James and Andrew were called up to Peachester for a very sad rescue. Dogs had attacked an adult female Koala and Joey. Sadly the mother Koala died before the team arrived, succumbing to the injuries.

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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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Australia Zoo recently received a call from a local Sky Diving business in Caloundra reporting a Kangaroo which had been seen limping in the bushes. Quick to act, the Rescue Team jumped in their car

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Koala breeding season is upon us again, and for us – this means lots of Koalas finding themselves in places they’d rather not be. This was certainly the case for ‘Mulberry’ – a Sub Adult

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We often get calls from members of the public concerned about wildlife that appear to be not sick or injured, but just acting abnormally – and that is exactly what happened with ‘Yaughty’ the Green

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Last week the Rescue Unit was called to pick up a small Koala Joey from a veterinary surgery down at Caboolture, about half an hour south of the zoo. When the team got there, there

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The Australia Zoo Rescue Unit received an urgent call from a worker at a local rubbish tip as he was concerned about one the pelican’s hanging around their dam. Knowing this was going to be

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Green Sea Turtles on the Sunshine Coast are constantly facing treacherous conditions out in the open ocean, whether it be monstrous cyclone swell or huge Tiger Sharks. There is another threat for the poor old

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