Today's Rescue

[den]

Eastern Rosella. This bird was hit by a car and has a broken back just behind the pelvis. Apart from that he is fat and healthy.


He'll never fly and can't be released. The tail is floppy and doesn't move to keep him balanced, so it won't help him fly.




And because he's so wild, he can't be kept in captivity. The Zoo has no place for him.



I euthanased him.

Comments

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

The quolls are being reloacated to protect them from the toads. Cane toads are so poisonous they wipe out who populations of predator species.

[annvole.livejournal.com]

Oh! I got that all wrong! (oops)It would help if I read it more carefully:
"A programme to translocate some quolls from Kakadu and near Darwin to offshore toad free islands"

[rosequoll.livejournal.com]

Although a few have been seen trying the antechinus (yes?) version of eating them from the inside out. *gag* I suppose it does keep their mouths away from the poison...