Many of the staff at the Australia Wildlife Hospital are rehabbers separate from and in addition to their work at the hospital. The hospital, to its credit, makes it easy for them to bring the wildlife in their care to work and to care for them as needed during the day.
This little brush-tail possum was in the care of one of those rehabbers, who was kind enough to tweak her schedule and feed him while we were nearby. Both she and the possum are in the hospital nursery, separated from us by a glass wall. We learned a great deal about wildlife rehabilitation in Australia, from the care the animals need to the laws and regulation related to doing such work. Just as elsewhere, the needs of the animals come first and their welfare and recovery is the primary consideration.
In the statue in front of the hospital in Thursday’s post, the animal in the hands is a brush-tail possum.
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Awww gosh..I came for Bird Photography but who could resist that cute face…
I didn’t have a chance of resisting, even if I wanted to.
So flippin adorable!!
Aw, so cute. Great photo.
Young animals are so appealing and so photogenic. I admire the folks who have the patience and dedication to rehabilitate abandoned/injured wild animals.
Interesting information about the Wildlife Hospital too.
how cute being fed with feeding bottle. happy weekend.
I enjoyed reading your posts on this page. You sure have interesting experiences! It sounds like that’s a great place to work.
What a little cutie, so wonderful that he has someone to care for him.
What an adorable baby & how cool of the people who provide care for them.
Aw … how adorable and how wonderful to learn of this rehab facility and the volunteers there. Thanks for visiting
Hugs and blessings,
Oh so cute! Great picture
Dear, Foregive me for never visit you..I was losing many good things…
Sometimes, we dont know the mystake of the life…
maybe…the time wasnt right.-…
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Have a nice weekend
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Wren: What a beauty, Australia has the neatest variety of animals. A green Garter, I do think you need to look at that one to see if its safe.
i agree about Australia. Those isolated islands (Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii, for example) never cease to amaze me with their wildlife.
The green garter snakes are harmless as well, even if one did send me screaming back to the house in fear as a child.
Aaaw, adorable – those huge eyes
I hope he’ll have a good, long life in the wild.
His odds were looking good, Jennifer, thanks to the Australia Zoo, the Wildlife Hospital, and the rehabber.
What a cute lil critter. It would be a great experience to work with the animal rehabbers.
It’s a great thing they do, Eileen. I don’t think I have the stamina, but I’m glad there are those who do.
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