Posts tagged "Entanglement"

Flying Foxes and Barbed wire dont mix

Posted June 12th, 2010 at 06:06 by Kate (Wildlife Rescue)
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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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Almost an Osprey rescue!

Posted May 25th, 2010 at 02:05 by Kate (Wildlife Rescue)
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The rescue crew were called out recently to an Osprey with a fishing line entanglement, stuck on one of the Pine Trees at Bullock Beach, Caloundra. We raced over, as we know with prior entanglement

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Eastern Brown Snake Caught in Netting!

Posted April 4th, 2010 at 03:04 by Kate (Wildlife Rescue)
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Briano and Kado headed out to a very exciting rescue where they found an Eastern Brown Snake caught in netting. The net was so tightly wound around the snakes neck that the team had to

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Magpie Lark entangled in fishing line is trapped by a TV antennae

Posted December 20th, 2009 at 07:12 by Kate (Wildlife Rescue)
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The Australia Zoo Rescue Unit received a call from a distressed home owner in Maroochydore recently regarding a little Magpie Lark (also known as a Pee Wee) which had fishing line caught around it’s legs

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Magpie Rescue At Elimbah

Posted November 2nd, 2009 at 02:11 by Kate (Wildlife Rescue)
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Late one afternoon the AZ Rescue crew got a call from a family business at Elimbah. They were reporting a magpie that was up a large gum tree, attached to a nest with fishing line!

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Lucky Pelican!

Posted October 12th, 2009 at 06:10 by Kate (Wildlife Rescue)
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It’s school holiday time again – and for us that means lots of extra people enjoying our waterways. Sadly along with this comes the impact on our Marine animals. During School holidays, we make an

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Scrub Turkey at Cotton Tree

Posted August 30th, 2009 at 03:08 by Kate (Wildlife Rescue)
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In areas where wildlife and recreational fishers mix, we often get calls for animals caught in fishing line! The Rescue unit was called to Cotton Tree Caravan Park at Maroochydore last week for a Scrub

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