On Sunday the Rescue Unit received a call from a farmer local to the Gympie region that had cut a koala off his barbed wire fence on Saturday. The family had done an excellent job

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Andy was called out to another adventurous rescue where a Masked Lapwing chick had fallen through the protective grill of a drain. The team got there as quickly as they could and Andy jumped straight

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These babies may appear to be abandoned by their parents, but in many cases, they are simply learning to fly!
Last spring, Kate C and Kado attended this rescue nearby the Zoo, where a member of

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Yesterday James and Kado headed out to Toogoolawah, approximately one and a half hours drive west from the Zoo, to help some local wildlife carers with a koala that had been hit by a car.

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The Rescue Uit were recently called out to a Flying Fox rescue, where the flying fox had been entangled on some barbed wire, overhanging a creek. Toby and Andy headed out straight away, and launched

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It’s always exciting for us on the Rescue Crew when we get to see a species like the Green Tree Snake, which is quite common in our area, but with a different colour variation!
Kate

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James and Kado were just finishing up last Wednesday at work when an urgent call came through; an Eastern Grey Kangaroo had somehow got caught between two large water tanks and the retaining wall surrounding

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Briano was called out to rescue this Black-headed Flying Fox from antennae at the Glass House Mountains. He was able to get up onto the roof of the property, and safely remove the animal, and

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The Australia Zoo Rescue Unit was called out today to a Mountain Brushtail Possum (AKA Short-eared Brushtail Possum or Bobuck) that was suffering from Possum Dermatitis in the Mooloolah Valley.
Dermatitis is a skin condition that

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Cory and Jenny were called out to rescue a Tommy Round Head dragon from Sunrise Beach – the property backed onto Noosa National Park – a haven for wildlife!
This little dragon had been

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