Animal Patient Diaries

The amazing story of a Tawney Frogmouth found half-death, caught between two fence post, but with a lot of help from community members it is now ready to be released into the wild again.

With durable, high-quality nesting boxes for species displaced by land clearing and development, WA Nest Boxes meets a growing demand for habitat solutions.

A mystery illness is afflicting black and white birds throughout Australia, especially Magpies and Currawongs. In response, the Mandurah Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre is using an interesting technique to help at least some of the birds back to health.

They come for the animals but stay for the people. In every aviary, kitchen shift, and wildlife call, bonds are quietly forged. This week, our dedicated volunteer writer Howard Priestley talks to Fiona Smith about what it means to feel part of something bigger, where care extends beyond wildlife to the humans who walk beside them.

As new suburbs replace native bushland, trees are cleared to maximize profits in high-density developments. Rapid loss of habitat kills many native animals.

Without the care of Mandurah Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, this bird would not have survived.

Is this Terri or Numpty? Posing for Mandurah Wildlife Photo By Chloe Willows A Mysterious Arrival When Terri and Numpty were first brought into Mandurah Wildlife, Supervisor Fiona (Fi) Smith wasn’t quite sure what species they were. At first, it was thought they might be corellas – but they turned out to be twenty-eight parrots. Twins Terri, a girl, and Numpty, a boy, came in on consecutive days, apparently dropped out of their nest by ravens – it’s a jungle out there. Fi con

"Loving Them To Death" As spring approaches and the breeding season begins, Mandurah Wildlife often receives calls about seemingly abandoned baby magpies. Many well-meaning people mistakenly "rescue" young magpies they believe have fallen from their nests, not realizing these birds are still under the care of their parents. Learning to Forage and Strengthen their Wings In fact, every young magpie spends 2 weeks on the ground as part of their development, where they learn to f

"A Fair Go For Possums" Trevor Howard of Mandurah Men’s Shed with Mandurah Wildlife volunteer, Trish Harris Spare a thought for the often-denigrated possum. Their native habitat has been destroyed by the relentless spread of urbanisation and never truer than in the Peel which is experiencing exponential population growth. Little wonder is it that the poor old, displaced possum may find itself inadvertently in your roof cavity. Possum boxes built by the Mandurah Men Shed Mand

Crispy - A bit of a Galah: This poor Galah was electrocuted and lost most of his feathers. However, he is doing well.

The thin blue line: Saving Bobbies who suffer from the flu. Meet our volunteers running the Lizard ICU.

At the Mandurah Wildlife Centre, every summer we receive a lot of young birds, many of them Magpies, that have been “rescued” by the person who brings it in. Often, they are found in a park, on the ground and all alone and you might feel the urge to “rescue” it. However, in most cases you are just kidnapping this young bird from its poor parents. Young Magpies live on the ground It is normal for young Magpies to be alone on the ground, and sleeping in a bush at night. The par