowing and trying frantically to find a way out.

I covered the trap with the cat inside with a blanket to calm him down, and put it inside my car. I then phoned a local cat foster carer that I knew well and asked if I could bring him straight to her. I had a microchip scanner on board but needed to get him somewhere secure so I could get him out of the trap without the risk of him then running off again in order to scan him. Up until this point he had appeared to be quite wild, possibly feral, so may be difficult to handle so needed two people to manage him just in case.

She agreed for me to come immediately which I did. We locked ourselves with him (still inside the cat trap) into a small bare room and I donned welding gloves and had a towel ready as I prepared to remove him from the cage and attempt to scan him. As I reached inside I was surprised to find him calm and not adverse to being touched and he allowed me to gently remove him from the cat trap cage. Once out I was easily able to hold him with him being now quite calm so I removed my gloves and patted him. He enjoyed it and allowed me to appearing to relax completely. Unfortunately he didn't have a microchip and upon examination we found him very skinny with his long fur extremely matted and entangled, which would have been painful for him where it pulled on his delicate skin.

I left him with the carer purring and sleepy on a soft bed with food and water nearby. He seemed very content.

Next day she took him to the vet who again scanned him to confirm definitely no microchip. He needed a complete shave as his fur was in such bad condition as well as treatment for some minor cuts and abrasions, parasite treatment as well as vaccinations.

The vet couldn't believe how calm he was during the examination as well as the shave down, as most cats needed to be sedated for that. This one purred and kneaded his paws throughout!

We are now trying to find his owner as he recovers with the amazing foster carer. If not found, he will be available for adoption in due course.

This poor ringtail was spotted stuck in a fence on a fairly busy suburban street in the middle of the day. We assume sh...
19/05/2025

This poor ringtail was spotted stuck in a fence on a fairly busy suburban street in the middle of the day. We assume she had been there since at least the night before, but nobody had looked down and noticed her until a passer-by walking past finally did.

When I arrived she was exhausted from her struggles, but still managed a weak attempt to resist me when I put my hand around her to gently unwedge her from the wire fence, which didn't take long to do. She simply had to go backwards to get out, but she had kept trying to move forwards which was why she stayed stuck.

I hoped that she hadn't sustained any severe internal injuries or bleeding, but sadly discovered that it appeared she had been poisoned hence was why she was unusually on the ground to begin with. Along with severe bruising around her ribs from the fence, she unfortunately couldn't be saved as the poison had already taken hold and she was in her final stages.

At least she was warm, comfortable and safe in the end.

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