Wildlife Conservation Australia Project #18444

Help Baby Bats Take Flight!

by Sydney Wildlife

Project Report | Feb 16, 2016
The creatures of Kukundi!

By Maryanne Large | Bat slave.

Opportunistic possum

Something a bit different this report.

We are all busy chopping and hanging and cleaning for our small charges, and you might think this could get a bit dull. The average cut each day is about 35 kgs at the moment- spread between the orphans in creche, adults in the flight cage and the release site next to Gordon colony.

So this report I'm going to talk about what happens during the chop, and what makes it fun. First of all its social. Most people have groups of friends that chop together regularly. Its like a coffee club, but much more work and better for you. And the other part that's fun is that not all our friends are human. Take a look at the photos and see who comes to visit (ok, some of it is cupboard love, but hey, it works for me). Water dragons, brush turkeys (all sizes), kookaburras, possums, bats...beautiful location..lots of excerise lugging stuff around (cheaper than the gym). What's not to like? I mean apart from the hours of menial labour, cleaning up poo etc.

If you live in Sydney, and love bats, why not give it a go?

cheeky but also beautiful (thanks to Lynne Yeaman)

here we are chopping..

here is the food for the creche

someone is tempted

dragons and turkeys both interested

and kookaburras too

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