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On Friday I was called to a little pied cormorant who was caught on fishing line on the river near the Goulburn Weir. Not that long ago I attended an entangled corella who was stuck in fishing line up a tree right at the weir. Discarded fishing line is something
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We are in the midst of a week of high temperatures here in Northern Victoria. The heat can be very difficult for our wild creatures, although when temperatures build up slowly they seem to cope a lot better. It’s sudden temperature fluctuations which can cause even more havoc. Yesterday’
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It’s hard to believe another year has rolled on by so quickly! It has been one with the obligatory mixture of highs and lows; we don’t expect anything else in the wildlife rescue world. Today has been a scorching hot day and is still 35 degrees Celsius outside
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I often am asked why some baby birds cannot be reunited with their parents. This question does not have a simple answer, believe me. It would make our lives a lot easier if it did! The reasons why a chick or nestling has ended up coming to the ground are
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Life has been very busy at Bohollow, we are amidst the calls of various baby birds resonating throughout the household. Numbers coming through the shelter at this time of year are high and the recent winds and storms added to the number of patients. Although it’s a time we
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Snake season The way the wind has been over the last month, I’m beginning to feel like we live on the southern coast! It’s been a slow start to the snake season this year but it has definitely begun. Our Australian snakes can spark fear into people, understandably
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A few days ago I was called to a bird of prey at a residence near Shepparton. The bird was not able to fly and had appeared in someone’s back yard. On arrival, once I had the Brown Goshawk in my hands and began to do a quick assessment
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Spring seemed to lay in waiting here at Bohollow as each year the breeding season for our native birds has begun earlier and earlier. In recent years, babes were coming in during winter of species that we wouldn’t usually see until the end of August or in September. Last
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I hope everyone stayed safe in the storms earlier in the week. We were extremely lucky at our Bunbartha shelter as a fierce, mini tornado swept through only a few kilometres from us and caused a lot of damage to many of the large roadside trees. In times of severe
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If I had a dollar for every person who has said to me, “I’d love to do your job”, I would be a rich person indeed! I’m sure many people think our wildlife work involves playing with cute, furry wildlife, being able to look after amazing animals who
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One bird that rarely gets identified correctly and is usually confused with a magpie is the butcherbird.
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From as far back as my earliest memories I have had a passion for animals. All animals! Birds have held an extra special place in my heart though and there are a number of reasons why. Bird brains are very unique and many species of bird are highly intelligent -