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Refurbished Moggill Koala Rehabilitation Centre opens
Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef and Minister for Science and Youth Affairs The Honourable Meaghan Scanlon
The Moggill Koala Rehabilitation Centre has undergone a major refurbishment with the newly modernised facility now equipped with cutting-edge treatment and diagnostic equipment.
Minister for Environment and Science Meaghan Scanlon was on hand to welcome the first koalas into the new centre and to oversee their Chlamydia vaccinations, as part of an exciting trial to beat the devastating disease plaguing the koala population.
“The Queensland Government committed $830,000 to support the Moggill Koala Rehabilitation Centre in its role as a specialist rehabilitation centre supporting sick, injured and orphaned koalas and preparing them for release back to the wild,” Ms Scanlon said.
A Gold Coast man who collected native frogs in his backyard and then sold them online has been fined after he mailed them to pet shops across south-east Queensland.
Queensland s Environment Department fined the man $4,401 after his illegal enterprise was discovered by sharp-eyed Australia Post workers, who had noticed some of the packages were damp, slimy and croaking .
The man from Gaven had collected more than a hundred frogs, mostly tiny Graceful tree frogs, and advertised them at up to $100 each on Gumtree.
The tiny Graceful tree frog is native to eastern Queensland and north-eastern NSW
The man collected up to 100 frogs from his backyard before trying to mail them to buyers
Animal rescue groups race to save Australia s bushfire-hit wildlife with nearly $200 million in donations
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Many species were added to the threatened list after the Black Summer bushfires.
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WIRES has announced a $35 million national rescue plan
There is money for wildlife hospitals, ambulances and volunteers, but the task is huge
As the Black Summer bushfires raged across Australia, and with reports of a terrible wildlife death toll, the former US president highlighted the work of aid agencies including animal rescue group WIRES.
An electronic billboard promoting WIRES appeared in Times Square, while a group in the UK produced koala buttons urging people to donate.
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Iconic wildlife hospital is on brink of extinction The iconic Currumbin Wildlife Hospital is on the brink of extinction, while developers pocket millions clearing vegetation across the Gold Coast.
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Subscriber only THE iconic Currumbin Wildlife Hospital is on the brink of extinction, using second-hand or broken equipment and struggling to turn on the lights as record numbers of injured animals come through its doors. To help save it, Australia s busiest native wildlife hospital believes developers pocketing millions of dollars by clearing vegetation to make way for new shopping centres and mega towers should be slugged a tax - because at the moment it says it doesn t receive a cent from them.