I
have cared for many Australian native animals including several species of macropod
and possum, various reptiles and many species of bird including my beloved Birds
of Prey, of which I specialised in for nearly 3 years. I had the immense pleasure
of successfully rehabilitating and releasing many Birds of Prey including the
awesome Wedge-Tailed Eagle, Nankeen Kestrel, Collared Sparrowhawk, Peregrine Falcon,
Black-Shouldered Kite and more.
In
the last few years I have had the enormous delight of raising Bare-Nosed Wombats.
These short and stocky bundles of energy and bravado have become my ultimate passion
in life! Our first wombat Tici - with very little effort - took over a large part
of my heart and I have been hooked on wombats ever since.
In 2004 I recognised that there was a gaping hole in my region in the area of
public education relating to Australian wildlife and so I established Fauna First
Aid, a program teaching vet nurse students at Orange TAFE how to properly care
for native animals in a veterinary care situation. In 2005 I extended the program
to include school age students - highlighting the dangers involved in handling
wild animals and to show what Mum & Dad could do during short term care periods.
In June 2005 Fauna First Aid became a project sponsored by the Australian Geographic
Society - a very humbling and proud moment. With such high profile backing I decided
to take the plunge and move my wildlife seminars to the next level and so became
a guide to the care of bare-nosed wombats.
Click
on links below to view Linda's Fauna First Aid Resources.
