Kerrie's Wildlife

14/03/2025

Full Moon 🌝 14th March 2025
WATCH OUT FOR WILDLIFE 🦔🦇🐨🦘🦉

04/03/2025

Some excellent information from Wildlife Rescue Queensland who will operating throughout the area expected to be most effected by cyclone Alfred.

04/03/2025

Some great information from Wildcare Australia Inc. who will bear more of the effects than us up here although we are still likely to get some wet & displaced critters.

🚨 Cyclone Alfred is on the way! 🌧️

With heavy rain and strong winds expected, our wildlife will need extra care. Flooding, fallen trees, and habitat destruction can leave animals vulnerable and displaced.

🌿 To learn how you can support and assist wildlife during wet weather, check out our handy infographic below 👇

☎️ If you come across an animal in distress, our 24/7 Hotline is here to help – call 07 5527 2444 for advice and support.

Remember, your own safety should always be the main priority. Stay safe! 💚

23/02/2025

🦉Bird Health Awareness Week: Poison ☣️

Do you like owls? Kookaburras? Magpies? Butcher birds? Kestrels? Falcons? Kites? Eagles? Tawny frogmouths? Parrots? Ducks? Chickens? 🦉🐓🦜
They all have something in common: Primary or secondary rodenticide toxicity.
How about songbirds & flycatchers? 🐦
Insecticide poisoning from inhalation, skin absorption, & eating insects.

Studies in recent years looked at cause of death for several wildlife bird species found dead or dying. Up to 80% of the birds were killed directly or indirectly by rodenticide toxicity. Those that weren’t killed outright had enough toxicity to cause serious impairment, greatly increasing the risk of collisions 🚙🌳🏢

Primary toxicity is direct consumption of poison. E.g. galahs eating poison coated grain.
Secondary toxicity is indirect consumption. E.g. owls eating poisoned mice.
Indicators of toxicity: blood in mouth & body cavities (from organ hemorrhage), blood not clotting, bruising without trauma, weight loss, weakness, lethargy, weird p**p colour, convulsions, slow breathing.
Some birds with low rodenticide toxicity levels may survive with supportive care, but there’s no antidote. Insecticide poisoning is usually fatal ☠️

🛑 Knock it off!
STOP USING POISON (rodenticides, insecticides, herbicides, snail baits).
It doesn’t just kill non-native rodents. It kills birds, snakes, lizards, possums, native rodents, quolls, dogs, cats, wombats, livestock, macropods. Anything that eats grains or pellets & anything that eats anything that eats grains or pellets.

There’s lots of info online for other options. Natural deterrents. Store food in sealed containers. Clean up rubbish & vegetation. Rodent-proof bird/chook pens. Remove uneaten pet food. Professional pest controllers. Humane traps with safe baits (pumpkin seed, peanut butter). Electronic traps. Plant native trees, not palms (non-native rat hangout). No cruel glue traps!

Dispose of dead animals appropriately where other animals can’t eat them.

📷 TRC own

21/02/2025

Whenever it’s safe to do so, please remove deceased animals from the road.
Leaving them like this swamp wallaby, puts carrion feeders at risk of being hit.

Someone had marked this wallaby with good intentions & we are grateful but leaving the body in a dangerous spot only puts other wildlife at risk.

Unfortunately in the following days, I’ve had to remove another four macropods left on or far too close to the road, all of which had been marked.

For those unaware, the X means the animal has been pouch checked. Some people mistakenly believe it’s linked to Council collecting them but that’s not the case.

If you see a deceased marsupial without an X and it’s a female, there could be a joey in the pouch (or nearby). Please report it to your local wildlife organisation, you can ask the phone operator to guide you through checking yourself, or they’ll send a rescuer.

Thank you.

18/02/2025

18/02/2025

🌳🐾 Living Harmoniously with Possums 🐾🌳

Possums play a vital role in our ecosystem, but habitat loss in suburban areas is making it challenging for them to find suitable nesting spots. They often end up in roof cavities/ceilings, which can be easily possum-proofed with minimal effort.

Help create a harmonious environment for both humans and possums! Check out our infographic for simple tips on possum-proofing your home 👇

18/02/2025

The REAL REASON WILDLIFE REHABBERS ASK YOU NOT TO FEED THAT BABY by - Newhouse Wildlife Rescue

“It’s not because we want to hog all the fun for ourselves, I promise.

It’s because wild orphans typically aren’t healthy enough to digest food when they are found. Some are hypothermic. The body can’t even handle water when its temperature is too low. All energy is going to crucial body functions in that state. If the body has to divert energy to digesting, it will likely be fatal.

Many are very dehydrated. Animals can’t digest properly when they are dehydrated. The body pulls water into the intestines to aid with digestion. If there isn’t any water to pull from, this could cause a domino affect of problems.

All wild baby animals require a specific diet and that diet generally isn’t available in local stores. Feeding the wrong formula could cause an upset stomach or worse. All baby animals need specific amounts of formula calculated by their body weight.

The percentage differs depending on the species. Not every animal can drink from a bottle. The correct instrument must be used to prevent aspiration and over feeding.

Bring me a thin, dehydrated, hypothermic animal and I can probably save it. Feed that same animal before you bring it to me…there’s likely nothing I can do to bring it back.

So please, don’t feed any wild orphans that you have found. Keeping them warm is a huge help until you find a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.

Please spread the word to prevent unnecessary suffering this baby season. “

📷 The Possum Place

12/02/2025

12/02/2025

Gympie Vet Services
Mon - Fri 8am - 7pm
Sat 8am - 4pm
Sun 9am -12pm

Bent St Vet
Mon - Fri 8am -6pm
Sat 8-11am

River Road Vet
Mon - Fri 8am - 530pm
Sat 830M - 1130am

Tinana Vet
Mon - Fri 8am - 5pm
Sat 830am - 1130am

Walker St Vet
Mon - Fri 8am - 530pm
Sat 8am - 12pm
Sun 9am - 12pm

Maryborough Veterinary Surgery
Mon - Fri 830am - 530pm
Sat 830am - 1130am

29/01/2025

***UPDATE*** She has been found deceased nearby

GLENWOOD - INJURED WALLABY - Please be on the lookout in the Brassington/Sunrise/Trotter Road area - may be as far as Arborten/Arborfiveteen & Pine Ridge or further.

An injured Red-necked wallaby has been reported over the long weekend in the above area. S/he has stopped visiting the property where they usually are late every afternoon.

Please keep an eye out for them & if seen contact us via messenger Kerrie's Wildlife

S/he spends a lot of time sitting as seen in the photos below, they are still very mobile & very alert. They have an injury to the left ankle we would like to assess. Our aim is to dart with a sedative to do this.

Please keep a look out for a wallaby that is spending a lot of time sitting, licking their left ankle and/or hopping abnormally. By now they may also appear thinner than in this footage.

Thank you

20/01/2025

And this is assuming they survive long enough to grow up. Sadly many joeys kept by inexperienced people die due to incorrect diet & care.

The aren’t cute and cuddly forever!

With the recent uptick in people finding wildlife and keeping them as pets or to share with people on social media it’s important to remember that the animal you find, if it survives the young orphan stage, will grow up. When it does the results are catastrophic for the creature. Here is a description of what happens for kangaroos kept by themselves as pets written by the team at Rocky Ridge Wildlife Sanctuary

“We at Rocky Ridge Wildlife Sanctuary , through years of experience and hundreds of rescues know that hand - raised (Western Grey specifically) kangaroos WILL NOT survive if:-

1 . They are released on their own. They need a mob to survive . For social structure, for security and comfort, for protection, for tick grooming amoung lots of other reasons. Even relocation of adult wild kangaroos is not successful if they are not released in a mob . They are social animals that need each other for survival.

2. If they are released under 12-15 kgs . At this size they are not fox proof and will soon be picked off. (This is like sending a 12 yr old human child off on an overseas trip unaccompanied. You would’nt do that.)

3. They are not de-humanised!! They will seek human company. They are in danger from ruthless humans, hunting, dogs etc if they do not fear humans.

They (males) become dangerous around humans when they challenge humans . Normally a wild kangaroo will stay away from humans, whereas a handraised roo will not be afraid, and will “challenge” for mob dominance, and see the human as part of that mob. This is a “disaster waiting to happen “ scenario !!

You cannot release a handraised male kangaroo that is not de-humanised , into an environment where they can be a danger to humans . This is stupidity and irresponsible , and cannot have a good ending , for the roo or for the humans.

Please if you find an orphaned joey do NOT attempt to keep it. Please contact your local wildlife group to surrender it for both your sake and the long term survival of the macropod. It ends in heartbreak otherwise.

16/01/2025

Thousands of lorikeets and flying foxes were treated for paralysis syndrome by RSPCA Queensland last year.

16/01/2025

05/01/2025

Wildcare has recently re-printed our popular bumper sticker and are making these available to the general community for purchase. 👏

The stickers are only $3.00 each!

You can order your stickers through the secure online order form linked below. Postage is available for a flat rate of $5.00 (for up to 20 stickers) and the stickers will be sent in a rigid mailer. Postage is only available within Australia.

All profit from the sale of the stickers goes towards helping our wildlife volunteers in the rescue and rehabilitation of our local wildlife. 🐨🦜️🦘️🐸🦇

https://form.jotform.com/231037547786868