Greendale Wildlife Shelter launches BADGAR....

BADGAR has been launched by Donna Zabinskas and Walter Collins at the Greendale Wildlife Shelter. To find out more (or make a donation) visit the website www.badgar.org.au

Snakes In The Yard

Being such a dry spell much of the food sources for snakes and other reptiles has diminished. Much of the remaining food sources and shelter for that matter seems to be around water. So obviously if you live near water you're more likely to come across snakes. From what i've seen many of these new estates with designer wetlands and lakes seem to be having a lot more snake encounters. The sad fact is that snake numbers seem to be down (only from personal observations) in the wild places. This apparently is also happening with possums, the suburbs are teaming with them but numbers are dwindling in the places they should be living!

ALL native animals play a part in the environment and our local ecology. So please consider the needs of ALL the animals that may visit your backyard.

We Are Now Carers

A while back we had our application for "wildlife carers" approved. This has allowed us to care for injured wildlife under the wing of the Greendale Wildlife Shelter. We have already been working as wildlife rescuers for a few years and now are trying to set up the facilities to care for injured reptiles and other animals. Due to a lack of funding this has proved to be a challenge. If you have any building materials you can spare, so we can build enclosures please contact us via the contact page and let us know what you have.