Hunter Wildlife Bush Feeding Stations

18/10/2024

16/10/2024

A beautiful female turtle came into our care this week after being struck by a car. Sadly, due to severe head trauma and a badly damaged shell, she couldn’t be saved. 💔

However, her carer had a feeling she might be carrying eggs, and after asking the vet to check - they found 11! The carer couldn’t be happier to have been right.

Though we couldn’t save her, these little eggs represent hope, and we’ll be doing everything we can to give her babies a chance at life.

Incubation update coming soon 🥚🐢

11/10/2024

Look for a platypus and help researchers better understand and protect them!

08/10/2024

07/10/2024

At sunset, a mother wallaroo emerges with her joey from the bush at the Arid Land Botanic Garden.
Photographer: Marco Cassani
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01/10/2024

Never judge a snake by its covering.
These are important predators in our ecosystem. Please don't harm any snake. Give them room to move on. Call Hunter Wildlife Rescue 0418NATIVE if there is an injured snake or they are in a dangerous place. For the snake....or your pets or family.
Cessnock VRA are fantastic for relocation and rescue also.

“Brown” Snake?

These are ALL Eastern “BROWN Snakes” So please don't try to identify a snake only by it's colour!

☀️ It’s Snake season so please keep an eye out and your kids and pets safe! 🐍 🐶 🐱 🐴

29/09/2024

Every sighting and attempted sighting plays a crucial role in better understanding and protecting the platypus

29/09/2024

I don’t really like the things.
Things?
Kangaroos? Why?
Well because of this…
You don’t like kangaroos because they don’t understand what a road is?
Look at what the road is going through…Land…
An animal has absolutely NO idea what this is.
The only thing they know what is different is the texture under their feet.

Tell me…apart from a $50,000 guide dog, what animal has road sense.
None.
Dogs, Cats, Cows, Horses, Possums, Wombats, Rabbits, Sheep, Goats, Birds, Mice, Lizards Frogs… all animals get hit because, “they don’t know what a road is”

People tell us not to anthropomorphise animals.
So then, the animal hasn’t made a consciousness decision to jump in front of a car, because it doesn’t have that thought process right?
But we do.
We understand the consequences of jumping in front of a car, that’s why we don’t do it.
A kangaroo, has no idea what is going to happen.
You would think if they knew…they wouldn’t do it.

We have to stop thinking that these animals do this deliberately just to p**s people off.
The hatred towards these animals for doing something they have absolutely no consciences control over.
I have said this before, I question human intelligence everyday.

As the sun sets tonight so many animals will
Lose their lives.
Some instantly.
Some will take days, if not weeks.
I think every single day I get in my car, how many injured animals am I driving past that will never get help.
How many are laying off the road, down a ditch, in a paddock that are suffering.

Please, slow down a little on the roads.
And if you see something, please make the call.
We only know if we’re told.
We can only help them if we know.

29/09/2024

It's a Sunday morning sleep-in for these sweet tawny frogmouths! 😴 💤

"After standing around for what felt like forever watching this little family of tawnies dozing away in the tree, one finally moved, having a huge yawn and then going right back to sleep."—Jay

Thank you to Jay () for sharing this beautiful photograph with us via . 💚

29/09/2024

DID YOU KNOW scientists predict our beloved Koala could be EXTINCT in the wild as early as 2050?

Disease, habitat loss, feral predation and road strike are decimating their population.

Aussie Ark says NO to extinction. In our care, Koalas are thriving and breeding. We have Koalas naturally occurring in our Sanctuaries. And we’re dedicated to establishing Australia’s first disease-free Koala population.

September is Australia’s Save the Koala Month. As the month ends please spare a thought for this Ossie icon. And do what you can to help save it. Plant a Koala-edible eucalypt in your garden! Educate your kids! And keep an eye out when you’re in the bush, for any sign of them, and alert your local authorities.

Let’s rally to help this incredible marsupial. Long live the Koala…we love you!

29/09/2024

21/09/2024

20/09/2024

13/09/2024

There’s at least one cheat who stands on the line and won’t admit it, in this little mob. We all know it ❤️

13/09/2024

So .. if you see this dude or any animal not moving on powerlines there is a good chance they were electrocuted.

Bats and possums die publicly every night across Australian suburbs due to old wiring or from branches which grow through or are too close to overhead powerlines.

It is important that the public report each electrocution – not only to remove dead animals but to alert energy companies to potential hotspots so they can improve their infrastructure to lessen the cost to the community and to prevent future deaths of our wildlife.

During the months of October to January mother flying-foxes carry small babies who survive the electrocution of their mothers and if reported in time, can sometimes be saved.

A large number of bats found electrocuted on powerlines are
mothers carrying their babies. Adult victims rarely survive their injuries – 99.9% mortality rate but if their offspring are okay they can be rehabilitated back to the wild.

Please look up and make that call if you see an animal, or Mr Powerguy, on the power lines. It can save a life!

13/09/2024

IT'S SPRING, WATCH OUT FOR WILDLIFE!
As the weekend unfolds, please be aware our wildlife is active and on the move right now.

Spring is well and truly in the air and that means it is breeding season for the native critters of NSW.

With favourable conditions, you may come across;
🌿 Kangaroo's, koalas, echidnas and wombats grazing and foraging by the sides of the road particularly at dawn and dusk. They could then move about and venture onto the road unexpectedly.
🌿 On warm, sunny, days you may find turtles, snakes and lizards basking on roads, soaking up the spring warmth or simply moving areas.
🌿 In parks and gardens, smaller mammals, like possums and flying foxes, will be moving around at night in search of spring blossoms and blooms.
🌿 Following them will be the night critters like owls who prey on them.
🌿 Various bird species will be making nests and raising young across the state, including along our beaches. Please keep cats indoors at night and dogs on leash in wildlife areas.

IMPORTANTLY, many species will be moving about to find a mate. This can happen at all hours so please be vigilant and stay safe on the road!

Should you hit or find injured, displaced, entangled or orphaned wildlife, please call your local Wildlife Rescue Group asap for advice and support.

You can also download and use the FREE ifaw wildlife rescue app to help you find a local wildlife rescue group and some tips on what you can do until help arrives.

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13/09/2024

14/02/2020

After the recovery, let's maintain the rage

Why we have the project.

This terrible summer must remain a line in the sand.

14/02/2020

Birds Sing to Their Eggs, and This Song Might Help Their Babies Survive Climate Change

Birds Sing to Their Eggs, and This Song Might Help Their Babies Survive Climate Change

Embryonic learning—things birds pick up from their parents while still in the egg—may play a bigger role than imagined.

14/02/2020

Wasps Build Rainbow Nests When Given Colored Paper

Wasps Build Rainbow Nests When Given Colored Paper

Wasps are generally considered aggressive, and most of us would rather avoid them. Yet, no one can deny that their nests are true works of art. Paper wasps make them by chewing wood into a pulpy substance and using their saliva to hold it all together. But can you imagine these nests in the colors [...

13/02/2020

Australia All Over

Australia All Over

Hoping this poor kangaroo made it somewhere dry 😞

Gaven Hempstead shot this footage in his street in Lake Conjola this morning.