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Excerpt from Our Wildlife

23/3/2020

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Published in the Australian Veterinary Journal March 2020
 
On Kangaroo Island, in addition to the tens of thousands of livestock which perished, initial estimates suggest up to 70% of wildlife on the island was lost. The Kangaroo Island fires escalated rapidly when a south-westerly change with dry lightning caused the fire to spread catastrophically. Two-thirds of the Island burned out of control for 22 days.
 
Dr Felicity Stoeckeler from Kangaroo Island Veterinary Clinic was on the frontline of the wildlife response, and explained that the enormous numbers of wildlife affected would have quickly overwhelmed the capacity at the vet clinic, so the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park owners stepped forward and began building enclosures as quickly as the animals were arriving.


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What to do with injured, starving, sick or orphaned animals

9/3/2020

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From Dr Deb Kelly, Manager of Animal Welfare, DEWNR

There are a wide range of animals on Kangaroo Island and all have been impacted by the widespread fires. What you can, and should, do with them depends on the species. They can be divided into four groups:
  • Owned animals – sheep, cattle, dogs, horses etc
  • Feral animals – pigs, feral cats
  • Unprotected wildlife species – galahs, little corellas, red wattlebirds, ravens and crows
  • Other native fauna, including protected wildlife species - koalas, kangaroos, wallabies and echidnas

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