Wildcare

02/09/2026

Did you know donations to Wildcare are tax deductible?

As a registered charity, your donations go on to help rescue, raise, rehabilitate and release sick, injured and orphaned native animals - just like Andy.

Andy was found in a rubbish bin, next to his mother who had injested rodenticide and passed away. Thankfully, a compassionate person called it in and Andy was able to be saved. Thanks to this phone call, Andy has been able to spend his days curled up in warmth, being fed nutritious specialised milk and food, with an experienced carer who closely monitors him around the clock.

It's only thanks to donations to Wildcare that native animals like Andy will be able to grow up and eventually be released back into the wild, where he belongs.

If you'd like to make a one off or reoccurring donation, please head to our website for details - wildcare.com.au/donate

01/09/2026

Love reptiles? This one's for you! 🦎

Wildcare’s Caring for Reptiles course is primarily focused on those seeking to develop their skills and competencies in rescuing, rehabilitating, raising and releasing reptiles.

Learn about the different local species, how to rescue, handle and assess. Understand the importance of husbandry in their treatment and care and how to optimise healing at every stage to release.

This course is an opportunity for existing rehabilitators nearing the end of their three-year authority-to-operate for reptile rehabilitation to update and re-qualify.

https://www.wildcare.com.au/event-details-registration/caring-for-reptiles

29/08/2026

"Some days, you just have to focus on what you can save, can appreciate, can contribute to."

Ain't that the truth. 💚

It's always a hard road, fighting for wildlife. It shouldn't be that way - but it is. People who have no vested interests and only want to stop cruelty and persecution of wildlife, are up against powerful interest groups and politicians who have conflicting interests - more development, more deals to be done, more ''progress'' to be made, with little room for wildlife in the picture.

Some days, you just have to focus on what you can save, can appreciate, can contribute to. Here is a beautiful little eastern grey joey who is being raised in care by humans who greatly value her life and her species. She is a Wildcare joey being raised under Wildcare's licence to rescue, rehabilitate and raise wildlife. ❤🦘
📼Jane Robinson

27/08/2026

This is a sulfur crested cockatoo, known for their white plumage and striking gold crest - but that's not what you see here.

Caitie was travelling along Lachlan Valley Way just outside of Boorowa, when she spotted such an odd sight. Having worked with wildlife in the past, she knew seeing a bright pink Cockatoo is very much not normal, so turned around to render assistance.

Caitie carefully approached bird who wouldn't fly off from the fence. That's when she noticed the pink and blue balloon string wrapped around its right foot, entangled in one of the fence barbs.

"I grabbed a jacket out of my car. The cocky tried to fly off and started yelling at me when I got very close so I threw my jacket over it, gently held its head with one hand and worked my way through untangling its foot from the fence."

"I drove it to the after hours vet in Canberra who were a little hesitant about taking a bird, noting the current bird flu issue but I made sure they knew it was not sick and rather was bright pink with balloon string around its foot."

If not for Caitie's compassion and courage, there's no knowing what the fate of this cockatoo would have been...

"I feel like it was used for a gender reveal. It's very odd for the whole bird to be bright pink AND have pink and blue balloon string around its foot... it could also be dye from some type of grass poisoning or who knows what."

If you need assistance or advice with a native animal, please call our 24/7 Wildcare Helpline on 6299 1966.

Wildcare continues to rescue and rehabilitate sick, injured and orphaned native birds and will provide updates as avian influenza develops.

❗ This video is NOT AI. Our volunteers and the lovely person who rescued this cockatoo are deeply concerned about the circumstances which lead to them being dyed pink and having ribbon tied to their leg.

If you have any information please call Crime Stoppers. It is an offence to capture a native animal without license under the Biodiversity Conservation Act, and it is an offence to purposely cause harm to an animal under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.

26/08/2026

Summer is just around the corner, which means our scaled friends will be out and about in no time. 🦎🐢

If you're interested in caring for lizards or turtles don't miss the Basic Reptile Course!

Wildcare’s Basic Reptile Course is primarily focused on those seeking to develop their skills and competencies in rescuing, rehabilitating, raising and releasing reptiles and for existing rehabilitators to update and re-qualify for their authority to operate.

The course includes:
✅ WHS
✅ Identification
✅ First Aid
✅ Common Injuries and Illnesses
✅ Feeding
✅ Housing and Release

🦎 Register online at wildcare.com.au/get-involved/upcoming-events

Become a Wildcare member at wildcare.net.au/membership-plans 🦘

26/08/2026

We're looking for macropod carers! 🦘

Have you recently completed your training or you're a previous carer looking to get back into rehabilitation?

Maybe you've been thinking about caring for macropods but need that extra little push to make the jump...

Well hop to it and message us for more information on how to get involved!

📸 Photo by one of our experienced carers, Kylie.

25/08/2026

Do you know how rodenticides work? Or that they are lethal to native wildlife?

Rodenticides work by preventing blood from clotting, causing death mainly due to extensive internal bleeding. There are two ways poisoning can occur - for small mammals, like brushtail possums, they can directly ingest the bait (primary poisoning), or carnivorous animals, like owls or quolls, can become poisoned when eating the carcass of a poisoned animals (secondary poisoning). Secondary poisoning is a major risk, as the poison enter the food chain and can affect ecosystems long after the initial poisoning event.

Lucy here was found after her mum fell 4 meters to the ground - she had become lethargic and lost her balance after ingesting rodenticide. Thankfully one of our rescuers was able to race mum and Lucy to the vet - though mum sadly passed away at the vets.

Lucy will be on a course of medicine to combat any effects of the rodenticide she may have ingested through her mum's milk. She is already looking much brighter after coming into care, with our carer focusing on hydration and making sure Lucy has the right support for recovery and rehabilitation.

ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS
✅ Rodent proofing - remove food waste, grain and places they can nest
✅ Live box traps
✅ Mechanical mousetraps
✅ Indoor bait stations (where wildlife cannot access)

⚠️ Please don’t put rodenticides in your bin. Contact your local council about chemical or poison disposal options.

To help us continue to rescue, raise, rehabilitate and release native animals, like Lucy here, please consider a one-off on ongoing donation. Head to wildcare.com.au/donate

23/08/2026

Considering donating to support a local charity? 🤔

🦘 Wildcare Queanbeyan is entirely volunteer run, and operates solely on the generous donations of our local community and our own carers and rescuers.

🦉 We receive no government funding - we rely on donations alone.
🦎 Our dedicated volunteers drive hundreds of kilometres some weeks to rescue or return wildlife to their homes - all at their own cost.
🦇 We cover an enormous area - 22,000sq kms spread from Bredbo to Darbys Falls, Morangarell to Crookwell - and have rescuers and carers throughout dedicating their time, skills and funds to rehabilitating sick, injured and orphaned native animals.
❤️‍🩹 We pay for vet bills, medications and dressings, supplies, equipment and specialist foods. Vets do not provide free services to wildlife, so we have to pay for these services. If you have pets, you know these things are expensive!
💕 We love what we do and we love making a difference for every one of these animals we help and who are in our care.

🙏 So please - consider a one off or monthly donation to our Public Fund. Every amount makes a difference and helps us achieve our mission to rescue, raise, rehabilitate and release sick, injured and orphaned native animals.

We need you - and so does our native wildlife. 🪽
Head to our website to donate 👉 wildcare.com.au/donate

21/08/2026

Wildcare was called to a rescue at a local early education centre, when a Brushtail Possum was found trapped between a colourbond fence and a timber feature wall.

Thankfully two of our rescuers were available and nearby. They were able to remove a panel of the feature wall without causing too much distress, and safely rescued the Brushtail Possum.

After a thorough assessment, the possum was later released back into a much more suitable location nearby.

🤔 Did you know? Brushtail Possums are territorial and (in NSW) must be released within 150m from the location they were found. It is illegal to trap and release a possum unless you are licensed to do so.

If you need advice or assistance with a sick, injured, orphaned (or stuck!) native animal, call our 24/7 Wildcare Helpline on 6299 1966.

19/08/2026

‼ Don't forget! ‼
Wombats with mange need your help: Mange information session at Burra

5pm to 7pm Thursday 20 August 2026
Burra Hall, 3 Lagoon Road, Burra
Tea, coffee and cake provided

Have you seen a wombat looking like the photos below, with missing fur and scabs along its side, around its eyes and ears, seem unable to see or hear, and oblivious to your presence? They all have mange.

Mange was introduced with colonisation, and affects about 150 species, including wombats. They have no immunity to mange and if left untreated, wombats with mange will suffer a slow and painful death.

‼️ Burra, Urila, Royalla and Googong are mange hot spots.
Wildcare Queanbeyan is keen to raise awareness about mange in the local community to encourage reporting and involve landholders with treatment.

PLEASE JOIN US AT THIS INFORMATION NIGHT. With treatment, wombats can make it!!

Please report wombats with mange to the 24/7 Wildcare Helpline 6299 1966.
Enquiries: Elena Guarracino - [email protected] / 0427 853 533