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Here are some photos of only a very small number of animals we care for and treat.
I just help out doing the crappy jobs (cleaning dishes, enclosures, cages, chopping up dead animals to feed to other animals, etc.) but every single day I get to do something that totally makes up for those jobs!
I adore volunteering at the hospital. It makes me so happy to see all the good that is being done.
Please excuse the quality of the photos. They were taken with my phone and no flash was used (because it scares the wildlife).
Pacific Black Ducks
This momma duck and her babies were being treated for botulism. They have since made a full recovery and been released!
Eastern Long-necked Turtle
This guy had damage to his shell caused by a car. I take the turtles for a daily walk in the sun to give them some exercise. This boy has since been patched up and released.
Pied Cormorant
This baby was orphaned and needed to be handraised at the hospital. Here I am feeding him some fish by hand. He has also since been released.
Here he is begging for some more food.
Magpie-lark
This baby was also orphaned and needed to be handraised. Here I am feeding him some mealworms, crickets and fruit in an insectivore mixture. This baby is a boy and you can tell because he has white eyebrow markings (which the females lack). This baby went to a carer and has since been released.
Carpet Python
I completely forgot to check this guy's chart to see why he was in the hospital. He has been there for a very long time and no-one could get him to eat. So I decided to sit at his container for a good hour and eventually got him to grab and swallow a defrosted quail chick! He is still at the hospital.
Brisbane River Turtle
This guy came in with graffiti on his shell and just feeling generally unwell. He is still at the hospital.
Pobblebonk Frog
This little one is just not looking good and not feeling well. He is eating on his own now so hopefully it won't be too long before he is released!
Pied Cormorant, Pelican, Crested Tern and Seagull
Just an array of waterbirds in the Waterbird Rehab enclosure.
Wildlife Releases
One of the very best parts of the job is being given the opportunity to release animals back into the wild where they belong! So far I've released an Eastern Water Dragon, Seagull and Long-necked Turtle.
Here is the Long-necked Turtle returning to his home just as I released him!
I just help out doing the crappy jobs (cleaning dishes, enclosures, cages, chopping up dead animals to feed to other animals, etc.) but every single day I get to do something that totally makes up for those jobs!
I adore volunteering at the hospital. It makes me so happy to see all the good that is being done.
Please excuse the quality of the photos. They were taken with my phone and no flash was used (because it scares the wildlife).
Pacific Black Ducks
This momma duck and her babies were being treated for botulism. They have since made a full recovery and been released!
Eastern Long-necked Turtle
This guy had damage to his shell caused by a car. I take the turtles for a daily walk in the sun to give them some exercise. This boy has since been patched up and released.
Pied Cormorant
This baby was orphaned and needed to be handraised at the hospital. Here I am feeding him some fish by hand. He has also since been released.
Here he is begging for some more food.
Magpie-lark
This baby was also orphaned and needed to be handraised. Here I am feeding him some mealworms, crickets and fruit in an insectivore mixture. This baby is a boy and you can tell because he has white eyebrow markings (which the females lack). This baby went to a carer and has since been released.
Carpet Python
I completely forgot to check this guy's chart to see why he was in the hospital. He has been there for a very long time and no-one could get him to eat. So I decided to sit at his container for a good hour and eventually got him to grab and swallow a defrosted quail chick! He is still at the hospital.
Brisbane River Turtle
This guy came in with graffiti on his shell and just feeling generally unwell. He is still at the hospital.
Pobblebonk Frog
This little one is just not looking good and not feeling well. He is eating on his own now so hopefully it won't be too long before he is released!
Pied Cormorant, Pelican, Crested Tern and Seagull
Just an array of waterbirds in the Waterbird Rehab enclosure.
Wildlife Releases
One of the very best parts of the job is being given the opportunity to release animals back into the wild where they belong! So far I've released an Eastern Water Dragon, Seagull and Long-necked Turtle.
Here is the Long-necked Turtle returning to his home just as I released him!