Kinder Natoons Sponsorship to save endangered native wildlife

As the state’s peak representative body for wildlife rehabilitation, the Tasmanian Wildlife Rehabilitation Council provides a forum for education and consultation, as well as a voice for wildlife rehabilitators through its executive council members. Its primary aim is to ensure excellent welfare outcomes for Tasmania’s native animals during and post-rehabilitation, supporting and complementing conservation programs and strategies.

Bats come into care for rehabilitation for a number of ailments including cat attacks, being stuck in buildings, bad weather conditions and their specialised flight and hunting techniques mean they require the highest level of fitness to be released back into the wild.  After just two weeks in care, a microbat loses the muscles needed to effectively hunt for insects and fly out from their roost each night.  Currently, there is no enclosure on the island of Tasmania that enables their bats to develop flight fitness.  For most of the species to gain efficient fitness, they need to exercise before release for at least a month.

Through the support of the Australian Wildlife Society, as part of the Kinder project, a purpose-built microbat rehabilitation flight aviary will be built enabling them to develop flight fitness.  Furthermore, corresponding resources such as flight surveillance night cameras and Intensive Care Unit humidity cribs will also be purchased, to rehabilitate Tasmania's wild and injured microbats MORE>>

Microbats

Microbat flight enclosure

The Western Ground Parrot (Kyloring) is Western Australia's and one of the World’s rarest birds.  It is listed as Critically Endangered, and there are less than 150 birds known to be alive in the wild.  Unlike many other parrots, the bird nests and feeds on the ground which makes it particularly easy prey for feral cats and foxes.

Friends of the Western Ground Parrot formed in Albany in 2003, at a time when it had become very obvious that the Western Ground Parrot was in serious decline.  The organisation's aim is to raise awareness about the threat of extinction facing the parrot and to assist with the implementation of recovery actions.  Wildfires over the past five years have destroyed over eighty percent of its known habitat, thus highlighting the species susceptibility and the need to establish another wild population via a translocation.

Media Release 11 June 2021 Access>>

ABC interview with ex-Chair Dave Taylor and Anne Bondin

Parrots in Peril: Saving Western Ground Parrot from extinction

Through the support of the Australian Wildlife Society, as part of the Kinder project, Friends of the Western Ground Parrot will provide camera traps for installation into prospective translocation sites.  The camera traps are required to undertake predator surveillance (feral cats and foxes) to guide necessary management actions. The support of the Society, as part of the Kinder project, was acknowledged in the Friends of the Western Ground Parrot December 2020 newsletter MORE>> MORE>>

Friends of the Western Ground Parrot logo

The western ground parrot (Pezoporus flaviventris)

Western Australia's rarest bird

A wildlife camera that will monitor the western ground parrot 

A predator camera trap in potential western ground parrot habitat. Photo: Helena Stokes, BirdLife Australia

A feral cat in potential western ground parrot habitat. Photo: DBCA

A feral cat with a victim (likely a New Holland honeyeater) in potential western ground parrot habitat. Photo: DBCA

Cedar Creek Wombat Rescue Inc & Hospital is a not for profit organisation that is recognised as a charity by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.  It is operated solely on donations, and contributions from its founders Roz and Kev Holme.  Over 38 years ago, Roz and Kev Holme recognised the plight of the bare-nosed wombat (Vombatus ursinus).  The loss of habitat, road hazards, and debilitating sarcoptic mange have all contributed to the steady decline of the bare-nosed wombat. 

Along with wombats, Roz and Kev care for many other species of native animals with the focus being on animals that require more than routine care to get them to the point of release.  Cedar Creek is dedicated to rescuing not just orphaned joey wombats but also sub-adults and adults that need medical care whether it be from accident, injury, mange or extreme weather events. The number of wildlife requiring treatment and rehabilitation is increasing. 

Through the support of the Australian Wildlife Society, as part of the Kinder project, Cedar Creek is expanding and upgrading its wildlife hospital and adding additional intensive care unit pens, to ensure that Australia’s native wildlife receives superior treatment and support.  The Society greatly admires Cedar Creek's work in helping to conserve Australia’s native wildlife MORE >> MORE>> MORE>>

The cement trucks arrive

The wildlife hospital slab is placed

Wildlife hospital development

Wildlife hospital frame being assembled

Wildlife hospital frame MORE>>

The doors are in and vermin seal is completed

The downpipes are in and development is speeding ahead

The roof is on and the insulation is in

The development is speeding ahead

Roz and Dusty (wombat) working on their plans for the new enclosure

Roz and Kev preparing the land for the Intensive Care Unit pens

Development inside is coming along and the inside roof is erected

News story on the new wildlife hospital MORE>>

Gyprock progression inside

Intensive Care Unit pen development

Painting progress of the hospital

Wombat pens - outside

Wombat pens - inside

Newcastle Weekly

Enclosing the wombat pens/runs

17.11.20 Media Release Offical Opening