Rescues
MBKR made it into National Geographic
One of the world’s leading photographers, Joel Sartore from National Geographic, spent some time with rescuers and carers before completing this inspiring article in 2012 May-issue. Racing to Rescue Koalas Koalas are under siege. Can Australia rescue them? By Mark Jenkins Photograph by Joel Sartore . National Geographic Photo Gallery click here It’s two [...]
Statistics March 2012
In total 100 calls (telephone, email and website) were received for help with koalas and other wildlife. This number included sightings of 93 koalas, of which MBKR koala admissions to Australian Wildlife Hospital were (18): Reasons 4 Car hits 11 Illness 1 Dog attacks 1 Orphaned 1 Misadventure/injury Results 2 Died/dead on arrival 8 Euthanased [...]
Statistics February 2012
In total 91 calls (telephone, email and website) were received for help with koalas and other wildlife. This number included sightings of 87 koalas, of which MBKR koala admissions to Australian Wildlife Hospital were (23): Reasons: 9 Car hits 10 Illness 1 Dog attacks 1 Orphaned 2 Misadventure/injury Results: 5 Died/dead on arrival [...]
Popeye goes home
Popeye was released back into his home range last week. He is 12 to 13 years old and was rescued from Matthew Crescent in Burpengary on the 14th of December 2011. His left eye is missing (apparently that’s where he got his name from – Pop Eye). He was treated in the hospital for conjunctivitis. [...]
MBKR Statistics – 2011 totals
KOALAS FROM MORETON BAY REGION 844 calls on the rescue phone 988 koala sightings 54 koala relocations 323 koala admissions to the Australian Wildlife Hospital 39 koala releases after hospitalisation 64,539 KMS DRIVEN BY THE RESCUE TEAMS REASONS FOR ADMISSIONS: 144 sick 105 car hits 31 [...]
Statistics April 2011
In April 2011 we received a total of 34 calls for help with koalas and other wildlife. This number includes – 73 koala sightings of those 62 were advised by email 1 relocation 13 koalas were admitted to the Australian Wildlife Hospital from MBRC area by MBKR Reasons: 5 car hits 5 sick [...]
Statistics January 2012
In total 73 calls (telephone, email and website) were received for help with koalas and other wildlife. This number included sightings of 59 koalas, of which MBKR koala admissions to Australian Wildlife Hospital were (25): Reasons 0 Car hits 14 Illness 2 Dog attack 1 Orphaned 8 Misadventure/injury Results 0 Died/dead on arrival 6 [...]
Statistics December 2011
In December 2011 we received a total of 73 calls (telephone, email and website) for help with koalas and other wildlife. This number included sightings of 212 koalas, of which MBKR koala admissions to Australian Wildlife Hospital were (31): Reasons 10 Car hits 11 Illness 6 Dog attacks 1 Orphaned (Ally) 3 Misadventure/injury Results [...]
All in a Days Work
It was a busy Wednesday afternoon for MBKR after a call from the Griffith University Tracking Team. They were surveying koala’s in the Petrie area and discovered three sick koalas. The Rescue Team had to call in extra backup with two rescues needing to be carried out in the same area. The first koala (named [...]
Statistics November 2011
In November 2011 a total of 116 calls (telephone, email and website) were received for help with koalas and other wildlife. This number included sightings of 106 koalas, of which MBKR koala admissions to Australian Wildlife Hospital were 34: Reasons 14 Car hits 15 Illness 3 Dog attacks 0 Orphaned 2 Misadventure/injury Results 3 [...]
