Mammals at Wild Days
The mammals that arrive at Wild Days include members of all three groups of mammals, and make up the bulk of the animals in care.
Road trauma, cat and dog attack are the primary reasons for injured and orphaned mammals.
Species that Wild Days has cared for:
Road trauma, cat and dog attack are the primary reasons for injured and orphaned mammals.
- Marsupials such as Ringtail Possums, Brushtail Possums, Sugar Gliders, young Eastern Grey Kangaroos, young Swamp Wallabies and young Bare-nosed Wombats. Many of the marsupial mammals that need care are orphans that are found in the pouch of their dead mother after she has been hit by a car on the road. Thankfully the pouch provides protection for their precious cargo.
- Placental mammals such as the Grey-headed Flying Fox and the Lesser Long-eared Microbat. Many mega and micro bats require care due to the extreme heat conditions that are having an impact on these species.
- Monotremes also make a show - the Short Beaked Echidna, bringing their own husbandry challenges. Usually through road trauma, many echidnas come into care at Wild Days as roads cross their habitat.
Species that Wild Days has cared for:
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