Hi everyone, Rastus, Alice and I are all happy and getting bigger bellies by the day! I thought you might like to know about my wish for all my fellow native animals in and around Swansea. I know we run out in front of your vehicles when we think we can make it across the road to eat juicy
grass or drink some fresh water and sometimes you can do nothing but hit us. I thought I would give you some of my tips to help you save us and give us a second chance at life. My mum and dad have recently purchased an Ultrasonic animal alert from Canada under the brand name of “Hobi”. They work on cars, vans, trucks and motorcycles and we hear the ultrasonic sound up to 400 metres away at speeds as low as 30kph. The sound they give out are too high for humans or any animals travelling inside the vehicle but warns 99% of us to stay still or stay in the bush. Excellent for saving on insurance premiums. They can be purchased at anyWilderness Society store at $24.95. We have been testing them at night for the past 6 weeks and have had only a sighting of a wallaby at a safe distance from us crossing the road, the rest just stop and listen or stay in the bush. A heavily pregnant wombat was also attempting to get across one night before we got there. So this one does work, unlike the cheaper ones around that definitely do not appear to make any difference at all.
If you should come across a recently killed female native animal (up to 48 hours) check their pouches for a joey. Even a pinky (a joey with very little or no fur) may survive. Wallabies and kangaroos have front facing pouches and wombats rear facing pouches.
If you are lucky enough to find an orphan, the first 24 hours are critical for survival. It is important that they are kept warm (28 degrees if poss.) So wrap us up in whatever you have straight away, put us up your jumper to keep us in contact with your warmth and keep us in a quiet place.
It is important that pets and children are kept away from us as we need to be kept really quiet and warm so the shock is not too severe as this is the biggest killer. We always feed a mixture of 3 tsp sugar dissolved in 180mls warm water and fed through a needless syringe. Only give us a maximum of 10% of our body weight to minimise the onset of shock.
NEVER FEED US NORMAL MILK AS THIS WILL KILL US AND ALL YOUR KINDNESS WILL BE TO WASTED.
Then pass the joey onto an experienced wildlife carer as soon as possible to ensure we have the best chance of survival. Do not try to raise us yourself unless you have expert advice on tap from an experienced carer otherwise we may die. There are a few native animals that require a permit from the Native Wildlife Branch, D.P.I.W.E. These are wombats, Eastern Grey Kangaroos,Eagles,Echnidas to name of few. This means that by law you cannot keep these animals unless you are a registered, qualified wildlife carer for the Native Wildlife Branch. The reason is that these are fewer in number and require specialised care. Also in the past they have been kept as pets by members of the public to the detriment of the animal as they should be free and released back into the wild not sitting on a couch watching television.If there is anyone out there who loves knitting and has scraps of wool that they do not know what to do with or polar fleece we would be grateful for some nice warm pouches as we are always in need of more. If you contact my mum she would be so grateful for them and will tell you how big they would need to be.Please do not forget that for the next 8 weeks or more female native animals will not be as fast getting across the road as their joeys that they have had for months will be heavy and
this is the time when we will have a lot more deaths so please slow down and look for orphaned joeys.
We hope you all have a wonderful xmas and that it is safe and happy for you and your family.We always appreciate donations towards our care. To donate please just press on the link below, it will direct you to a secure site where you can pay via direct debit or credit card. Thanks heaps as it really does go to us and helps us all get bigger bellies.
"We love doing this and look forward to sharing it with you all".
We work long hours over years sometimes raising an orphaned native animal until it is ready to release itself into the wild.
There are 4 hourly feeds for months and very little sleep but the joy they give with the funny things they do makes this a true labour of love.
We hope that over the next few months you can read what it feels like being a wildlife carer and hopefully share the experience with us.
We are all looking forward to it..Marcia
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