Uleybury Native Wildlife Sanctuary

17/06/2026

This tiny moment is exactly why habitat restoration and predator protection matters.

Our Brushtail Bettong population started with a small number of animals brought in from interstate and local bloodlines to strengthen genetics. With the right environment, protection from predators, and space to behave naturally, they are now breeding and raising joeys of their own.

Here is a mum gently helping her joey drink from her pouch — a little reminder that when we protect them properly, nature knows what to do. 🌿

17/06/2026

Why anyone would think that violating Australian biodiversity is ok is beyond me

BIOSECURITY ALERT ‼️
UPDATE; I’ve just heard back from the person who posted this pic and it turns out it is an accidental hoax. She didn’t realise her friend was in Canada and assumed she was home in the Adelaide hills. She has apologised profusely for the misinformation.
… This large Cecropia silk moth (Hyalophora cecropia) from North America has been spotted in the Adelaide hills. While beautiful, these large saturnid moths do not belong here and could potentially carry diseases that our Australian Saturnids haven’t been exposed to. The slightly deformed wings on this guy tell me that it’s almost certainly been captive bred. The adults of the this species are short lived so it couldn’t have flown here which means someone has illegally imported these from OS as cocoons in order to breed them here. Has the world gone mad? There was a time when we understood the very simple rule that you can’t import living material into Australia without appropriate permits. The internet has changed all that - particularly where invertebrates are concerned. Suddenly we have people importing all manner of inverts that are arriving undetected in the post. Our biosecurity laws don’t seem to be keeping up. Recently a pile of cockroaches were seized from a grower in NSW but I’m one of a number of people who first reported these roaches more than 5 years ago. It took more than 5 years for Biosecurity to even take the reports seriously let alone to act. Reckon it’s time for an education campaign before we find ourselves in deep strife. Theoretically biosecurity concerns should be reported to PIRSA but of the 10 or so hotlines none of them are general ‘invasive species’ or ‘general invertebrate’ focus so just getting the report to the right department is pretty tricky. Might be time for someone to investigate how biosecurity became so complicated? Maybe ABC Adelaide can look into it??

17/06/2026

Brad has spoken! 🦘🏉
Tonight’s State of Origin prediction is in… and our very own Brushtail Rock Wallaby has made his choice between the QLD and NSW bottles.

No pressure Brad, but the entire rugby league world is now relying on your expert wallaby wisdom.

Who do you think he picked — and more importantly, do you trust him? 😂

16/06/2026

Don’t feel like digging a hole to plant seeds?
Then get yourself some Woylies! 🌱

These little ecosystem engineers dig through even the hardest, driest soil in search of their food — fungi, roots, tubers and insects. And while they’re at it, they leave behind perfectly sized little diggings that help turn the soil, catch water, trap leaf litter and create the ideal spot for native seeds to grow.

So really… they’re not making a mess.
They’re preparing my next revegetation project. 🌿

Nature’s tiny landscapers, doing the hard work one dig at a time.

15/06/2026

When you know the Brushtail Bettongs are about to arrive for dinner… you get in first. 🦝🍽️

This clever little possum wasn’t missing out tonight — because once the bettongs turn up, it’s every marsupial for themselves!

15/06/2026

Olivia, doing her stretches for another day of educating ❤️

14/06/2026

Brushtail Bettong mums are something special 💛

When their joey gets too big for the pouch, mum tucks them safely away in the nest, heads out for a feed, then comes back with food for her little one.

Tiny joey room service, Bettong style 🥰

14/06/2026

We’ve had another 1,600 people join our little sanctuary community in the past month — welcome!

We’d love to know what you’d like to see more of from Uleybury Native Wildlife Sanctuary.

Would you like more:

🌙 Night-feed videos
🦘 Kangaroo updates
🐾 Bettong/Woylie chaos
🦡 Bandicoot behaviour
🐭 Dunnart content
🌱 Habitat restoration and tree planting
🎥 Behind-the-scenes sanctuary life
😂 Funny animal moments
📚 Educational wildlife posts

Drop your ideas in the comments — we’re always watching what the animals are up to, and sometimes the best moments happen when they’re being complete little ferals.

13/06/2026

When Brent tries to plant trees, but the kangaroos insist on supervising the whole job. 🌱🦘

A little bit of help, a little bit of taste testing, and a whole lot of “you’re doing it wrong, Brent.”

At Uleybury Native Wildlife Sanctuary, even tree planting comes with a mob of curious assistants. 💚

11/06/2026

Just a bit of fun with the Woylies 🤎

On our usual route through the sanctuary putting out supplementary feed, the Woylies know exactly what’s happening.

They get so excited about their delicious treats that they follow us the whole way — right up until the feed bucket is empty.

Tiny legs, big enthusiasm, and absolutely no patience when snacks are involved.