10th March 2012
We were sad to see the ageing mother brought into care late in February pass away this week. Her condition had slowly worsened despite her appetite staying fairly consistent. Her passing was eased by the painkillers we eventually had to put her on and she died in her sleep. The young female joey is healthy, but very shy around humans and other kangaroos. We have kept her in an isolated enclosure where we make regular visits with bottles of milk. Although she is yet to fully trust us and still traumatised by the death of her mother, she is at least confident enough to be hand fed.
On a more positive note the wombat we brought into care around the same time has made slow but steady progress, eating and drinking more with each passing day. He is also wary of human contact, but his continued health improvement is our first priority.
Natalie the swan has been transferred from her temporary home on the decking to the large duck and goose enclosure, where she has settled in with the other occupants and can now swim to her heart's content. She was moved to the new location as soon as her bandage was removed and her wing confirmed to be healed sufficiently.
We have not received any more earth for the wombat enclosure recently, although one or two more loads are all we need to fill in the remaining gaps. After this we'll be able to lay down some topsoil and begin planting, as well as sealing off the current exits and installing new gates.
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