Outback wildlife rescue is back

Just a quick note to say Outback wildlife rescue is back on chanel seven. Slightly earlier at 6:30 on sunday nights.

Freshwater croc.

We also have an injured freshwater crocodile in at the moment. She was hit by a car which broke her lower jaw so badly that it was only hanging on by skin. He is a photo of her before surgery and unfortunately we had to amputate the last 15 cm of her jaw. However it seems crocs are survivors not only has she recovered well from the surgery. (she is very feisty) but there seems to be lots of fat healthy crocs living out there in the wild with bits of jaw missing so she will be released in the next week of so once her medications are finished.

baby microbat

Sorry its been so long since we posted. Any one might think we have nothing to write about - far from it. We have been really busy which unfortunately means we are getting lots of sick, injured and orphaned wildlife brought in. Heres is a little orphaned microbat. His mum dropped hm. If you look carefully you can see the bruise on his head where he landed on the ground. He seems a little concussed but otherwise ok. He is now being handraised by a carer and hopefully if all goes well he'll be able to be returned to the wild. Its hard to tell which particular species he is at the moment since there is not much of him but as he grows we should be able to id him. At the moment he is on milk but as he grows he will need to learn how to catch insects in the air.

Microbat

This microbat was found in someones swimming pool. It was cold and wet but when we warmed it up we noticed it had a tear in its wing. We need to release these guys as soon as possible since they stress so much so we stitched the wing up. We should be able to release him in the next couple of days. the sutures are disolving.

Reggie the Wedgie

We have a Wedgetailed eagle that has a fractured wing. The Fracture is quite high up in the humerus so we had trouble stabilising it but seems to be healing well. He has a ravenous appetite and is eating well. He will ultimately head to the prison for rehabilitation and subsequent release.

recent arrivals

Magpie goose
the magpie goose is well in it's self but there is some concern about his leg. He is currently undergoing consideration as to how well he would survive back in the wild if he only had one leg. flight birds of some types can often cope with only one leg. x rays tomorrow will determine the full damage and determine the next step.

thank you to the kind people who dropped him off.

Baby Owl
the baby owl is in good condition and will be sent out to a carer in the next couple of days. he has nothing wrong with him just too young to be out on his own. he will probably end up at the prison raptor house where he will be cared for until released.


Black cockatoo

he has definitely broken his wing, X-rays in the morning will determine the full extent of the damage and whether or not pinning it will be successful. He is definitely a male with bright red tail feathers and will be sent on to join a family group before being released back into the wild assuming all goes well with the surgery. watch this space as i am sure his surgery will end up here.

baby birds.
baby birds of many different types have been bought in over the weekend, so many in fact that it is hard to keep up with them all. please would be rescuers remember that baby birds are best left where you find them. place them back in their nests or make them an artificial nest out of a containers with holes so they don't drown and then put them back as close to where you found them as possible. the mothers and fathers will hunt for them and continue to take care of them even though you have touched them. don't be tempted to feed them, leave them where they are unless you are an experienced carer and know what they feed on. feeding them bread crumbs and water for several days before bringing them to a carer almost guarantees that they will not survive, so be a wildlife rescuer and put them back where you found them. (there are exceptions to every rule but mostly this is the best for the bird.)

this weekend has seen an enormous amount of animals being brought into care, so many infact that it is hard to list them all here but i will attempt to update this site with as much info as i can so that you an keep track of the animals you rescued.

please be patient with us as we work on this new system.

Carpet Python

Today we had a small carpet python that had been caught up in wire. Presumably she was after the birds on the other side. Fortunately while the wire was very tight it was simply a matter of snipping it off so that we could free her. She was uninjured so has now been released a long way from the birds.