Mosswood Wildlife

09/09/2026

And then we added Wood Ducks to our ever-growing spring duckling menagerie!

Giving us a current total of:

🦆 5 × Teals
🦆 16 × Shell Ducks
🦆 3 × Wood Ducks

(You would not believe the amount of laundry!!!)

And we’re only 10 days in! 😱

08/09/2026

The first glimpse of sunshine and the kids are outside! 🌞🐨

This is their first level of outdoor climbing tree, and our big little girl is absolutely LOVING it! She’s doing koala zoomies and excelling at it all.

Little dude takes a bit more convincing, but once he’s out of his pouch, he’s following her around, chewing on bark and cruising around the tree.

She is double his size so they can be a bit of an awkward pair, however they are very bonded and have sort of adapt to each others needs- if little dude starts panicking and crying out, then big little girl stops what she's doing and is straight over to him. 🥰

07/09/2026

Our final official day of tree hand-outs for our third annual Free Tree Initiative... DONE!

Beautiful trees supplied by Worn Gundidj Native Nursery and Arborline Nursery 😍

The aim- To increase native tree cover across South West Victoria by supplying dedicated property owners with free, koala-friendly native trees. 🌿🐨
..and now, it’s in the hands of our recipients!

So, bring on the planting and progress photos! 📸

06/09/2026

Day 1 of handing out trees as part of our 2026 Free Tree Initiative! 🌳

And of course, Inspector P.J came waddling through to see what we were up to! 🐨

Don’t worry, P.J — they’re all going to make it into the ground and provide food, shade, shelter, oxygen and all the other important things trees provide! 🌱

Our applicants this year have been amazing, and we can’t wait to see those photos coming through of your plantings! 💚

05/09/2026

03/09/2026

01/09/2026

Buddies... of two VERY different sizes!
🐨🔎🐨

Our bigger little koala joey hasn’t made it onto socials yet, mostly because she’s been a bit up and down health wise. But knock on wood, she’s doing amazingly well!

And apparently, good health comes with a tiny sidekick... because this little mate has decided they’re a package deal. 💖

31/08/2026

Another classic release video… aka, not very good 😆

This Lesser Long-eared micro bat was found in someone’s house, dehydrated and starving, after they’d been away on holiday. When they returned, they discovered their unexpected house guest had moved in… but couldn’t find it's way back out!

Now fighting fit and ready to go, it’s time for a crappy release video! 😋🦇💓

30/08/2026

Noodledoof Brewing Co and Mosswood Wildlife UNITE!

Lots of sponsors to be listed, as we get soooo many generous donations for prizes and for the auction on the night. Going to be a GOOD NIGHT! 😱🥰🤩

More info. to come 😜

29/08/2026

They say it takes a village to raise a child… well, on Friday it took several villages to home these 15 abandoned Shell ducklings!🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆

From the incredible rescuer Michelle, who somehow managed to catch FIFTEEN ducklings — parentless and running across a busy road! 🤯 Insanely impressive!

Hamilton Wildlife then arranged temporary housing at Whispering Gums until they could make their way to Mosswood Wildlife.

They’re now all settled in with their full setup. 🥰

This footage was taken just after they arrived at Mosswood… and they’d already discovered the joy of chasing bugs attracted to the light. 🤭🪰