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& Animals Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital celebrates 10 years
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Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital will be celebrating its 10th anniversary in November, marking a significant milestone in the continuation of Steve Irwin’s legacy. As the main project of Steve and Terri’s charity Wildlife Warriors, the wildlife hospital has evolved into a beacon of wildlife conservation, not only treating sick, injured and orphaned wildlife, but also educating and inspiring visitors to make a difference to our natural world through conservation. More than 53,000 wildlife patients have been treated at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital during its 10 years of operation. Birds and koalas are the main species admitted, however all kinds of native Australian wildlife come through their doors including sea turtles, snakes, lizards, kangaroos, echidnas, bats, possums, frogs and more. The original wildlife hospital was opened by Steve and Terri in 2004 in a small avocado packing shed, in honour of Steve’s mother Lyn Irwin, a passionate wildlife rehabilitator. However the demand to treat wildlife patients continued to grow, and as a result, a brand new, bigger facility was built in 2008 and it is now renowned as the largest and busiest wildlife hospital in the world. Fast facts about the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital: • In the period known as trauma season, up to 100 wildlife emergency calls are received daily
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• Up to 30 different species are admitted to the hospital daily (as of October 2014 more than 53,000 patients have been treated) • An average of 70 koalas come through the hospital every month • Human impact on wildlife and their habitat is the most common reason for patients being admitted to the wildlife hospital e.g. hit by cars and domestic pet attacks • The cost to treat one animal ranges from $380 - $1500 and up to $5000 for one koala A dedicated team of veterinarians, nurses, administration staff and volunteers continue to work around the clock to save innocent lives with some staff having worked in the wildlife hospital since the very beginning.
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The group is holding its Annual General Meeting on Saturday, November 29, at the Caboolture Regional Environmental and Educational Centre (CREEC) at 150 Rowley Road, Burpengary. Starting time is 10.00am and all are welcome to attend. This volunteer not-for-profit incorporated association is made up of individuals and families concerned about the survival of koalas in the Moreton Bay region. Their objectives are to lobby all levels of government to retain remaining koala habitat, replanting koala food trees and other natives in parks, reserves and open spaces, rehabilitating bush land to remove exotic plant species to facilitate natural regeneration, providing free koala education and awareness presentations, and supporting koala carers.
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