Wildlife Rescue – Paula Boer

Into The Wild

All too often, wombats are killed on the road and their joeys left alive. For the lucky ones, they are rescued and put in the hands of a carer. When you see a dead wombat at the side of the road with a big coloured X on it’s body, it means someone has checked theContinue reading “Into The Wild”

White Roos

Twins are not uncommon in Eastern Grey Kangaroos, though both siblings rarely survive to adulthood. But white twins? When I first saw them in my garden in 2014, I was amazed. Of course I had to name them, so Snowy and Creamy (yes, I know, not my best imagination at work) have become part ofContinue reading “White Roos”

Mingling Wombats

The main aim when rescuing wildlife is to return the animal to the wild, healthy and with the skills to cope. Orphaned wombats (joeys) that are hand raised on bottled milk need to learn to dig burrows, burrow etiquette when encountering other wombats, and many other coping strategies that their mothers would normally teach them.Continue reading “Mingling Wombats”

Wombats Wombats Wombats!

Or should that have an extra ‘wombat’ in the title? Four hand-raised orphaned wombat boys are the first to experience the pre-release enclosures at Docsden. These gorgeous boys had a rough start in life but are now ready to learn to be wild wombats and go out into the big wide world. Wombats are comparativelyContinue reading “Wombats Wombats Wombats!”