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.
