|
|
|
|
|
In the Nursery |
|||
|
Due to the excessive heat during February we have a few little friends in the Nursery. As these animals are not for release into the wild, we provide them with as much interaction as possible. This interaction makes them great ambassadors for their wild counterparts. They become very tame and this enables our guests to see and feel these creatures, with no stress being placed on them. |
|||
|
Many are still small, but there are some starting to get about waiting to meet you. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
Sophie and Benny (Red-necked Wallaby) Roaming around outside, loves a cuddle and not allowed inside units. He jumps up and urinates on the beds and carpet. | ||
|
Chloe and Penny (Long-nosed Potoroo) | ||
| Long-nosed Potoroos are still found in the Otways but are rarely seen. | |||
|
|
Sophie, CJ (Brush-tail Bettong) Left and Gwen (Rufous Bettong) Right | ||
| The Brush-tail Bettong and Rufous Bettong are now extinct in Victoria. | |||
|
|
Baby Bindi (Northern Brown Bandicoot) Born after a gestation of 12.5 days. She is now 3 months old. | ||
|
Sophie and Chloe with some baby Rainbow Lorikeets. | ||
|
|
|||
|
Past Nursery Wildlife |
|||
|
|
|||
|
Sophie and Joe (Kangaroo Island Kangaroo) Aug 2007 (Left) |
|
|
|
Sophie and Joe Feb 2009 (Right) |
|||
|
Jaryd and Mummy (Major Mitchell Cockatoo). Now outside in the aviary. Mummy is a male but because it was the largest bird we reared, the kids thought it was the mummy. It is amazing how they transform. He was raised from hatching and started on feeds every 2hrs. |
|
|
|
|
|||
|
Louie (Bush Stone Curlew also call a Bush Thick Knee) Hatched Christmas day 2007 |
|
|
|
All grown up 2009 |
|||
|
We also take some babies to raise for people taking mobile displays to schools for environmental education. Animals that we have raised are used all around Australia. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
© Fauna Australia Wildlife Retreat 2009 |
|||
|
|
|||
