Its the time of the year when daylight hours are short and people are traveling to and from work in the dark while wallabies, kangaroos and other wildlife are still out foraging. Sadly little Rednecked Wallabies are 4 of the 11 that have come into care in the last month within a radius of 50 […]
BURNT BUSH EERILY QUIET Queensland wildlife experts say recent bushfires combined with ongoing drought is having a devastating impact on native animal populations. Lockyer Valley wildlife biologist Trish LeeHong has been patrolling areas burnt by the Pechey and Crows Nest fires and has rescued 21 koalas. But she’s troubled by the absence of wildlife, dead or […]
Have you ever wanted to know what it is like to interact with a baby koala? This little one is being rehabilitated prior to being released back into the wild and was expecting to receive its feeding time bottle so wanted to know what I was doing (he got fed straight after the video mind […]
This video was composed from a collection photos and videos of a puggle (baby Echidna) taken over an eight month period. Time lapsed from the day it came into care to the first day it was released onto the ground to forage on its own for native food. Few people have seen these mammals from […]
This tiny Squirrel Glider has proven to be a fighter! Found alongside her mum on a barbed wire fence during a scorching day, she has shown incredible resilience. While her mum sadly didn’t make it, this young female (only 23g) has an excellent chance of survival and is now receiving the care she needs. As […]
Beau, a striking Wedge-tailed Eagle, is a magnificent bird of prey—glorious in color, breathtaking in flight, and truly unique in behavior. This remarkable eagle was first discovered standing motionless on a single post in the Ravensbourne area. Silent and unwavering, it seemed to be waiting—for an owner, a partner, or perhaps just food. Intrigued by […]
In the heart of Queensland’s Lockyer Valley, Trish LeeHong has spent more than two decades tirelessly rescuing, rehabilitating, and educating the public about Australia’s unique wildlife. As the founder of the Wildlife Rescue, Rehabilitation and Education Association, Trish has transformed her centre in Murphys Creek into a Wildlife Centre for injured and orphaned animals, while […]
Patricia LeeHong – expert and dedicated practitioner in Wildlife Rescue, Rehabilitation and Education Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Queensland and PhD Candidate in the School of Agriculture and Food Sciences at the University of Queensland: Gatton Campus. In the south east corner of Queensland the continuing trends of habitat and wildlife destruction are sadly […]
Loving Dog Rescues Echidna Puggle A routine Sunday evening turned into an extraordinary tale of instinct and compassion when an 11-year-old Jack Russell named Poppy made an unexpected discovery—a tiny, underweight echidna puggle weighing just 103 grams. Poppy’s owner had noticed something unusual: “She didn’t come to feed the horses with me, which is very […]
Picking up a puggle (Echidna young) always fills me with mixed emotions, sadness for the loss of a mother and excitement for the opportunity to rear such a unique animal. The mother had been hit by a car and the puggle was still in the pouch at the vet clinic. I picked up the puggle […]
