Gladstone & District Wildlife Carers Association Inc.

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Gladstone & District Wildlife Carers Association Inc.

Dedicated to caring for Gladstone's Wildlife since 1998. The Gladstone Wildlife team rescues and rehabiltiates over 1500 local animals every year.

Providing support and training for carers and community education services. Gladstone Wildlife is Volunteer Wildlife care and rehabilitation group organisation -Gladstone region. We receive over 1500 wildlife related calls and we provided care for an average 600 animals annually. Gladstone Wildlife is a not for profit organisation not directly funded by Government. All our expenses come from our

own volunteers pockets and the limited community donations we receive. Gladstone Wildlife supports RSPCA 1300Animal Wildlife Heroes. Contact us to find out how you can help our regions wildlife.

07/09/2026

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29/08/2026

Please share. This will be absolutely devastating if this goes ahead.
🦘🦘🦘 Our Canoe Point Kangaroos will be pushed onto the roads and into housing areas.
🦜🦜🦜 Our Iconic birds will struggle to find new safe habitats
🐾🐾🐾 Possums and gliders will be displaced
🦇🦇🦇 MicroBats and flying foxes will lose feeding areas
🐍🐍🐍Snakes and Lizards will end up where ever they can get to

DON'T let them Clear Canoe Point ..
We Love Canoe Point

26/08/2026

🩵 ⚠️SHEARWATER SEASON & AVIAN INFLUENZA ⚠️🩵

Shearwaters are migratory pelagic seabirds that travel incredible distances between their feeding and breeding grounds.

🪽 Wedge-tailed Shearwaters migrate south from Southeast Asian waters to breeding areas such as Muttonbird Island near Coffs Harbour from late August to early September.

🪽 Short-tailed Shearwaters begin their southern migration from the Bering Sea, between Russia and Alaska, towards breeding grounds in Bass Strait between Victoria and Tasmania from late September to early October.

During these migrations, shearwaters can sometimes become stranded on beaches due to exhaustion, starvation or illness.

⚠️ AVIAN INFLUENZA ALERT

There has been one reported case of avian influenza detected in a shearwater from Castaways Beach on the Sunshine Coast, QLD.

If you see a sick or dead shearwater:

🚫 AVOID contact. Observe from a distance and keep pets away. Do not touch, handle or allow pets to eat wildlife.

📸 RECORD what you see, including the location, number of animals and any unusual behaviour. Take photos or video only if you can do so safely without approaching the bird.

📞 REPORT unusual illness or deaths in wild birds immediately via the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline: 1800 675 888.

Signs of avian influenza can include:
• Lack of coordination, tremors or swimming in circles
• Twisted neck or abnormal posture
• Inability to stand or fly
• Diarrhoea
• Difficulty breathing, coughing or sneezing
• Swelling around the head, neck or eyes
• Cloudy or discoloured eyes
• Sudden death

When reporting, useful information includes the location, date and time, number of sick or dead animals, observed signs and contact details for witnesses.

🩵 These remarkable birds travel thousands of kilometres to breed in Australian waters. Let’s look out for them while keeping ourselves, our pets and wildlife safe.

A REMINDER!
Please do not bring birds to the ASTR premises. New biosecurity measures are now in place to prevent the spread of avian influenza

05/08/2026

This barn owl has a severe systemic bleeding disorder caused by eating mice poisoned with Second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs.)

She's receiving intensive care in our hospital and receiving fluid therapy, medications to combat the poisoning, very careful handling (so she doesn't bruise further) and assisted feeding.

Owls are effective pest control in urban areas throughout Perth, however they are not immune to strong rat baits. 😔

If you are looking for rodent control, please seek alternative rodent control options and avoid second generation anticoagulant rodenticide poisons that harm our wildlife.

Read more here: https://birdlife.org.au/sgars-frequently-asked-questions

02/08/2026

UPDATE: Successfully released back in the wild after being in care and x-rayed, good luck you beautiful echidna 🦔 Thanks Boyne Tannum Veterinary Surgery 👏👏

A big thank you to the three lovely well mannered, polite young men Kyle, Leyton and Timothy, these boys drove from Gladstone to Boyne Island to deliver an injured echidna this evening! Thanks so much! 👏👏👏👏

29/07/2026

The Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (DETSI) will be hosting a webinar this week to discuss the important role of birdwatchers in monitoring for H5 avian influenza (bird flu) in Queensland.
When: 7pm this Thursday, 30 July 2026
How to access: The webinar will be available via the Teams meeting link attached to this post.
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/45816966332982...
This is an opportunity to learn more about what to look out for when observing birds in the wild, what to do if you come across sick or dead birds, and how to keep yourselves safe.
The webinar will be led by DETSI Bird Flu Preparedness Coordinator Graham Hemson, with input from Senior Conservation Officer Threatened Species Operations Dr Brendan Doohan. See less
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

05/07/2026

Congratulations to our amazing team.

04/07/2026

After a short time recovering from a nasty head our KookaBuddi is released. Thank you to the lovely people who rescued him and gave him a second chance.

29/06/2026

Another Successful release
# Rehabilitation # Rescue

Address

Gladstone, QLD
4680

Telephone

+61427106803

Website

http://www.gladstonewildlife.org.au/

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