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Welcome to Something Wild! My name is Kelly and I volunteer with an organisation called Wildlife ARC on NSW's Central Coast. This website will be a place for me to record and share my experiences with Australia's amazing native wildlife.

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January 6th 2012 Inara's Release My brushtail, Inara, was finally released last night after six months in care. She weighs a solid 980 grams. Hopefully she sticks around for a little while before venturing off into the bush, but she wasted no time climbing the tallest tree she could find! In other news, Happy New Year and a belated Merry Christmas! Posted by Kelly on 2012-01-06 08:35:37 ^Back to top^
December 7th 2011 Baby Bat Above is my very first baby bat. His name is Jaxom, and he is utterly adorable. I've had Jax for about a week now, and we're both learning. He is completely unlike any other animal I've ever had in care - all those claws are difficult to keep track of, especially because he seems to delight in climbing my arms! Jax, like many other baby flying foxes, was orphaned when his mother was shot and killed while out foraging. Despite being a species that is vulnerable to extinction, orchard farmers in NSW are still allowed to shoot these amazing creatures. It is an incredibly cruel practice and fruit trees could be protected simply with netting instead. Posted by Kelly on 2011-12-07 08:24:01 ^Back to top^
November 1st 2011 Baby Birds These are my three newest charges, three baby Superb Fairy-Wrens. They were found, in their nest, on the ground of a horse paddock. The home owner had only just moved in, with her large dogs, and was concerned about the fate of these chicks so close to the ground. They are feeding and pooping well. We have named them Athos, Porthos and Aramis after the Three Musketeers. Posted by Kelly on 2011-11-01 04:54:47 ^Back to top^
October 3rd 2011 Possums ARC has taken in lots of baby possums recently. Most arrive because their mother has been killed - usually hit by a car, or killed by a cat or dog. Please remember to check the pouch and surrounding area of any dead marsupial you see, as many females are currently carrying young. Inara, pictured above, is now a whopping 400g and growing very quickly. It's hard to believe I've had her since July. She is a very healthy and happy little girl, but she's a pig! She loves all her native food, along with some apple, banana, celery, strawberries, and sweetcorn. Posted by Kelly on 2011-10-02 21:34:31 ^Back to top^
August 17th 2011 Spring is approaching It's been a mild winter and spring will soon arrive. That means Wildlife ARC will be inundated with baby birds, like the freshly hatched New Holland Honeyeater above. Many baby birds do not need to come into care; it's often possible to successfully reunite them with their parents. A replacement nest suitable for most birds can be made quite simply out of an icecream container. Fledgling birds who are just learning to fly often end up on the ground and don't have the skills to get back up to their nest. They can be dealt with simply by picking them up and placing them on the highest branch you can reach, out of harm's way. Usually their parents will come and claim them! Posted by Kelly on 2011-08-17 06:41:20 ^Back to top^

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January 6th 2012

Inara's Release

My brushtail, Inara, was finally released last night after six months in care. She weighs a solid 980 grams. Hopefully she sticks around for a little while before venturing off into the bush, but she wasted no time climbing the tallest tree she could find!

In other news, Happy New Year and a belated Merry Christmas!

Posted by Kelly on 2012-01-06 08:35:37
^Back to top^

December 7th 2011

Baby Bat

Above is my very first baby bat. His name is Jaxom, and he is utterly adorable. I've had Jax for about a week now, and we're both learning. He is completely unlike any other animal I've ever had in care - all those claws are difficult to keep track of, especially because he seems to delight in climbing my arms! Jax, like many other baby flying foxes, was orphaned when his mother was shot and killed while out foraging. Despite being a species that is vulnerable to extinction, orchard farmers in NSW are still allowed to shoot these amazing creatures. It is an incredibly cruel practice and fruit trees could be protected simply with netting instead.

Posted by Kelly on 2011-12-07 08:24:01
^Back to top^

November 1st 2011

Baby Birds

These are my three newest charges, three baby Superb Fairy-Wrens. They were found, in their nest, on the ground of a horse paddock. The home owner had only just moved in, with her large dogs, and was concerned about the fate of these chicks so close to the ground. They are feeding and pooping well. We have named them Athos, Porthos and Aramis after the Three Musketeers.

Posted by Kelly on 2011-11-01 04:54:47
^Back to top^

October 3rd 2011

Possums

ARC has taken in lots of baby possums recently. Most arrive because their mother has been killed - usually hit by a car, or killed by a cat or dog. Please remember to check the pouch and surrounding area of any dead marsupial you see, as many females are currently carrying young. Inara, pictured above, is now a whopping 400g and growing very quickly. It's hard to believe I've had her since July. She is a very healthy and happy little girl, but she's a pig! She loves all her native food, along with some apple, banana, celery, strawberries, and sweetcorn.

Posted by Kelly on 2011-10-02 21:34:31
^Back to top^

August 17th 2011

Spring is approaching

It's been a mild winter and spring will soon arrive. That means Wildlife ARC will be inundated with baby birds, like the freshly hatched New Holland Honeyeater above. Many baby birds do not need to come into care; it's often possible to successfully reunite them with their parents. A replacement nest suitable for most birds can be made quite simply out of an icecream container. Fledgling birds who are just learning to fly often end up on the ground and don't have the skills to get back up to their nest. They can be dealt with simply by picking them up and placing them on the highest branch you can reach, out of harm's way. Usually their parents will come and claim them!

Posted by Kelly on 2011-08-17 06:41:20
^Back to top^

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