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Living with our Wildlife

Living with our Wildlife

It really doesn’t take too much disturbance of habitat to upset our native animals.  Lately there has been clearing along the roadside between Nambour and Yandina.  The WILVOS Hotline 5441 6200 is a great indication of the effects of even minor changes to the...
Watch out for those young echidnas…

Watch out for those young echidnas…

I am sure there is a logical reason in nature for echidna young to emerge from their burrows in the heat of summer.  Nevertheless, for a native animal that is prone to heat stress, it seems very contradictory.   A puggle burrow hovers around a cool 20...
Farewell to Cheeky the Bush Stone-curlew

Farewell to Cheeky the Bush Stone-curlew

We never know what each day will bring when caring for wildlife. It could be a quiet day orit could be mayhem. Lately it’s mainly been mayhem. Our volunteer hotliners, transportersand carers do a great job. The WILVOS support network is an integral part of this, as we...

Keep our animals cool…

The hot weather is a shock to all – humans and animals. The WILVOS 5441 6200 Hotline isreceiving a number of calls pertaining to the change in weather.Some people are concerned about the spots where possums decide to curl up and sleep forthe day. When they settle in...
Beautiful bird life…

Beautiful bird life…

How lovely to have a week away! No calls to me through the WILVOS 5441 6200 Hotline. Sometimes we need a break. Watching a great variety of native birds in their natural habitat, and of  course some eastern grey kangaroos, is delightful when no care is...
Busy busy… Spring has sprung

Busy busy… Spring has sprung

It is certainly turning into that crazy springtime for wildlife carers.  Calls for every local species seems to have come through the WILVOS 5441 6200 Hotline in the past weeks. Each day brings another animal into my care and I am babysitting quite a  few as...