#wildlife: australia

[snototter]

A fat tailed dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) in Australia

by Indra Bone

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Neighbourhood Dispute

A mudskipper and a crab have a territorial dispute in Roebuck Bay, Australia. 

by Ofer Levy

Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award

[maureen2musings]

Great crested grebe & chicks

naidu_kumpatla

[olessan]

[thehappyvet]

Where do people get this misconception that every single wildlife case at a vet clinic is euthanased so it's better to not take them in even if they're obviously hurt or sick and in need of treatment?!?!

Friendly reminder that a member of the public should not be able to easily pick up or catch a wild animal. We are not in a disney movie. If you can pick it up*, 80% of the time its extremely hurt or sick.

Wildlife, and most animals for that matter, do not show pain as humans do. That does not mean they are not in pain and suffering.

Veterinarians only euthanase wild animals that are suffering from extreme injury or illness, or animals that would stress themselves to death in a hospital setting that cannot be released and survive in the wild with their issue.

We do euthanase some animals, but that's because it's the best welfare decision for that animal and its specific problem.

Maybe trust the professionals trained in providing treatment to animals instead of some Karen on Facebook who demonises vets because she can't understand a bird with multiple wing and shoulder fractures is very unlikely to regain flight and return to the wild and her plan of keeping it means it will live a life of chronic pain and suffering.

*Disclaimer: If you live in a country where diseases such as rabies are endemic, you should not handle wildlife at all if you are not trained or vaccinated. This post is not recommending members of the public handle wildlife in any country.

[branchflowerphoto]

corellas by the lake

[travelmanposts]

Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, Karatta, South Australia: A koala and her joey cuddling in the fork of a tree.. Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, Karatta is the best place on Kangaroo Island to see a sustainable population of Koalas in the wild. This is an absolute must for international visitors! Wild & Free.. Kangaroo Island’s Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary is famous for its abundant native bird & animal wildlife.... Karatta is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the south coast of Kangaroo Island. Wikipedia

[ferntern]

Thylacine studies from the colorized footage.

[mossypidder]

This took way longer than it had to I swear- but i really wanted to paint a cozy bakery scene and I’m actually super happy with how the colors and everything came out. And all the little baby opies everywhere- ^-^

Process Short Here (as well as a sticker of little opossum snuggled in a quilt)

And you can get the Print Here

[coffeenuts]

[snototter]

Black and fawn color morphs of the eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) in Queensland, Australia

by Charles Sharp

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

Yellow-footed antechinus :)

[maureen2musings]

New Holland Honeyeater

birdsofmelbourne

[pangeen]

" Cute koala 🐨" // © Shahzad Ahmad

Music: © Adrian Berenguer - Little Things

[kachavashka]

There's a Banksia woodland nearby where I live. It's almost untouched by humans (no paths, litter, etc, only a few weeds here and there, but not many) and has extremely high biodiversity, characteristic of this ecosystem.

I visited it the other day and sat beneath the glorious, low-lying canopy of Banksia attenuata, and began imagining a thylacine prowling through the bushes looking for bandicoots as they would have done 2000+ years ago here in Noongar country.

[elephantaday]

Day 1008 of posting pictures of elephants.

These photos are posted at the request of @baddestvenus-in-virgo! <3

This is Burma! She is forty-two years old and was recently moved from her lonely spot at the Auckland Zoo to the Monarto Safari Park so she could be near other elephant friends.

Click the link in the source to read more about it!

Source: Auckland Zoo