Waterholes Wildlife Sanctuary Specialising in Koalas & Kangaroos

2 days ago

Just a quick update on the Shearwater Estate, to ask for everyone's support. We urgently need people to write a short, polite email to The East Gippsland Shire Council requesting the council uphold the permit conditions.
It is councils' responsibility to enforce conditions that are not being adhered to. There is a council meeting this week.

A few points to high light

8 kangaroos dead from the resident family mob that locals have watched and lived with for many years.
Dead because of a fence erected that is not compliant with the permit Resi Ventures (owner of Shearwater) has been issued.

Council must enforce the current permit 5.2022.344.1 and enforce the conditions, including the mammal management plan.
Council must remove the fence and make the site safe for wildlife living there. It does not comply with permit conditions.

EPBC protected Latham Snipe a migratory shorebird listed as vulnerable, have now returned to the site.
5 are on site now

East Gippsland Shire Council are about to sign off on an ecological survey that decides how much habitat can be cleared.
Once it's done, its locked in.
However, the survey was done by the developers own consultants. The permit conditions state that it requires a genuinely independent ecologist. This hasn't been adhered to.

For more information, please visit Fogls website fogl.org.au/home/

Please use this information to write to
East Gippsland Shire Council at

feedback@egipps.vic.gov.au
Attention Planning Department

#kangaroo
#wildlife
#wildlifeconservation
#ProtectNature
#Respect
#kindness
#WildlifeMatters
#extinctionisforever
#ramsarwetlands

Video is taken from the walking track between Paynesville and Eagle Point. This track is where the kangaroos cross to return to the saftey of the wetlands and covered area during the day. You can see the fence has been erected in the wrong location and does not adhere to the permit conditions. It has completely blocked the kangaroos natural throughfare. There are now panels opened up and no more deaths as yet🙏, but it still isn't good enough to ignore this wrong doing. It is still causing distress and the site still is unsafe for kangaroos.
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Waterholes Wildlife Sanctuary Specialising in Koalas & Kangaroos

2 days ago

Speak up for Kangaroos demand government end commercial shooting and properly regulate ATCW permits.
At the moment there is no protection for Kangaroos from suffering from Kangaroo shooters.
It is all self regulated, no one but the shooter, is present during killing.
No regulation whats so ever.

If you eat Kangaroo meat or buy products made from Kangaroo, most people will not be aware, that it is supporting cruelty to kangaroos.
Please do not buy any Kangaroo products.

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Waterholes Wildlife Sanctuary Specialising in Koalas & Kangaroos

6 days ago

This is Sarah with her fifth baby, a little girl I've called Kelsey.
Out of the five babies, only one has reached adulthood.
I pray this little one survives 🙏🦘
Sarah is our only remaining bushfire survivor, from the 2019-20 fires.
She's now 9 years old.
The love they have is immeasurable 💓
#kangaroo
#wildlife
#wildliferescue
#wildlifeconservation
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Waterholes Wildlife Sanctuary Specialising in Koalas & Kangaroos

1 week ago

Our oldest Mum Ellie, with her fifth baby. Ellie and most of these Kangaroos were raised by The Sanctuary.
They are all free, not in care.
#kangaroo
#WildLife
#Australia
#australianwildlife
#loveanimals
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