Waterholes Wildlife Sanctuary Specialising in Koalas & Kangaroos

1 week ago

Please write .
No words for this.
No accountability, how many lives lost and displaced....
We must pause and review planned burning. ... See MoreSee Less

Waterholes Wildlife Sanctuary Specialising in Koalas & Kangaroos

1 week ago

Photos from Gippsland Community Fire Watch's post ... See MoreSee Less

Waterholes Wildlife Sanctuary Specialising in Koalas & Kangaroos

1 week ago

URGENT PLEASE HELP ME SAVE OUR KOALAS IVE RAISED FROM BABIES.

PLANNED BURN DIRECTLY WILL IMPACT Waterholes Wildlife Sanctuary Specialising in Koalas & Kangaroos RELEASED ANIMALS.
LOCATED JUST ABOVE THE SANCTUARY
26404 HECTARES!!!!

STOP BURN GP-TBO-BAI-0164
MARTHVALE

Write to Minister Steve Dimopoulos
reception.dimopoulos@deeca.vic.gov.au

All burnt in 2019-20 Bushfires.
Wildlife just starting to repopulate and recover.
Habitat extremely young, 5 years only of growth.

Sanctuary in red circle on map, located on The Nicholson River.
All Koala habitat.
We have some many species here including the Powerful Owl .
The impact is immeasurable.
It is far too soon to burn such critical habitat for bush fire survivors, their off spring and the Sanctuary's released animals.

This will put us in immediate danger.
No one can guarantee this wont get out off control like the Wonnangatta Valley planned burn did.

PLEASE HELP US & WRITE.

THANKYOU

To all those heading out camping in this area thankyou!!!
For the next 10 days enjoy the beauty.
You will hear and see so many precious species!! Koalas bellowing frogs croaking powerful owl hooting list goes on.
Xxx ... See MoreSee Less

Waterholes Wildlife Sanctuary Specialising in Koalas & Kangaroos

2 weeks ago

Warning distressing post, apologies its been such a sad time this past week.

Today, 14-3-25 I rescued a gunshot victim and I dont think I will ever recover from this..

The most cruel, callous, cold blooded killing of her family took place 14 days ago(1-3-25) at a property in Jacks Track/ Salmonds rd Granite rock, organised by the owner.

For the past 14 days, since this deliberate killing of her family, this beautiful helpless little girl, only about 22 months old, suffered from severe pain, no human could ever endure. She was shot in the lower jaw, the bullet fracturing her jaw, severing her tongue, which left her unable to eat or drink properly.
She was found in the neighbouring property, close to the house, cooling herself laying in the pond. When first seen, a few days after the shooting, she was still bloody and trying to clean herself in the water. She was unable to eat, but somehow managed to swallow water and weed growing in the pond.
It is only 5 years since bushfire, animals are slowly recovering. This small family living in this area ,was only aprox 20 Kangaroos .Well known and loved by the residents.
Only 5 survived.💔💔

There is no excuse for this killing.
Nothing whatsoever to justify it.

There is no such thing as humane Kangaroo killing.
I am done with people thinking the Kangaroo meat they eat is farmed and killed humanely, IT IS NOT. There is no such thing.
Kangaroos experience horrific trauma and cruel death from Kangaroo shooters....
Kangaroos are massacred, babies bludgeoned to death or left alone. Their Mum is dead.... They can't yell out, scream for help, cry, they have very limited vocal.
A small nikker is all they can do, calling for their Mum...
Mums make a clucking sound calling for their babies...
In the dark of night, these babies ,like this wombat baby in previous post, are terrified and left orphaned and alone to die from stavation.

Everyone is outraged by the Womans behaviour, grabbing the Wombat baby in the previous post, so they should, its shocking.

However this is going on every single day by shooters. Cruelty unimaginable. Babies are ripped from their Mums pouches and brutally killed. It makes this womans act of grabbing this wombat baby mild in comparison. But Im not comparing , far from it, just pointing out the cruelty that goes on every day. All cruelty is wrong and should be a serious crime. But no, Australia allows this to happen... People are paid to go out and kill Kangaroos and remove and kill the babies from their Mums.
The footage is too graphic to post.....

Its about time Kangaroo Killers were named and shamed exactly as this American lady has been.

This beautiful girl, brutally shot, was simply eating with her Family, causing no harm, just living their lives as we all like to do. Every living thing deserves the right to live just like us. Their lives are not ours to take.

The Family lived mostly on the neighbours property, lush paddocks abundant in food, shelter and water. This shooting happened only about 5 minutes from Eastwood shopping centre Bairnsdale, approx half a km from Balfours rd with many properties in this location.

The killer has been reported to Deeca and crime stoppers.

My heart has been torn apart from Kangaroo killers.
I will make dam sure this local killer/s are accountable for the killing and extreme cruety. You are being watched.

It took an enormous effort by vets, myself, the neighbour and my dear friend this week, to try and rescue this girl. Frightened by humans she would hide. She trusted one human only , the neighbour, who has watched and lived with her little mob for many years.
After being shot, she returned most days to the pond to cool, infection so bad and to swallow the weed and water but would quickly disappear upon our return.
We spent hours searching and today I finally found her, after finding her fresh scat.
She was sedated and taken to Main Street Vet Clinic. Peacefully, her life was ended, we made sure her final moments were pain free sound asleep. No more pain and no more suffering our beautiful girl. You didnt deserve this nor did your family.
The trauma these killers have caused is unimaginable. The distress he has done to the Kangaroos , the people that live near him , the rescuers , the vets and all the people involved , indescribable.

I have rescued Kangaroos for many years, cared, raised and rehabilitated them. I have nursed babies at times, so traumatised from their Mums being shot or car strike.
The fear they have his heartbreaking..

If you see, hear or are informed of any Kangaroo or Wombat shooting, please report to

Deeca, conservation regulator.
Email:
conservationregulator@deeca.vic.gov.au

Also report to crimestoppers.

Rest in peace beautiful girl im sorry for mankinds cruelty you didnt deserve this.
Our Australian native icon disrespected and treated appalling.
💔💔💔😪😪 ... See MoreSee Less

Waterholes Wildlife Sanctuary Specialising in Koalas & Kangaroos

3 months ago

Thankyou to Main Street Veterinary Clinic A wonderful team of dedicated Vets, Nurses and Receptionists that are always available to help us with the Wildlife.
Special mention to Jade and Alana, cant thankyou enough.❤️ ... See MoreSee Less