Advice needed re: abandoned wildlife.

Submitted: Saturday, Dec 06, 2008 at 15:14

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Member - Lionel A (WA)

Hello all, just on my way back from a spot of paintballing, noticed a young kookabarah [spelling] on the bitumen edge of the road.

Looked a little disorientated and did not move as I beared down on it.

It appears ok, unable to fly and very young by the looks of it.
Got it at home at the moment, its settled, but bugger if I know what to feed it.

Can anyone also offer any advice as to any society, group or outfit that is able to look after this sort of wildlife in WA.

Im an hour east of Perth.

Cheers.....Lionel.

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Reply By: rredbeak - Saturday, Dec 06, 2008 at 15:17

Saturday, Dec 06, 2008 at 15:17

on the east coast we used to have ads on tv about this. their aus wide ph number was 1300animal .. maybe its still a current ph number. either that or your local National Park headquarters.. HTH.. Rod

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Reply By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Saturday, Dec 06, 2008 at 15:20

Saturday, Dec 06, 2008 at 15:20

Aust Wildlife Rescue Information & Education Service

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Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Saturday, Dec 06, 2008 at 17:31

Saturday, Dec 06, 2008 at 17:31

We found an injured duck recently, and phoned up the number for the injured animal rescue people. They were not in a position to help, but advised us to take it to any vet. The local vet happily accepted the injured animal, and after that I have no idea what happened to the duck!

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Follow Up By: Member - Josh (VIC) - Saturday, Dec 06, 2008 at 20:12

Saturday, Dec 06, 2008 at 20:12

Bet it tasted nice lol

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Follow Up By: Ozboc - Sunday, Dec 07, 2008 at 21:54

Sunday, Dec 07, 2008 at 21:54

nothing better than hand delivered free dinner :)

Boc

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Reply By: Member - Mike DID - Saturday, Dec 06, 2008 at 17:34

Saturday, Dec 06, 2008 at 17:34

Contact any vet - I believe they will treat wildlife for free and arrange pickup by a wildlife rescue service.

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Follow Up By: Wayne David - Saturday, Dec 06, 2008 at 18:42

Saturday, Dec 06, 2008 at 18:42

Mike DID - You are dead right about the vet tip. My Missus is involved with animal rescue and that's what I keep hearing her tell people.

Good luck with the kookaburra. Maybe it's just a young fella and can't fly yet? Vet will soon tell you.

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Reply By: Member - Lionel A (WA) - Saturday, Dec 06, 2008 at 18:50

Saturday, Dec 06, 2008 at 18:50

Thanks everyone, the li'l fella is now at a small wildlife sanctuary just out of town.
Been here for years and didnt even know it existed.

Missus pressured me into making a small donation so pulled a fifty from the wallet, got one of those looks, made it $100.

Would have been cheaper to run the bloody thing over.

Said she would make it up to me tonight.

No way.....with the headache Ive got.....missed out again....LOL.

Cheers.....Lionel.

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Reply By: Member - Davoe (Yalgoo) - Saturday, Dec 06, 2008 at 21:17

Saturday, Dec 06, 2008 at 21:17

Dong it they are a feral pest

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Follow Up By: Shaker - Sunday, Dec 07, 2008 at 00:05

Sunday, Dec 07, 2008 at 00:05

...... "there are two species of kookaburras native to Australia, it is the Laughing Kookaburra, and not his relative the Blue-winged Kookaburra, who is the most famous."

Kookaburras are protected in NSW by the National Parks and Wildlife Act.

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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Yalgoo) - Sunday, Dec 07, 2008 at 02:37

Sunday, Dec 07, 2008 at 02:37

Yep they are a manificent iconic bird for the eastern states but a feral introduced pest in the SW of WA doing untold damage particulary to WA reptile species

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Follow Up By: mike w (WA) - Sunday, Dec 07, 2008 at 18:32

Sunday, Dec 07, 2008 at 18:32

Davoe,

was going to mention something similar myself. Doug T summed it up beautifully

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Reply By: Member - Doug T (NT) - Sunday, Dec 07, 2008 at 09:20

Sunday, Dec 07, 2008 at 09:20

Knock it on the head, it's not native.

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Follow Up By: Member - Dennis P (Scotland) - Sunday, Dec 07, 2008 at 09:39

Sunday, Dec 07, 2008 at 09:39

Regardless of whether this living, breathing bird is native to WA or not, flippant/tasteless comments like this and Davoe's, above, do not belong on this or any other forum.
Sorry if I offend anyone but both of these posts disgust me.

Dennis

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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (NT) - Sunday, Dec 07, 2008 at 10:19

Sunday, Dec 07, 2008 at 10:19

Dennis
Don't take comments so serious, In reallity if I found an injured bird I would as I did with a wedgy once take it to a vet , I also took home a little Joey some years ago in the truck, It's mother had been hit by a vehicle and was lying dead on the road , the Joey was by her side , it was doing well until it got Staff infection in a sore on it's leg,
I speak for myself .
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Yalgoo) - Sunday, Dec 07, 2008 at 16:28

Sunday, Dec 07, 2008 at 16:28

Donging is quick way to end an animals suffering. By saving its life you would be condeming many countless thousand locally native reptiles possibly rare ones to death - now that IS disgusting.

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