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Emergency Wildlife Phone Service - 07 5527 2444 (24 X 7) EMERGENCY WILDLIFE PHONE SERVICE - 07 5527 2444 (24 X 7) EDUCATION WILDLIFE REHABILITATION RESCUE Spring 2008, Issue 50 WILDNEWS The Newsletter of WILDCARE AUSTRALIA, INC. This newsletter is proudly sponsored by BRETT RAGUSE MP FEDERAL MEMBER FOR FORDE Wildcare Australia, Inc. Page 1 Veterinarian - Dr. Jon Hanger 07 5436 2097 Wildcare Australia Office 07 5527 2444 (8am to 4pm Tuesday - Friday) Wildcare Education and Training 07 5527 2444 Website: www.wildcare.org.au Email: enquiries@ wildcare.org.au P.O. Box 2379, Nerang Mail Centre, Queensland 4211 MAIN COMMITTEE IN THIS ISSUE: President Gail Gipp Vice-President’s Report 3 Vice-President Karen Scott From the Office 3 Secretary Tracy Paroz Assistant Secretary Dianna Smith Wildlife Phone Service 4 Membership Secretary Trish Hales Shop News 5 Treasurer Kirsty Arnold Coordinator’s Corner 6 - 9 Keeping the Dream Alive 10 Education Karen Scott Kathryn Biber Wildcare Training Workshops 11 Record Keeper Renée Rivard Official Business 12 Assistant Record Kiersten Jones Keepers Amy Whitham WILD WORLD: Namibia 13 Newsletter Eleanor Hanger SPECIES SPOTLIGHT: Baby Birds 14 - 15 Renée Rivard Toby Clinch Rescue Stories 16 SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE On the Lighter Side 17 Prof. T. Heath Dr D. Sutton Prof. W. Robinson Dr C. Pollitt PJ’s Wildcare for Kids 18 - 19 Dr R. Kelly Dr A. Tribe Photo Gallery 20 LEGAL ADVISER PHOTOGRAPHS Mr I. Hanger Q.C. K. Clark New Members 21 M. Dona Supporters 22 - 23 HONORARY T. Eather SOLICITOR E.M. Hanger Position Vacant J. Hanger R. Rivard S. Smith K. Scott R. Webster T. Wimberley SUBMISSIONS If you are interested in submitting an article or photograph for inclusion in the next newsletter, please submit to [email protected] before 3rd January 2009 The views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of WILDCARE AUSTRALIA or of the editors. Wildcare Australia, Inc. Page 2 VICE-PRESIDENT’S MUDGEERABA SHOW There is an awful amount of hard REPORT 5TH & 6TH JULY 2008 work involved with exhibits of this kind, and I am very grateful for all the help I received from our volunteers The year is going by so fast. This show was going to be the BIG and friends. Firstly, thank you to my We are already in Spring and it one, with the Mudgeeraba Show So- very patient father-in-law, Bret, who th won’t be long before Christmas ciety celebrating their 80 year. A transported most of the equipment is here. Wildcare representative was invited and erected the marquee with the to attend the Official Opening and all help of Rose Zalewski. Thank you, was looking good. I would encourage everyone to Rose. Rose also set up games for help out in the Spring “crazy the children and helped all weekend. bird season” this year. Birds I wanted to put in an extra effort with Lee-Ann Burgess attended both days account for approximately two- our exhibit and have an entry in the and kept my spirits up. Cerri-Lee Van thirds of the animals coming Grand Parade, as this was also a Buuren arrived with Marly Woods, into care. As wildlife rehabilita- BIG one for Wildcare; this was our 5th Barb Dwyer and many relatives in tors, we all have the responsi- year of attendance at the show. toe to help. Thank you all! My big- bility of ensuring the prompt Great plans were made, costumes gest “thank you” must go to the Sen- rescue and treatment of these hired and calls made to volunteers to ior family - Diane, Murray, Shawn, species. Thank you to Mimi, help. Aleisha and Justin. They purchased great toys and lollies, and made Dianna, Renée and the staff at the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital great lucky dips. They stood there in for conducting two wonderful We set up on an overcast but dry the rain and helped for two days. bird workshops recently. Every- Friday, and all was ready for a busy Most of our takings of $432 were due one who attended learned a lot Saturday. to the Seniors and Rose Zalewski. – thank you guys. On Friday night the heavens opened Here’s hoping 2009 will be dry and Thank you also to those mem- and the rain rocketed down all night. sunny. bers of the Management Com- On Saturday morning it continued and everything was awash. Shawn mittee who continue to juggle Trish Hales work, animals, family and study Senior dashed out and purchased an to help run the organization. A annex to extend our marquee to try particular thank you to Tracy to keep us dry, and then the water RECORD KEEPER’S Paroz, Renée Rivard and Amy poured in under the tent and around Whitham who have taken a our feet. DATA REQUEST REGISTER huge load off my shoulders in recent times. People stayed away. The rides were During the last quarter, Wildcare closed. The Grand Parade was can- carer records have been used to I hope you all have a great celled and the entertainment and respond to the following data re- fireworks were also cancelled. All in Spring! quests. all, it was a very sad day. Karen Scott Gold Coast City Council (GCCC): However, we did attend the Official •Koala data for northern GC WILDCARE WEBSITE Opening (under cover) and gratefully •Domestic animal attacks for GC accepted a donation of $250 from REDESIGN the Mudgeeraba Show Society, and we commiserated with one another. Queensland Wildlife Rehabilitation Over the next several Council (QWRC): months, the Management •Road kill data for QLD Dept of Main Committee will be exploring On Sunday the sun almost came out Roads survey for a few hours and things began to options to redesign the Wild- look up. care Australia website. If you Currumbin Wildlife Hospital know of any professional (CWH): website designers who may Thanks to the Senior family who •2007 outcomes of CWH animals rehabilitated by Wildcare members be interested in offering their made lucky dips and other activities; we did well for a few hours and then time and service to help us, the rain threatened again and so we Karen Scott: please email packed up and called it a day. •Koala dog attacks [email protected]. Wildcare Australia, Inc. Page 3 WILDCARE’S 24-HOUR EMERGENCY WILDLIFE PHONE SERVICE WHO ARE THE MOPS proximately 25 new volunteers reg- Australia! Also, please mention istered for our next phone training which shift you can work. I will re- workshop in January 2009! turn your call as soon as I can. You can only find out by answering the Wildcare Australia 24-hour Emergency Telephone!!! HOWEVER!!!!! For the busy We really look forward to hearing months of October, November and from you soon. December, we are extremely short We still need your help for October, of helpers. If you have helped with Liz Meffan November and December. Our last the phones in the past, we would 3 months were very successful. love to hear from you. Unfortunately With so many new operators donat- because these next 3 months are ing a minimum of 3 hours a month, so busy, we can only accept our small core group of operators experienced operators. has been able to take a well-earned Ea break from the large number of rned ONL shifts that some were covering. PLEEEEEEZE! Pick up the phone Red Y by eema Pho ble ne V YES! 3 hours a month does make now and give us a desperately at th olies e Wi a huge difference! needed helping hand! Call 5527- COM ldcar ING e Sh 2444 today and register to become SOO op N!! a phone volunteer with Wildcare More good news…we have ap- Wildlife Land Trust Members Membership currently includes a non- b i n d i n g Saving Crucial Habitat for Wildlife ‘letter of agreement’ which spells out our joint commit- ment to protecting wildlife, a certificate of member- ship, a good guide to managing your property, regular The Humane Society International (HSI) is one of the newsletters, access to our WLT group website, signs world’s largest conservation and animal protection for your property and further advice on stronger pro- organisations, with over 10 million members world- tection methods for properties, as well as becoming a wide and 40,000 in Australia. HSI promotes the en- part of a worldwide network of like-minded sanctuary hancement and conservation of all wild plants and owners. animals and the protection of all living things from cru- elty and neglect both nationally and internationally. What can you do now? One of our programs, the Wildlife Land Trust (WLT), You can go to www.wlt.org and have a look at what which began in Australia in 2006, aims to protect and many people have been doing around the world to provide sanctuary for wild animals by preserving their protect wildlife and habitats. In the Australian section natural habitats. Following the principle of “humane of this site, if you have an interest in registering your stewardship”, private land owners manage their prop- property with the WLT, you can download a PDF ap- erty to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all plication form that you can send directly to us in Syd- inhabitants of their land. Member properties protect a ney. range of rare and endangered flora and fauna and several owners are also active vegetation and wildlife rehabilitators, caring for species ranging from wom- There are no legal obligations or costs implied in join- bats through to bats. ing the WLT, which is entirely voluntary, and would not conflict (but complement) any existing or future agreements you might enter into to protect your land.
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