Wildlife Conservation Australia Project #13219

Rehabilitate Wallabies & Other Native Wildlife

by Sydney Wildlife

Project Report | Oct 13, 2014
Out with the healthy and in with the sick

By Joan Reid | Volunteer Macropod Co-ordinator

Release of Swamp Wallabies

Out with the healthy......

After 18 months of intensive hand raising and rehabilitation, we are happy to announce that Quagmire and Jack have be released back into their native bushland.

To enable us to catch the wallabies now they are ready to be released, we needed to build a catchment area in one corner of the rehabilitation enclosure. This allowed us to corral, catch, perform health check and bag them for transportation to the release site

Prior to release, they were microchipped to enable us to learn more about their survival after release. Sydney Wildlife notifies local vets of the microchiped animals released and asks them to check all sick and deceased macropods that come into their clinics. If they find a microchipped animal, they provide the details to Sydney Wildlife and we record this activity against their records. This allows us to get information on where they have gone and their survivial rate once released back into the wild.

In with the sick......

We now have a new baby swamp wallaby in care as a result of some local bush fires. Lady Ashley was found by the Fire Brigade with burns to her feet and tail from standing on the smouldering ground. The Fire Brigade contacted Sydney Wildllife immediately and she was collected by one of our voluteer carers and taken straight to the local vet for treatment. She will now remain in care until she is ready for release.

Lady Ashley is recovering well at present and is requiring 4 hourly feeds and treatment to her wounds.

Quagmire arrived in care 20.9.13

Lady Ashley having 4 hourly feeds

Lady Ashley's burnt feed after treatment

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