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Featured
animal story index |
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Featured on this page are
picture links to our 'featured animal stories'; short photo
essays by members of Tweed Valley Wildlife Carers about some
of the animals we have, or have had, in care.
We hope you enjoy these as much as we enjoyed
our brief time with these wonderful characters.
To view the full stories, just click on the
pictures. |
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"Sara's
Story"
Grey-headed flying-fox
Prematurely aborted by a mother fatally entangled
on a barbed wire fence this is the story of one of our most
mis- understood but endearing mammals. |
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"A
Lace Monitor on the motorway"
Lace Monitor
This very large Lace Monitor must have been
one of the first wildlife casualties of the Yelgun to Chinderah
expressway. This one was lucky. |
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"A
is for Antechinus"
Brown Antechinus
Although they are wide-spread and common,
antechinus do not come into care very often. Last spring,
however, five orphaned babies did. |
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"Grand
Ole Carpet Python"
Carpet Python
When a couple moved into an old farm house,
this magnificent old python was "just a bit too large
for comfort" to share their home with. |
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"Fern,
the Mountain Brushtail Possum"
Mountain Brushtail Possum
She arrived in at just 130 gms, all legs,
tail, and head - looking nothing like the dark chocolate beauty
she would become six months later. |
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"Disaster
and Hope at Dallis Park"
Black & Grey-headed flying-foxes
The amazing rescue of 92 (yes - 92) orphaned
Black & Grey-headed Flying-fox babies when the record
heatwave struck Dallis Park in 2002. |
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"One
Lucky Cormorant"
Little Pied Cormorant
But for the kindness of a passing motorist,
this tangled little fishing bird would have had a much less
happy ending. |
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"Bob
the Swamp Wallaby"
Swamp Wallaby
This little guy survived despite all the
odds, and when it was time to go - he just kept coming back. |
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"Pepi's
Story"
Black flying-fox
After years of persecution flying-foxes are
finally starting to gain the public's respect. This is the
story of one baby. Pepi's story. |
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"A
pair of Galahs ~ Oh what a joy"
Galahs
The two on the right had fallen from a Palm
tree. No nest, and no mum or dad in sight. Let the feeding
frenzy commence. |
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"Spike
and Milligan"
White-faced Herons
Two babies rescued from the banks of a swollen
stream; one of our carers gives these magnificent birds a
second chance. |
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"A
Sugar Glider's Story"
Sugar Glider
Weighing just 40 grams, this young glider,
together with his brother, were found by a banana farmer whilst
cutting his crop. |
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"Pierre
the Osprey"
Osprey
Botulism poisoning saw Pierre come in so
sick that at one point he required Oxygen, as he quite literally
turned blue. |
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"A
Bandicoot's Tale"
Northern Brown Bandicoots
Many young marsupials are found unharmed,
and go on to be successfully hand-raised and released. Unfortunately,
not all stories have such a happy ending. |
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