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Call out for bird lovers
By Sonia Clark
Angelika, Kate and Brittany from UQ Gatton with Emily from Adelaide University and Dail
Parrots in Paradise bird sanctuary in the Glass House Mountains is looking for more local volunteers to assist with day-to-day care of its birds.
With 400 birds currently being cared for onsite, the not-for-profit service provides a local haven for rescued domesticated birds, as well as operating a breeding program, grooming service, boarding facility, tours and shows.
The sanctuary also hosts a unique opportunity to provide an avian placement program to veterinary students from around Australia.
“We had students and vet nurses from Adelaide, Melbourne, Gatton and Townsville come here to train and get some hands on experience with the birds," Dail said.
"For us it is a lovely win-win situation as they gain valuable experience and we gain additional volunteer help, which we always appreciate.”
Sanctuary volunteer Win Taylor said she absolutely loved helping out and being involved in caring for birds had given her a great sense of achievement and pride in helping look after local wildlife.
“Dail and the volunteer team are great and once you get involved you just fall in love with the birds, who all have their own unique characteristics and charm," Win said.
“It really gives you a different outlook being surrounded by wildlife - it’s actually very soothing. I love being able to go home and tell my grandkids all about the birds and funny stories about what they’ve been up to during the day.”
More volunteers are needed for any day/days of the week from 7am-12noon. Duties include caring for the birds, feeding, watering and cleaning aviaries.
Assistance would also be appreciated with maintenance, and outdoor or garden work, and would suit seniors, Newstart or work-for-the-dole recipients or those with some spare time who love working with animals.
