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WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP ATTENDS ANIMAL JUSTICE PARTY AGM ON 11/2/12

We were suppose to start at 11am, in Sydney, Newtown, however some of the Canberra mob were running late, so we waited for them and commenced a bit later.

Personally Nora Preston, Founding President of Wildlife Carers Group was hours early for the AGM, so she had a long wait.

Some refreshments were laid out for us, so we relaxed, ate, had a cup of tea, and had some discussions while we waited.

Finally they arrived and we got into the meeting.

The Animal Justice Party (AJP) do not have enough members in the ACT where the membership is under 50. AJP need 100 members, so in order to give this new party strength in the next elections in the ACT, which will be held in 2012, we urge you to join up by clicking on this link: http://www.animaljusticeparty.org/standard-page/, any queries please email them on info@animaljusticeparty.org

Some of the new AJP Committee members for 2012 pictured above.

The new committee/Office Bearers are President Barry Spurr, Professor from Sydney University, Vice President Mark Pearson, from NSW Animal Liberation, Secretary Kerry Hewson, Treasurer Anna Hall, Sylvia Raze, Colin Thomas, Bernie Brennan.

Non Office Bearers are Sylvia Cooper, Suzanne Cass.

We are all sick to death of the inhumane treatment that our animals receive from the Government, their ethics committees who are never terminated from their waged jobs for animal cruelty, their so called animal welfare advisory groups who are never terminated from their waged jobs for acts of animal cruelty, their wildlife and conservation advisory groups who are never terminated from their waged jobs for committing animal cruelty, their flawed Kangaroo Management Plan with no one terminated from their jobs for writing up and legislating false claims against protected native Kangaroos, unnecessary inhumane killing based on the flawed Kangaroo Management Plan, and their acts of animal cruelty, their flawed invasive and pests documentation that incorrectly name protected native wildlife as invasive pests, and the list goes on, who are never terminated from their waged jobs, instead we keep seeing the names of the advisory groups changed, that allow the same people to continue to give their false advice, and the acts of animal cruelty continue, driving our protected native wildlife to extinction continues.

The Animal Justice Party (AJP) is a newly formed political party working in response to growing public concern about the neglect of animals and animal protection issues by political parties. It will give a voice to those who cannot speak for themselves. It will provide a focal point for voters frustrated by the lack of political action and who feel strongly that much more needs to be done through our parliamentary systems to assist the wellbeing of animals.

It is time for a change, make the Animal Justice Party the Leaders in Government, fix up humanity for animals, will fix up humanity for the people.

WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT IN 2011.

WISHING YOU A VERY SAFE AND HAPPY YEAR FOR 2012.

There can be no discrimination against our native wildlife, all native wildlife are precious to our Eco system, in assisting to maintain a healthy well balanced Eco system, and will be protected, and rehabilitated equally.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group with long term expertise and knowledge in our native wildlife, that will act on, and investigate animal cruelty/welfare/rights, and, as a community group, that also cares about our community, and the rights of our community groups.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group helping to keep our state and country out of deficit, with no government funding, run solely by volunteers, that is keeping you in a job.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group that trains work experience students.

NORA PRESTON (began rehabilitating wildlife in the early ’80′s.)

Founding President
WCG – WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP INC. – Founded in 2004.
PO Box 3509
WESTON CREEK ACT 2611

Mob: 0406 056 099

Email: wildlife_carers_group@yahoo.com.au


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19 February 2012

Support WCG. WCG is an independent, non profit, non government community based charity providing animal/wildlife care, rescue/rehabilitation and is also an animal/wildlife welfare group, providing protection for our wildlife/animals, run solely by volunteers, with no government funding, saving taxpayers money. WCG relies on donations from the public in order to carry out its work. If you would like to make a donation to WCG, please send a cheque/money order made payable to Wildlife Carers Group Inc. To PO Box 3509 , Weston Creek. ACT. 2611. AUSTRALIA . Or contact us by email wildlife_carers_group@yahoo.com.au

or mobile: 0406 056 099 to discuss other alternatives. Thank you for all your support.

Aims and Objectives: To promote the general welfare and continued survival of native fauna and flora as an essential element of the environment, and specifically to undertake the specialised care necessary for the rehabilitation of orphaned, sick and injured native birds and other animals, to promote public awareness of the need to conserve existing wildlife species, and an understanding of their particular habitat and feeding requirements.

Support WCG. Become a WCG MEMBER, VOLUNTEER, WILDLIFE CARER, download the m/ship form from http://wcg.awardspace.com
and join up. Thank you for all your support.

To view the amendments and Draft ACT Pest Animal Management Strategy 2011-2021 please click or copy and paste this link into your browser: AMENDMENTS DARTING CURRAWONGS RSPCA – DRAFT ACT PEST ANIMAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 2011-2021 « wildlifecarersgroup

UPDATED To view the full report and review on ‘Kangaroo Mob’ please click on these links:

http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/wildlife-carers-group-attends-premiere-screening-of-360-degree-films-documentary-kangaroo-mob-on-7212-8212/

Published in theTasmanian Times please click on this link: http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php?/pr-article/wildlife-carers-group-attends-premiere-screening-/

To see Wildlife Carers Group full 5-day report, of the training with the work experience student, Wildlife Carers Group Kangaroo Meat Testing, results: contaminated, etc Please click on this link http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/wildlife-carers-group-wcg-visit-to-callum-brae-nature-reserve-etc-full-5-day-work-experience-student-wes-placement-report-trained-by-wcg-founding-president-nora-preston-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l
.

To see Wildlife Carers Group Kangaroo Meat Testing, click on this link: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/wildlife-carers-group-kangaroo-meat-testing-%e2%80%93-5-day-work-experience-student-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l

‘KANGAROOS AND DISEASES’, http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/kangaroos-and-diseases-notes-for-5-day-wes-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l

This species maintains a healthy, well balanced eco system.

You can help us make the necessary changes for our native protected Eastern Grey

Kangaroos, by signing this petition, and circulating this for us www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-all-the-kangaroos.html
.

In this article, interviewed on 15/4/10, www.nowuc.com.au/2010/05/27/kangaroo-plan…/comment-page-1/ don fletcher from tams says thatkangaroos are not the main problem and in fact‘native grasses’ are not threatened with extinction, but other animals and plants are, and that “the biggest ‘contributor’ to the loss of the natural treeless grasslands of our region has been agriculture (by far)”.

This statement is admitting to the flawed, dishonest kangaroo management plan, and russell watkinson’s media release, on Friday 18/6/10, that blames the kangaroos for driving legless lizards, earless dragons, etc, and the deteriorating grasslands and woodlands to extinction, by eating all the grasses, when fletcher admits that the native grasses are not threatened by the kangaroos, but by human activity, including toxic sprays.

Please check out this link http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/roo-best-custodian-for-some-plants/1652005.aspx
, that was in the Canberra times on 17/10/09, that completely refutes the allegations against the roos destroying grasslands, that was sent to maxine cooper, that were also ignored.

The report is by Julie Lindner, who has also been studying the grasslands and the roos for the past 20 years, which backs up what I’ve been saying all along.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/roo-best-custodian-for-some-plants/1652005.aspx, with a more recent article in the Chronicle in the ‘letters to the editor’ section, titled ‘culling controversy’ p.23, 14/6/11.

Please click on this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUZrKj6ClBg
‘KANGAROO CHILLER BOX INVESTIGATION’/'KANGAROOS ON TRACK TO EXTINCTION’, that contains the cruel bashing to death of roos that are shot, but not directly killed, hung up while still alive, and left suffering, trembling as they hang, tortured to death, and joeys bashed to death, possibly attempting to decapitate the joeys head on the back of the truck with several blows.

Please click on this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbn3c8EcNRk&feature=related
, so called controlled government butchering, you will note that the kangaroos are still alive when hung up, suffering, AND BEING TORTURED TO DEATH, the male is laughing at the cruelty he has just inflicted on this kangaroo, a joey stomped to death, even the child stomps on it as he walks past following his father, orphaned joeys hopping around, left to starve to death, a joey bashed till its eyes popped out, but is still alive, suffering, a prolonged death, and the male admitting that these are protected species. Native protected animals called pests, the very same native animals that maintain a healthy well balanced eco system. The code of practice that the shooter refers to is inhumane, and unacceptable, as witnessed in this video footage. Kangaroos are not fit for human or dog consumption, heavily contaminated with various diseases/harmful bacterias, e.coli, salmonella, staphylococcus, streptococcus, toxoplasmosis, preserved illegally with sulphur dioxide that causes thiamine deficiency, (a white crystalline solid forming part of the vitamin B complex, C12H17CIN4OS; a vitamin (B1), required by the nervous system, absence of which causes beri-beri and other disorders), causing death, intake of pesticide spraying to control locusts, etc. Keep watching till it stops, keep an eye on the timer, next to the speaker symbol, length 10:59.

There are more links on youtube to show the facts on the extreme cruelty committed to our native protected macropods.

Possum abattoir

http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/HuonEnviroCentre/videos/possumdeath.wmv/view
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Possum Abattoir – Lenah Game Meats, Tasmania — EngageMedia

These animals are still alive and awake, when going through the abattoir’s chute processing system, dropped on top of one another, through a swinging door, to go through to the next phase, with several possums piled on top of one another, into the same boxes, when delivered to the abattoir, (possums are extremely territorial,) females with joeys, butchered, and bashed to death. Please Help stop these extreme acts of animal cruelty and export. You can help stop these extreme acts of animal cruelty to these possums by adding the above link to the possum abattoir and lodging your submissions by 23/4/10, to wta@environment.gov.au, wildlife.enq@dpipwe.tas.gov.au
and click on link http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/invitecomment/brushtail-possum.html
Submissions are now closed. This species maintains a healthy well balanced eco system.

To see the full report on Wildlife Carers Group possum rescue, possum boxes and investigating dog neglect, please click on this link: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/wildlife-carers-group-possum-rescue-and-investigating-dog-crueltyneglect-reported-to-us-19212/

Dingoes

Following Wildlife Carers Group Investigation and Report on the Fraser Island Dingoes, on 29/8/11, on 5/9/11, the Liberal National Party (LNP) has committed to ensuring the long term survival of the Fraser Island Dingoes, click this link to read the LNP’s commitments: http://www.lnp.org.au/policies/queenslands-precious-wildlife-the-fraser-island-dingo
.

Please click this link to view Wildlife Carers Group follow up on Fraser Island Dingoes Driven to Extinction Report: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/fraser-island-dingoes-driven-to-extinction/?sn=l , http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/wildlife-carers-group-investigation-and-report-on-the-fraser-island-dingoes-qld-liberal-national-party-takes-action-to-protect-fraser-island-dingoes/?sn=l

Terminating the rangers from their jobs, who are responsible for the inhumane treatment of dingoes on Fraser Island , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSSaknF6Wnw&feature=youtu.be
who are starving them to death, mismanaging them, mistreating them, will prevent driving these spectacular native wildlife species to extinction, and help end acts of animal cruelty. Changing the Qld government legislation and constitution, to humanely conserve this species, and their habitat. Erecting GIVE WAY to DINGOES/WILDLIFE Signs. We can see their marine life up and down the Qld coast, however, the only unique sighting that Fraser Island can boast about, and can offer to the tourists, is the pure breed native Dingoes, once the last 90 odd Dingoes, population estimation as of 28-29 August 2011, (since the mismanaged Fraser Island fire by the Qld government, this Dingo population has more than likely dropped dramatically), that are left on the Island are driven to extinction, through arrogance, mismanagement and mistreatment, Fraser Island will have nothing left to offer to the huge tourist trade it currently holds, which will end Fraser Island tourism. This species maintains a healthy well balanced eco system.

To read Wildlife Carers Group report on WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP VISIT TO TASMANIA in the Tasmanian Times please click on this link: http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php?/press-releases/P60/

Wildlife Carers Group report on our visit to Tasmania can be seen on this link:
http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/wildlife-carers-group-visit-to-tasmania-wildlife-being-driven-to-extinction-wildlife-care-2112/

Disclaimer: WCG and the author do not assume or accept any responsibility and shall not be liable for the accuracy or appropriate application of the information contained in this letter/email.

Possum rescue and Possum Boxes

Wildlife Carers Group was as usual, very busy taking numerous calls one after another.

On Saturday 18/2/12 Wildlife Carers Group responded to a call about a possum being in the bathroom in Cook.

When we got there, we found that the possum wasn’t actually in the bathroom, but in the ceiling caught in the fan.

Photos taken by NORA PRESTON

The Brush-tailed Possums’s foot can be seen hanging out and caught in the fan, with some of his fur/body visible.

The fan was carefully turned to release the possum’s foot with the possum then shooting up the flue.

Going into the ceiling was fruitless because of the flue.

The screws were taken out and the entire fan removed to allow the possum to come down into the bathroom.

The bathroom door and shower doors were closed to make it easier to catch the possum and round it up into the cat carrier, which the resident very carefully did herself.

It is important to realise that possums are very territorial, and cannot be removed from the ceiling or any other area that they have decided to move into, and released in another suburb, etc, since they will severely injure or kill each other fighting for their territory.

After removing the possum, you will need to first place a possum box into a tree next to the area where the possum entered your ceiling.

The flue or wherever the possum has entered your ceiling then needs to be blocked off to disallow the possum from re entering your ceiling, by using a strong steel mesh. Chicken wire won’t keep them out.

Before blocking anything off, such as fireplaces, etc, make sure that the possums have been safely caught and put into a cat carrier, or a secure box, with some food and water, while waiting for the possum box to be installed nearby before released.

Preferably, if the possum isn’t caught in a fan blade, etc, leave the possums where they are until you have installed their possum box/new home nearby. 

If you have been able to trap the possum into a cat carrier, etc, the easiest way to release the possum into your newly erected possum box, is by placing the cat carrier by the opening of the possum box, carefully opening the cat carrier, to allow the possum to go straight into the possum box, and into his/her new home.

You can place some welcoming fruit into the possum box for the possum, such as a piece of apple, banana, small piece of carrot, grapes, prior to releasing the possum into the possum box.

Some links for possum box kits:

http://faunature.com.au/component/virtuemart/?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=9&category_id=2&vmcchk=1

http://www.ozbox.net.au/br_pos_vert.htm

http://www.nestboxesfornatives.com.au/possum_nest_box_flat_pack.htm

On Thursday 16/2/12 Wildlife Carers Group received a distressed call saying that a female possum was caught in the overhead wires, with a joey in her pouch in Wanniassa.

Founding President Nora Preston acted quickly and phoned the fire brigade, who quickly phoned actew.

Actew phoned Nora twice to let her know that they were heading out to the site.

Unfortunately when Nora checked the street name in the directory, the street didn’t exist, but quickly figured out which street to go to, then phoned back the fire brigade to let them know the correct street name, so that they can phone actew.

Unfortunately by the time Nora got to the correct address, actew and the possums were gone.

Nora knocked on one of the resident’s door, who informed her that actew got the possum down, put the joey into a box that was still alive, and left with them.

Nora was told 3 conflicting stories, one was, as told above, that is the most believable version, the 2^nd story was that by the time actew got there, the possum fell on the ground after being pecked by crows, the mother was dead, and the joey was taken to the rspca by the caller’s friend who was a resident who had a friend working at the rspca, and the 3^rd story was similar to the 2^nd story, except that they were both dead, with no mention of the rspca.

One would have to ask that if the caller’s friend had a friend at the rspca, why didn’t they just call the rspca instead of Wildlife Carers Group.

Could it be because they know how incompetent the rspca is?

As the public is aware, we are all volunteers, we don’t get paid to run around and to make phone calls, etc, we aren’t government funded, therefore, we ask the public, and utilities, including the government, to treat us with respect, and to ensure that when we organise a rescue and the other party are advised that we will not kill the wildlife but will ensure rehabilitation, and proper veterinary care, that our wildlife do not end up at the rspca, where the chances are that the rspca staff will more than likely kill the wildlife, that is more cost effective for them, rather than to provide money costing veterinary treatment and care.

Wildlife Carers Group is constantly receiving complaints about the rspca that when the public ring them, the rspca staff tell them that they don’t do any pick ups, or they are closed till the next day, that they kill everything, and so on.

The rspca have the highest rate of killing animals than anyone we know, which is not why the rspca was originally established for.

In fact, their killing rate is so high that the volunteers who leave the rspca are are so traumatised and fearful that very soon, there will be no animals left.

You have to ask where all that money is going to, that is being paid to them by taxpayers, the government, and all the huge fund raising money that they make, bequeaths left to them, etc, because the money certainly is not being spent on caring, rescuing, treating etc the animals.

The media are certainly wasting their time constantly sending out positive media releases for the rspca, trying to get more money to the rspca, who are killing more animals rather than saving them against animal cruelty, etc.

The more publicity the rspca gets, the more animals are killed.

If the media really want to help all the animals at the rspca, boycott the rspca until they send out media releases stating that they are giving all the animals away for FREE to suitable homes.

The rspca are over rated and over charge, failing to put top priority over the animals well being and keeping them alive.

After receiving complaints of possums being killed attempting to climb steel poles to get away from uncontrolled dogs, etc, and slipping back down the steel poles, straight into the dogs mouths, etc, Wildlife Carers Group has been investigating the replacement of wood power poles with steel power poles, killing possums attempting to escape from attacking dogs, etc,  with no grip on the power poles, causing them to slip back down and killed, and electrocution of wildlife on the power lines, and how to alleviate these problems for a number of years.

Nora was advised last year by actew that the horizontal inhibitors placed across the power lines were to prevent electrocution of wildlife.

This clearly is not correct with possums, flying foxes, etc still being electrocuted and killed on the power lines, with encroachment of the power lines and the power poles still being a necessity, since actew claim that the option of going underground will not happen with the existing power lines, which would be the best option.

Last week Nora was informed by actew that the inhibitors were placed across the power lines to prevent the lines from crashing together in strong winds, and had nothing to do with attempting to protect our wildlife from death.

When utility companies cause deaths to wildlife that can be avoided, we expect to see the attitude that they don’t care about the fate of our wildlife dropped, and to assist in every way to take action to prevent the deaths as advised by experts in wildlife.

ANIMAL WELFARE – Dog Cruelty/Neglect Investigation

Wildlife Carers Group received a call, one of many, about 3 dogs, American Bull Mastiffs, in Ainslie, being permanently chained for the past 5 and half months, not exercised, not fed each day, only being fed every 3 or 4 days, possibly being bred and sold for dog fighting or pig hunting, or the dogs being used for pig hunting, or dog fighting, with the owner living in Sydney.

The complainant said that 1 dog was chained in the front of the house, with the other 2 dogs chained in the backyard.

On Saturday 18/2/12, we turned up at the residents house in the storm that hit, and waited for it to pass by.

When we got out of the car, Nora took a photo of the dog that was chained in the front yard with most of the small area flooded in puddles that the dog was in.

American Bull Mastiff in front yard, ribs could be seen.

The mother, who we were informed, did not live at the property any more, quickly came running out after seeing Nora take a photo, and complained.

She denied that the dogs weren’t being fed every day, that she dropped in twice a day and that the dogs were being exercised each day.

The woman wouldn’t confirm the breed of the dogs, and said that the owner was inside.

When asked to speak to the owner of the dogs, the mother said ‘no’, when asked to inspect the 2 dogs in the backyard and the area that they were being kept in, the mother once again refused access, and said that they were in the house.

She was advised that the area in which the pictured dog was in, was not suitable, nor keeping it chained, and that the dog had to be removed from the area until it dries out to prevent foot rot. She was further advised to set up a run for the dogs, so that they can run up and down, and to expand the area in the front which meant that their car collection needed to be removed from that area.

This investigation is not finalised.

When phoning Wildlife Carers Group please ensure that you repeat your number, state the nature of your call, leave your name.

Unfortunately some of the callers voice messages have broken up, therefore, we haven’t received the nature of the call or the phone number, just the end of the message saying ‘please call back’. In these cases we can’t return calls, so it may help if you make sure that you aren’t moving around when you are leaving phone messages, find a spot where there isn’t a black spot.

Other callers leave the wrong number, so please do make sure that you know your number, and that you leave the correct number.

If you are calling on behalf of someone else, please ensure that you leave  and spell the correct address. 

WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT IN 2011.

WISHING YOU A VERY SAFE AND HAPPY YEAR FOR 2012.

There can be no discrimination against our native wildlife, all native wildlife are precious to our Eco system, in assisting to maintain a healthy well balanced Eco system, and will be protected, and rehabilitated equally.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group with long term expertise and knowledge in our native wildlife, that will act on, and investigate animal cruelty/welfare/rights, and, as a community group, that also cares about our community, and the rights of our community groups.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group helping to keep our state and country out of deficit, with no government funding, run solely by volunteers, that is keeping you in a job.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group that trains work experience students.

NORA PRESTON ( began rehabilitating wildlife in the early ’80′s .)

Founding President
WCG – WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP INC. – Founded in 2004.
PO Box 3509
WESTON CREEK ACT 2611

Mob: 0406 056 099

Email: wildlife_carers_group@yahoo.com.au


Website: http://wcg.awardspace.com

http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/?sn=l

http://www.myspace.com/wcginc Check out http://www.myspace.com/wcginc
and become a friend. We are also onFacebook, http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1649024860&v=info with photos included on the site, and become a friend. You can now follow us and join us on Twitter http://twitter.com/wildlifecarersg/,

http://canberra.climatexchange.org.au/wildlife-carers-group

19 February 2012

Support WCG. WCG is an independent, non profit, non government community based charity providing animal/wildlife care, rescue/rehabilitation and is also an animal/wildlife welfare group, providing protection for our wildlife/animals, run solely by volunteers, with no government funding, saving taxpayers money. WCG relies on donations from the public in order to carry out its work. If you would like to make a donation to WCG, please send a cheque/money order made payable to Wildlife Carers Group Inc. To PO Box 3509 , Weston Creek. ACT. 2611. AUSTRALIA . Or contact us by email wildlife_carers_group@yahoo.com.au

or mobile: 0406 056 099 to discuss other alternatives. Thank you for all your support.

Aims and Objectives: To promote the general welfare and continued survival of native fauna and flora as an essential element of the environment, and specifically to undertake the specialised care necessary for the rehabilitation of orphaned, sick and injured native birds and other animals, to promote public awareness of the need to conserve existing wildlife species, and an understanding of their particular habitat and feeding requirements.

Support WCG. Become a WCG MEMBER, VOLUNTEER, WILDLIFE CARER, download the m/ship form from http://wcg.awardspace.com
and join up. Thank you for all your support.

To view the amendments and Draft ACT Pest Animal Management Strategy 2011-2021 please click or copy and paste this link into your browser: AMENDMENTS DARTING CURRAWONGS RSPCA – DRAFT ACT PEST ANIMAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 2011-2021 « wildlifecarersgroup

To see Wildlife Carers Group full 5-day report, of the training with the work experience student, Wildlife Carers Group Kangaroo Meat Testing, results: contaminated, etc Please click on this link http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/wildlife-carers-group-wcg-visit-to-callum-brae-nature-reserve-etc-full-5-day-work-experience-student-wes-placement-report-trained-by-wcg-founding-president-nora-preston-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l
.

To see Wildlife Carers Group Kangaroo Meat Testing, click on this link: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/wildlife-carers-group-kangaroo-meat-testing-%e2%80%93-5-day-work-experience-student-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l

‘KANGAROOS AND DISEASES’, http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/kangaroos-and-diseases-notes-for-5-day-wes-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l

This species maintains a healthy, well balanced eco system.

You can help us make the necessary changes for our native protected Eastern Grey

Kangaroos, by signing this petition, and circulating this for us www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-all-the-kangaroos.html
.

In this article, interviewed on 15/4/10, www.nowuc.com.au/2010/05/27/kangaroo-plan…/comment-page-1/ don fletcher from tams says that kangaroos are not the main problem and in fact ‘native grasses’ are not threatened with extinction, but other animals and plants are, and that “the biggest ‘contributor’ to the loss of the natural treeless grasslands of our region has been agriculture (by far)”.

This statement is admitting to the flawed, dishonest kangaroo management plan, and russell watkinson’s media release, on Friday 18/6/10, that blames the kangaroos for driving legless lizards, earless dragons, etc, and the deteriorating grasslands and woodlands to extinction, by eating all the grasses, when fletcher admits that the native grasses are not threatened by the kangaroos, but by human activity, including toxic sprays.

Please check out this link http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/roo-best-custodian-for-some-plants/1652005.aspx
, that was in the Canberra times on 17/10/09, that completely refutes the allegations against the roos destroying grasslands, that was sent to maxine cooper, that were also ignored.

The report is by Julie Lindner, who has also been studying the grasslands and the roos for the past 20 years, which backs up what I’ve been saying all along.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/roo-best-custodian-for-some-plants/1652005.aspx
, with a more recent article in the Chronicle in the ‘letters to the editor’ section, titled ‘culling controversy’ p.23, 14/6/11.

Please click on this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUZrKj6ClBg ‘KANGAROO CHILLER BOX INVESTIGATION’/'KANGAROOS ON TRACK TO EXTINCTION’, that contains the cruel bashing to death of roos that are shot, but not directly killed, hung up while still alive, and left suffering, trembling as they hang, tortured to death, and joeys bashed to death, possibly attempting to decapitate the joeys head on the back of the truck with several blows.

Please click on this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbn3c8EcNRk&feature=related
, so called controlled government butchering, you will note that the kangaroos are still alive when hung up, suffering, AND BEING TORTURED TO DEATH, the male is laughing at the cruelty he has just inflicted on this kangaroo, a joey stomped to death, even the child stomps on it as he walks past following his father, orphaned joeys hopping around, left to starve to death, a joey bashed till its eyes popped out, but is still alive, suffering, a prolonged death, and the male admitting that these are protected species. Native protected animals called pests, the very same native animals that maintain a healthy well balanced eco system. The code of practice that the shooter refers to is inhumane, and unacceptable, as witnessed in this video footage. Kangaroos are not fit for human or dog consumption, heavily contaminated with various diseases/harmful bacterias, e.coli, salmonella, staphylococcus, streptococcus, toxoplasmosis, preserved illegally with sulphur dioxide that causes thiamine deficiency, (a white crystalline solid forming part of the vitamin B complex, C12H17CIN4OS; a vitamin (B1), required by the nervous system, absence of which causes beri-beri and other disorders), causing death, intake of pesticide spraying to control locusts, etc. Keep watching till it stops, keep an eye on the timer, next to the speaker symbol, length 10:59.

There are more links on youtube to show the facts on the extreme cruelty committed to our native protected macropods.

Possum abattoir

http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/HuonEnviroCentre/videos/possumdeath.wmv/view
,

Possum Abattoir – Lenah Game Meats, Tasmania — EngageMedia

These animals are still alive and awake, when going through the abattoir’s chute processing system, dropped on top of one another, through a swinging door, to go through to the next phase, with several possums piled on top of one another, into the same boxes, when delivered to the abattoir, (possums are extremely territorial,) females with joeys, butchered, and bashed to death. Please Help stop these extreme acts of animal cruelty and export. You can help stop these extreme acts of animal cruelty to these possums by adding the above link to the possum abattoir and lodging your submissions by 23/4/10, to wta@environment.gov.au, wildlife.enq@dpipwe.tas.gov.au
and click on link http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/invitecomment/brushtail-possum.html
Submissions are now closed. This species maintains a healthy well balanced eco system.

Dingoes

Following Wildlife Carers Group Investigation and Report on the Fraser Island Dingoes, on 29/8/11, on 5/9/11, the Liberal National Party (LNP) has committed to ensuring the long term survival of the Fraser Island Dingoes, click this link to read the LNP’s commitments: http://www.lnp.org.au/policies/queenslands-precious-wildlife-the-fraser-island-dingo .

Please click this link to view Wildlife Carers Group follow up on Fraser Island Dingoes Driven to Extinction Report: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/fraser-island-dingoes-driven-to-extinction/?sn=l , http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/wildlife-carers-group-investigation-and-report-on-the-fraser-island-dingoes-qld-liberal-national-party-takes-action-to-protect-fraser-island-dingoes/?sn=l

Terminating the rangers from their jobs, who are responsible for the inhumane treatment of dingoes on Fraser Island , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSSaknF6Wnw&feature=youtu.be
, who are starving them to death, mismanaging them, mistreating them, will prevent driving these spectacular native wildlife species to extinction, and help end acts of animal cruelty. Changing the Qld government legislation and constitution, to humanely conserve this species, and their habitat. Erecting GIVE WAY to DINGOES/WILDLIFE Signs. We can see their marine life up and down the Qld coast, however, the only unique sighting that Fraser Island can boast about, and can offer to the tourists, is the pure breed native Dingoes, once the last 90 odd Dingoes, population estimation as of 28-29 August 2011, (since the mismanaged Fraser Island fire by the Qld government, this Dingo population has more than likely dropped dramatically), that are left on the Island are driven to extinction, through arrogance, mismanagement and mistreatment, Fraser Island will have nothing left to offer to the huge tourist trade it currently holds, which will end Fraser Island tourism. This species maintains a healthy well balanced eco system.

To read Wildlife Carers Group report on WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP VISIT TO TASMANIA in the media, please click on this link, and then click on page 4 (page numbers can change as more articles are added) at the bottom of the page, the articles are in date order: http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php?/press-releases/P60/

Wildlife Carers Group report on our visit to Tasmania can be seen on this link:
http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/wildlife-carers-group-visit-to-tasmania-wildlife-being-driven-to-extinction-wildlife-care-2112/

Disclaimer: WCG and the author do not assume or accept any responsibility and shall not be liable for the accuracy or appropriate application of the information contained in this letter/email.

Wildlife Carers Group Founding President Nora Preston was invited to the premiere by 360 degree films.

Nora arrived at CSIRO Discovery theatre, to find everyone welcomed with cocktail party food and drinks, that was held downstairs, organised by 360 Degree Films.

Socialising at CSIRO cocktail party before the premiere screening of ‘Kangaroo Mob’.

Rumours were flying around from the CSIRO staff that kangaroo meat was being served in the shape of 2 little meat balls on some sort of toasted bread, that certainly got things stirred up.

Nora checked the Coyote catering website, and found no evidence of them serving up kangaroo meat, and then phoned the catering service, who confirmed that they don’t serve kangaroo meat, however, someone else may have if the CSIRO staff suggested that they were serving kangaroo meat. As Nora described the canapé to the staff member at Coyote catering, he didn’t think it sounded like any of their dishes.

We were finally ushered into the theatre at approx 7pm, and the introductions began.

Professor Tony Peacock, AICDB.Sc. Agr (Hons), Sydney.Ph.D. (Veterinary Science), Sydney.Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors (Order of Merit), University of Canberra, ACT, Australia, chief executive of the Cooperative Research Centres Association, former chief executive of the Invasive Animals CRC from 2005, and the Pest Animal Control CRC from 2001, former managing director of the Pig R&D Corporation from 1996-2001, a passionate advocate for applied research and was the 2010 winner of the Australian Government Eureka Prize for Promoting the public Understanding of Science, introduces Producer Sally Ingleton, but warns people they may have ended up on the editors cutting floor after their original vision changed for this documentary.

Is this man the right person to be introducing ‘Kangaroo Mob’, is he responsible for incorrectly labelling our protected native wildlife, including Eastern Grey Kangaroos as Invasive Pests, and assisting in driving them to extinction, our important native wildlife that maintain a healthy well balanced eco system?

Producer Sally Ingleton taking photos of the audience while Tony Peacock gives his speech before he introduces her.

Producer Sally Ingleton introduces the Documentary.

And then the fun began, the audio was muffled and quiet, the music was loud and clear.

The 52 minute documentary extended itself to be almost a 2 hour saga.

The doco was stopped to try and fix the audio, but it wasn’t to be, so we watched and listened to loud music, at times we heard quiet interviews and a quiet narrator.

Tams senior ecologist don fletcher seemed to take over the documentary with interviews, his scientific research with inhumane large invasive tracking collars, and inhumane large invasive ear tags, putting up a camera at a concrete underpass trying to prove that kangaroos will use the underpass, rather than using the road.

Only one kangaroo was seen near the concrete underpass out of all the footage they took, with the majority using the underpass being people, cyclists and pedestrians.

What wasn’t exposed is the fact that more kangaroos die after they jump from the bridge, and smash themselves up as they crash down onto the concrete ground of the underpass, because of being chased by dogs and stupid people, as has been reported to Wildlife Carers Group.

Then we saw the horror of the inhumane large ear tags, and inhumane invasive tracking collars around several kangaroos necks, that killed more than half of them through road kills.

Don Fletcher has been advised more than once by Nora Preston, to use tiny non invasive macro gps chips that fit under the skin, if they are being used for positive feedback, and not so that they can track them to kill them.

One large buck appeared to be suffering with the inhumane invasive tracking collar and large ear tag, so he was shot with a tranquiliser gun to be checked over.

Knowing that he was suffering, they did not remove the invasive tracking collar from around his neck, they left it on him.

If this inhumane large invasive tracking collar would have been immediately removed, chances are that this buck would have been able to mate, would still be with his mob, and would still be alive.

While the narrator said that these tracking collars didn’t appear to be affecting the kangaroos, we would like to see this narrator and the writer for the narrator, along with don fletcher, and everyone in the ethics committee who approved this inhumane research, to put the same large invasive tracking collar around their necks, with a large ear tag in their ears, and keep them on for 12 months, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, and see whether or not they bother them or hinders their agility and day to day routines.

When it was time to mate, we saw that the buck was hindered in performing, completely slowed down to perform, and in fact, could not perform, losing his position in his mob, with his usual mating female disinterested in him because of him being tampered with by tams staff, wearing a huge invasive tracking collar. She instead mated with other males who weren’t tagged, who weren’t wearing large invasive tracking collars.

After don Fletcher began bragging about how kangaroos do have road sense, even with the evidence before him, that more than half of  his 25 ear tagged collared kangaroos were killed through road kills, so was this last large male buck, killed through a road kill in the suburbs.

Therefore, we can clearly state, that our wildlife do not have any road sense, they are vulnerable, and we have to watch out for them, drive slowly, keep our dogs on a leash when we see any wildlife around, even in unleashed areas, we are invading wildlife habitat, the wildlife are not invading our habitat, the wildlife were here first.

Somewhere in the middle of the documentary we heard the same NON scientifically proven rubbish again, now documented in this documentary, that the kangaroos are killing our legless lizards and earless dragons, which we have a fraudulent Kangaroo Management Plan based on, that Wildlife Carers Group has been working hard to have delegislated, and you can click on this link to read a 2010 article where even don Fletcher admits that the kangaroos are not responsible for the near extinction of these reptiles, or damage to the grasslands, that agriculture is: In this article, interviewed on 15/4/10, www.nowuc.com.au/2010/05/27/kangaroo-plan…/comment-page-1/  don fletcher from tams says that kangaroos are not the main problem and in fact ‘native grasses’ are not threatened with extinction, but other animals and plants are, and that “the biggest ‘contributor’ to the loss of the natural treeless grasslands of our region has been agriculture (by far)”.

This statement is admitting to the flawed, dishonest kangaroo management plan, and russell watkinson’s media release, on Friday 18/6/10, that blames the kangaroos for driving legless lizards, earless dragons, etc, and the deteriorating grasslands and woodlands to extinction, by eating all the grasses, when fletcher admits that the native grasses are not threatened by the kangaroos, but by human activity, including toxic sprays.

We then saw an interview on radio with Russell Watkinson, where the radio announcer claims that the kangaroos are hit with one clean shot, but what about the joeys.

We know that the joeys die a horrific death, but another false claim about the kangaroos hit with one clean shot to the head made us shudder, since we are all aware that the kangaroos are a moving target, and it is never one clean shot to the head, it is an agonising shot to the body, a limb, to the jaw, when the kangaroos crawl away and die a prolonged suffering death.

Nora’s report when she trained her Work Experience Student in 2011, showed that they found evidence of a kangaroo that was shot painfully in the jaw in callum brae nature reserve after the 2011 unnecessary inhumane killing of the kangaroos, that were filmed in the documentary ‘Kangaroo Mob’.

All these kangaroos filmed in ‘Kangaroo Mob’ are now all dead.

Don Fletcher and the rspca pushes the flawed kangaroo management plan and wants a no kangaroo policy in the ACT to continue, which Wildlife Carers Group has been forced to continue to fight with our rehabilitation licence that does not allow full term rehabilitation of sick, injured, orphaned Eastern Grey Kangaroos, that also omits other endangered native wildlife, that Nora has also been fighting for, to have them included on the wildlife rehabilitation licence to prevent extinction, to ensure humane treatment for all, and the chance of survival for all.

The story about the kangaroo that crashed through the window at a Calwell home was also well documented in this story, where the kangaroo was made out to be the villain and attacking people.

Nora sent out information that the reason why this kangaroo jumped through their window, was because of the owners dogs barking at him, terrorising him, cornering him, and he had nowhere else to go, but through a window to get away from the barking dogs.

What do you think happened to this poor defenseless kangaroo, tams staff killed him, they didn’t offer any treatment for him or any rehabilitation because of don fletcher and the rspca’s no kangaroo policy.

The documentary showed don Fletcher to be the hero again, explaining that it was because of a dog that the kangaroo jumped through the window, but failed to tell the truth on how they killed the kangaroo unnecessarily after his ordeal.

After the filming of the documentary all the kangaroos were killed in 2011.

All the kangaroos filmed in ‘Kangaroo Mob’ are now dead.

The kangaroos not only maintain a healthy well balanced eco system, they are also assisting to keep the grass down preventing a fire hazard.

After tams killed all the kangaroos in the nature reserves, where the kangaroos should be safe from harassment and killing, tams staff put cattle into the nature reserves to keep the grass down to prevent a fire from breaking out, with no concern that they are damaging the grasslands, and killing off the endangered earless dragons, etc, which the hoofed cattle, sheep, and man, that includes the government, are responsible for.

Our soft footed kangaroos cause absolutely no damage to our grasslands nor are they responsible for killing off any endangered reptiles by eating down the tussocks as falsely portrayed in this documentary.

The kangaroos gently nibble on the grass that they do eat, they do not rip them out by the roots, however, the tussocks referred to as being these reptiles habitat that is portrayed in this documentary, are not part of the EGK’s diet.

The NSW carer was shown injecting a kangaroo named ‘Henry’, with a sedative through his pouch, before driving him out to a property as the next step to release him.

Injecting through a pouch could cause an infection through a sterile needle becoming filled with harmful germs and bacteria, as a result of the sterile needle being penetrated  into the flesh through non sterile garments and hessian sack that would cause a slow and painful death.

The crew briefly partially zoomed in showing the release site as being an unfit site for release by a railway track with a train running on it, that would kill the kangaroos released as soon as they attempted to get across the tracks, or  to stop and graze on the tracks.

The name of 1 of the joeys shown released at this site in the doco ‘Kangaroo Mob’, was called ‘Sarah’, which is the joey that Nora had handed in to these NSW carers, after responding to a NSW call,  one of many calls, of a badly injured joey chasing after her mother, failing to jump across the fence, getting caught in the fence and badly breaking her leg, with her badly broken bones exposed, when she was approx 5 months old, after being chased by a dog, and meeting the finders of the Joey half way.

Anyone else would have euthanased this joey, however, thanks to the finders, Nora, and through these dedicated NSW carers and the wildlife Sydney vet, this joey has thrived.

'Sarah' EGK showing hind leg that was badly broken exposing broken bones now completely healed after surgery and lots of TLC

'Sarah' EGK in doco "Kangaroo Mob"

'Sarah' photos taken 22/10/10 by NORA PRESTON, shown in 'Kangaroo Mob'

Nora spoke with the film crew when they were in Canberra filming the documentary, and was told that they had already interviewed one of the 2 expert interstate ecologists, Dror Ben-Ami, and were heading off to interview David Croft, and would be exposing the flawed kangaroo management plan, no kangaroo policy etc.

It was very disappointing to only see the Canberra ecologist’s fictional point of view in this documentary, and not allowing his research and comments to be challenged, providing a balanced story with facts given by the interstate ecologists, with David Croft having long term expertise.

Nora was present at the protest that was filmed in the doco with her 5-day work experience student in 2010, but not in the scene that was shot, in the scene that shows the activists with the kangaroo face masks over their faces, protesting the killing that was taking place. During our meeting with the film crew, when this protest was shot, Shane Rattenbury, Greens MLA came down to speak to us, so Nora got the Director Steve Westh, of “Kangaroo Mob” to come over and speak with us.  It would have been a good idea for Steve to direct the film crew to set up the camera while we interviewed Shane, and to include that in the documentary as well.

Shane announced that it was the liberal party Vicki Dunne who pushed for the 2010 Kangaroo killing, however, the killing continued in 2011 under a new Labor Party Chief Minister and the Greens Party, who also did not listen when advised not to allow the killing to go ahead, because there were no grounds for the killing and the population not only was not known by the government, but was dangerously low.

We set up a meeting that took place on 14 October 2010, with the now former Commissioner of Sustainability and Environment Maxine Cooper, which Nora attended, along with the Thinkk team including Dror Ben-Ami.  Nora arranged for David Croft to be included in the meeting via phone connection.  This meeting should also have been filmed and included into the documentary that would have clearly exposed the no kangaroo policy in the ACT, and the inhumane treatment that the Eastern Grey Kangaroos are put through.

Instead we are being shown a documentary that falsely portrays the ACT Government as caring about Kangaroos and who rescues and releases Kangaroos.

If the camera wouldn’t have been rolling on the tams staff, the joey that got caught in the fence, would not have been pulled out of the fence, rescued and saved, and then released, it would have been inhumanely killed.

Nora was asked by the Director Steve Westh of ‘Kangaroo Mob’, to keep him up to date on the meeting and all other Kangaroo issues.

Nora  continued to communicate with Steve and send him all the updates on the meeting and correspondence as a result of the meeting, along with all the other Kangaroo issues in the ACT.

We cannot have a government that does not listen to the true experts, who abuses taxpayers money, who deliberately, repeatedly deceive the public.

If you would like to watch ‘Kangaroo Mob’, it will be aired on ABC 1 at 8.30pm, 21/2/12 Australian Television Premiere.

http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/wildlife-carers-group-attends-premiere-screening-of-360-degree-films-documentary-kangaroo-mob-on-7212-8212/

Published in theTasmanian Times please click on this link:  http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php?/pr-article/wildlife-carers-group-attends-premiere-screening-/

WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT IN 2011.

WISHING YOU A VERY SAFE AND HAPPY YEAR FOR 2012.

There can be no discrimination against our native wildlife, all native wildlife are precious to our Eco system, in assisting to maintain a healthy well balanced Eco system, and will be protected, and rehabilitated equally.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group with long term expertise and knowledge in our native wildlife, that will act on, and investigate animal cruelty/welfare/rights, and, as a community group, that also cares about our community, and the rights of our community groups.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group helping to keep our state and country out of deficit, with no government funding, run solely by volunteers, that is keeping you in a job.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group that trains work experience students.

NORA PRESTON ( began rehabilitating wildlife in the early ’80′s .)

Founding President
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To see Wildlife Carers Group full 5-day report, of the training with the work experience student, Wildlife Carers Group Kangaroo Meat Testing, results: contaminated, etc Please click on this link http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/wildlife-carers-group-wcg-visit-to-callum-brae-nature-reserve-etc-full-5-day-work-experience-student-wes-placement-report-trained-by-wcg-founding-president-nora-preston-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l.

To see Wildlife Carers Group Kangaroo Meat Testing, click on this link: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/wildlife-carers-group-kangaroo-meat-testing-%e2%80%93-5-day-work-experience-student-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l

‘KANGAROOS AND DISEASES’, http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/kangaroos-and-diseases-notes-for-5-day-wes-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l

This species maintains a healthy, well balanced eco system.

You can help us make the necessary changes for our native protected Eastern Grey

Kangaroos, by signing this petition, and circulating this for us www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-all-the-kangaroos.html.

In this article, interviewed on 15/4/10, www.nowuc.com.au/2010/05/27/kangaroo-plan…/comment-page-1/ don fletcher from tams says that kangaroos are not the main problem and in fact ‘native grasses’ are not threatened with extinction, but other animals and plants are, and that “the biggest ‘contributor’ to the loss of the natural treeless grasslands of our region has been agriculture (by far)”.

This statement is admitting to the flawed, dishonest kangaroo management plan, and russell watkinson’s media release, on Friday 18/6/10, that blames the kangaroos for driving legless lizards, earless dragons, etc, and the deteriorating grasslands and woodlands to extinction, by eating all the grasses, when fletcher admits that the native grasses are not threatened by the kangaroos, but by human activity, including toxic sprays.

Please check out this link http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/roo-best-custodian-for-some-plants/1652005.aspx, that was in the Canberra times on 17/10/09, that completely refutes the allegations against the roos destroying grasslands, that was sent to maxine cooper, that were also ignored.

The report is by Julie Lindner, who has also been studying the grasslands and the roos for the past 20 years, which backs up what I’ve been saying all along.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/roo-best-custodian-for-some-plants/1652005.aspx, with a more recent article in the Chronicle in the ‘letters to the editor’ section, titled ‘culling controversy’ p.23, 14/6/11.

Please click on this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUZrKj6ClBg ‘KANGAROO CHILLER BOX INVESTIGATION’/'KANGAROOS ON TRACK TO EXTINCTION’, that contains the cruel bashing to death of roos that are shot, but not directly killed, hung up while still alive, and left suffering, trembling as they hang, tortured to death, and joeys bashed to death, possibly attempting to decapitate the joeys head on the back of the truck with several blows.

Please click on this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbn3c8EcNRk&feature=related, so called controlled government butchering, you will note that the kangaroos are still alive when hung up, suffering, AND BEING TORTURED TO DEATH, the male is laughing at the cruelty he has just inflicted on this kangaroo, a joey stomped to death, even the child stomps on it as he walks past following his father, orphaned joeys hopping around, left to starve to death, a joey bashed till its eyes popped out, but is still alive, suffering, a prolonged death, and the male admitting that these are protected species. Native protected animals called pests, the very same native animals that maintain a healthy well balanced eco system. The code of practice that the shooter refers to is inhumane, and unacceptable, as witnessed in this video footage. Kangaroos are not fit for human or dog consumption, heavily contaminated with various diseases/harmful bacterias, e.coli, salmonella, staphylococcus, streptococcus, toxoplasmosis, preserved illegally with sulphur dioxide that causes thiamine deficiency, (a white crystalline solid forming part of the vitamin B complex, C12H17CIN4OS; a vitamin (B1), required by the nervous system, absence of which causes beri-beri and other disorders), causing death, intake of pesticide spraying to control locusts, etc. Keep watching till it stops, keep an eye on the timer, next to the speaker symbol, length 10:59.

There are more links on youtube to show the facts on the extreme cruelty committed to our native protected macropods.

Possum abattoir

http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/HuonEnviroCentre/videos/possumdeath.wmv/view,

Possum Abattoir – Lenah Game Meats, Tasmania — EngageMedia

These animals are still alive and awake, when going through the abattoir’s chute processing system, dropped on top of one another, through a swinging door, to go through to the next phase, with several possums piled on top of one another, into the same boxes, when delivered to the abattoir, (possums are extremely territorial,) females with joeys, butchered, and bashed to death. Please Help stop these extreme acts of animal cruelty and export. You can help stop these extreme acts of animal cruelty to these possums by adding the above link to the possum abattoir and lodging your submissions by 23/4/10, to wta@environment.gov.au, wildlife.enq@dpipwe.tas.gov.auand click on link http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/invitecomment/brushtail-possum.html Submissions are now closed. This species maintains a healthy well balanced eco system.

Dingoes

Following Wildlife Carers Group Investigation and Report on the Fraser Island Dingoes, on 29/8/11, on 5/9/11, the Liberal National Party (LNP) has committed to ensuring the long term survival of the Fraser Island Dingoes, click this link to read the LNP’s commitments: http://www.lnp.org.au/policies/queenslands-precious-wildlife-the-fraser-island-dingo.

Please click this link to view Wildlife Carers Group follow up on Fraser Island Dingoes Driven to Extinction Report: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/wildlife-carers-group-investigation-and-report-on-the-fraser-island-dingoes-qld-liberal-national-party-takes-action-to-protect-fraser-island-dingoes/?sn=l

Terminating the rangers from their jobs, who are responsible for the inhumane treatment of dingoes on Fraser Island, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSSaknF6Wnw&feature=youtu.be, who are starving them to death, mismanaging them, mistreating them, will prevent driving these spectacular native wildlife species to extinction, and help end acts of animal cruelty. Changing the Qld government legislation and constitution, to humanely conserve this species, and their habitat. Erecting GIVE WAY to DINGOES/WILDLIFE Signs. We can see their marine life up and down the Qld coast, however, the only unique sighting that Fraser Island can boast about, and can offer to the tourists, is the pure breed native Dingoes, once the last 90 odd Dingoes, population estimation as of 28-29 August 2011, (since the mismanaged Fraser Island fire by the Qld government, this Dingo population has more than likely dropped dramatically), that are left on the Island are driven to extinction, through arrogance, mismanagement and mistreatment, Fraser Island will have nothing left to offer to the huge tourist trade it currently holds, which will end Fraser Island tourism. This species maintains a healthy well balanced eco system.

Disclaimer: WCG and the author do not assume or accept any responsibility and shall not be liable for the accuracy or appropriate application of the information contained in this letter/email.

Wildlife Carers Group is calling for any witnesses to a person or people who was responsible for hammering a stick with a fishing line and hook into the ground, with a Long necked Tortoise left hanging off from the other end of it at the Carillion on Australia Day at the fireworks 26/1/12.

Anyone with any information, please phone or text Wildlife Carers Group on mobile number 0406 056 099, or email wildlife_carers_group@yahoo.com.au with Tortoise Cruelty Australia Day in the subject heading.

This is a serious offence and will lead to prosecution.

All native wildlife are protected.

This incident has been reported to the police.

Wildlife Carers Group received a call for an injured tortoise that had been baited by fisherperson/people with a fishing line and hook at the Carillion on Australia Day.

After the fireworks Founding President NORA PRESTON of Wildlife Carers Group took one of the many calls received on Australia Day for the injured tortoise.

The fisherperson/people responsible for this inhumane act, had apparently hammered a stick with the fishing line and hook  into the ground, and just walked away leaving the poor tortoise attached to the other end of it, at the Carillion in Acton.

Nora took the Long-necked Tortoise to the vet to have the fishing line and fish hook removed.

Photos taken by NORA PRESTON.

Long-necked tortoise in surgery, instrument in foreground used to pull the tortoise’s neck out, and to secure the head and hold it still, instrument in background used to force tortoise’s mouth open, and a pair of pliers used to cut the fishing line.

The instruments used to pull the head of the tortoise out of the shell and to hold it while another instrument is used to try to force open the mouth to pull out the fishing line and the hook.

Having difficulty in forcing open the mouth, giving the tortoise a little break.

Finally success in forcing the tortoise’s mouth open.

Fishing line can be seen trying to pull out the fish hook.

The tortoise had unfortunately swallowed the fish hook.

The tortoise is currently on antibiotics and kept under observation.

We caution carers not to attempt the removing of fishing lines and fish hooks that have been swallowed by the wildlife themselves, at home.

Wildlife Carers Group has written many reports warning of carelessly discarded fishing lines and fish hooks, having to remove them from Swans, Ducks, and other water/marine wildlife because of irresponsible fisherpeople, and had also approached the former government to have fishing lines and hooks banned.

We again call for the immediate ban of  the use of the inhumane fishing lines and fish hooks to prevent any further distressed wildlife that slowly die an agonising death if not found, and that is also inhumane to the fish.

Wildlife Carers Group report on Tortoise cruelty was published in the Tasmanian Times, to read it please click on this link: http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php?/pr-article/cruelty-to-a-long-necked-tortoise/

Wildlife Carers Group report on our visit to Tasmania-wildlife being driven to extinction, was published in the Tasmanian Times.  To read Wildlife Carers Group report on WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP VISIT TO TASMANIA in the media, please click on this link, and then click on page 4 (page numbers change as more articles are added) at the bottom of the page, the articles are in date order: http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php?/press-releases/P60/

Wildlife Carers Group report on our visit to Tasmania can be seen on this link:
http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/wildlife-carers-group-visit-to-tasmania-wildlife-being-driven-to-extinction-wildlife-care-2112/

FRASER ISLAND DINGOES DRIVEN TO EXTINCTION

Wildlife Carers Group Fraser Island Dingoes report commented that the only way we will be able to see the Dingoes is through stuffed toys, and during our visit our only evidence of any Dingoes being on the Island was through footprints in the sand that Nora Preston photographed.

Well, Fraser Island had better start encasing the Dingoes footprints in the sand, because the stuffed toys are also now extinct.

Just before Xmas Wildlife Carers Group received this email from a reader of our report in the USA who saw Nora’s photo of the stuffed toy:

From: Andy Martin
To: “wildlife_carers_group@yahoo.com.au” <wildlife_carers_group@yahoo.com.au>
Sent: Wednesday, 30 November 2011 6:10 AM
Subject: Dingo stuffed animal

I am looking to purchase the dingo stuffed animal that was on your website. Is this something you could help me with? I live in the US

Andrew Martin
Project Analyst
Family Dollar Stores

Our emails backwards and forwards in the attempt to find the stuffed toys became fruitless, with Nora contacting the company who made the stuffed Dingo toy, who said that they no longer make them, but sent her other links to try, which were forwarded on to Andy.

He finally had luck in finding an American Dingo stuffed soft toy instead, through one of the links.

Fraser Island Dingo taken in May 2011, looking very scrawny and unhealthy.

To see the full report on Wildlife Carers Group report on Fraser Island Dingoes please click on this link: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/fraser-island-dingoes-driven-to-extinction/?sn=l  

HAPPY NEW YEAR

WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT IN 2011.

WISHING YOU A VERY SAFE AND HAPPY YEAR FOR 2012.

There can be no discrimination against our native wildlife, all native wildlife are precious to our Eco system, in assisting to maintain a healthy well balanced Eco system, and will be protected, and rehabilitated equally.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group with long term expertise and knowledge in our native wildlife, that will act on, and investigate animal cruelty/welfare/rights, and, as a community group, that also cares about our community, and the rights of our community groups.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group helping to keep our state and country out of deficit, with no government funding, run solely by volunteers, that is keeping you in a job.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group that trains work experience students.

NORA PRESTON ( began rehabilitating wildlife in the early ’80′s .)

Founding President
WCG – WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP INC. – Founded in 2004.
PO Box 3509
WESTON CREEK ACT 2611

Mob: 0406 056 099

Email: wildlife_carers_group@yahoo.com.au

Website: http://wcg.awardspace.com

http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/?sn=l

http://www.myspace.com/wcginc Check out http://www.myspace.com/wcginc and become a friend. We are also onFacebook, http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1649024860&v=info with photos included on the site, and become a friend. You can now follow us and join us on Twitter http://twitter.com/wildlifecarersg/,http://canberra.climatexchange.org.au/wildlife-carers-group

30 January 2012

Support WCG. WCG is an independent, non profit, non government community based charity providing animal/wildlife care, rescue/rehabilitation and is also an animal/wildlife welfare group, providing protection for our wildlife/animals, run solely by volunteers, with no government funding, saving taxpayers money. WCG relies on donations from the public in order to carry out its work. If you would like to make a donation to WCG, please send a cheque/money order made payable to Wildlife Carers Group Inc. To PO Box 3509 , Weston Creek. ACT. 2611. AUSTRALIA . Or contact us by email wildlife_carers_group@yahoo.com.au
or mobile: 0406 056 099 to discuss other alternatives. Thank you for all your support.

Aims and Objectives: To promote the general welfare and continued survival of native fauna and flora as an essential element of the environment, and specifically to undertake the specialised care necessary for the rehabilitation of orphaned, sick and injured native birds and other animals, to promote public awareness of the need to conserve existing wildlife species, and an understanding of their particular habitat and feeding requirements.

Support WCG. Become a WCG MEMBER, VOLUNTEER, WILDLIFE CARER, download the m/ship form fromhttp://wcg.awardspace.com and join up. Thank you for all your support.

To view the amendments and Draft ACT Pest Animal Management Strategy 2011-2021 please click or copy and paste this link into your browser: AMENDMENTS DARTING CURRAWONGS RSPCA – DRAFT ACT PEST ANIMAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 2011-2021 « wildlifecarersgroup

To see Wildlife Carers Group full 5-day report, of the training with the work experience student, Wildlife Carers Group Kangaroo Meat Testing, results: contaminated, etc Please click on this link http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/wildlife-carers-group-wcg-visit-to-callum-brae-nature-reserve-etc-full-5-day-work-experience-student-wes-placement-report-trained-by-wcg-founding-president-nora-preston-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l.

To see Wildlife Carers Group Kangaroo Meat Testing, click on this link: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/wildlife-carers-group-kangaroo-meat-testing-%e2%80%93-5-day-work-experience-student-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l

‘KANGAROOS AND DISEASES’, http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/kangaroos-and-diseases-notes-for-5-day-wes-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l

This species maintains a healthy, well balanced eco system.

You can help us make the necessary changes for our native protected Eastern Grey

Kangaroos, by signing this petition, and circulating this for us www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-all-the-kangaroos.html.

In this article, interviewed on 15/4/10, www.nowuc.com.au/2010/05/27/kangaroo-plan…/comment-page-1/ don fletcher from tams says that kangaroos are not the main problem and in fact ‘native grasses’ are not threatened with extinction, but other animals and plants are, and that “the biggest ‘contributor’ to the loss of the natural treeless grasslands of our region has been agriculture (by far)”.

This statement is admitting to the flawed, dishonest kangaroo management plan, and russell watkinson’s media release, on Friday 18/6/10, that blames the kangaroos for driving legless lizards, earless dragons, etc, and the deteriorating grasslands and woodlands to extinction, by eating all the grasses, when fletcher admits that the native grasses are not threatened by the kangaroos, but by human activity, including toxic sprays.

Please check out this link http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/roo-best-custodian-for-some-plants/1652005.aspx, that was in the Canberra times on 17/10/09, that completely refutes the allegations against the roos destroying grasslands, that was sent to maxine cooper, that were also ignored.

The report is by Julie Lindner, who has also been studying the grasslands and the roos for the past 20 years, which backs up what I’ve been saying all along.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/roo-best-custodian-for-some-plants/1652005.aspx, with a more recent article in the Chronicle in the ‘letters to the editor’ section, titled ‘culling controversy’ p.23, 14/6/11.

Please click on this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUZrKj6ClBg ‘KANGAROO CHILLER BOX INVESTIGATION’/'KANGAROOS ON TRACK TO EXTINCTION’, that contains the cruel bashing to death of roos that are shot, but not directly killed, hung up while still alive, and left suffering, trembling as they hang, tortured to death, and joeys bashed to death, possibly attempting to decapitate the joeys head on the back of the truck with several blows.

Please click on this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbn3c8EcNRk&feature=related, so called controlled government butchering, you will note that the kangaroos are still alive when hung up, suffering, AND BEING TORTURED TO DEATH, the male is laughing at the cruelty he has just inflicted on this kangaroo, a joey stomped to death, even the child stomps on it as he walks past following his father, orphaned joeys hopping around, left to starve to death, a joey bashed till its eyes popped out, but is still alive, suffering, a prolonged death, and the male admitting that these are protected species. Native protected animals called pests, the very same native animals that maintain a healthy well balanced eco system. The code of practice that the shooter refers to is inhumane, and unacceptable, as witnessed in this video footage. Kangaroos are not fit for human or dog consumption, heavily contaminated with various diseases/harmful bacterias, e.coli, salmonella, staphylococcus, streptococcus, toxoplasmosis, preserved illegally with sulphur dioxide that causes thiamine deficiency, (a white crystalline solid forming part of the vitamin B complex, C12H17CIN4OS; a vitamin (B1), required by the nervous system, absence of which causes beri-beri and other disorders), causing death, intake of pesticide spraying to control locusts, etc. Keep watching till it stops, keep an eye on the timer, next to the speaker symbol, length 10:59.

There are more links on youtube to show the facts on the extreme cruelty committed to our native protected macropods.

Possum abattoir

http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/HuonEnviroCentre/videos/possumdeath.wmv/view,

Possum Abattoir – Lenah Game Meats, Tasmania — EngageMedia

These animals are still alive and awake, when going through the abattoir’s chute processing system, dropped on top of one another, through a swinging door, to go through to the next phase, with several possums piled on top of one another, into the same boxes, when delivered to the abattoir, (possums are extremely territorial,) females with joeys, butchered, and bashed to death. Please Help stop these extreme acts of animal cruelty and export. You can help stop these extreme acts of animal cruelty to these possums by adding the above link to the possum abattoir and lodging your submissions by 23/4/10, to wta@environment.gov.au, wildlife.enq@dpipwe.tas.gov.auand click on link http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/invitecomment/brushtail-possum.html Submissions are now closed. This species maintains a healthy well balanced eco system.

Dingoes

Following Wildlife Carers Group Investigation and Report on the Fraser Island Dingoes, on 29/8/11, on 5/9/11, the Liberal National Party (LNP) has committed to ensuring the long term survival of the Fraser Island Dingoes, click this link to read the LNP’s commitments: http://www.lnp.org.au/policies/queenslands-precious-wildlife-the-fraser-island-dingo.

Please click this link to view Wildlife Carers Group follow up on Fraser Island Dingoes Driven to Extinction Report: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/wildlife-carers-group-investigation-and-report-on-the-fraser-island-dingoes-qld-liberal-national-party-takes-action-to-protect-fraser-island-dingoes/?sn=l

Terminating the rangers from their jobs, who are responsible for the inhumane treatment of dingoes on Fraser Island , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSSaknF6Wnw&feature=youtu.be, who are starving them to death, mismanaging them, mistreating them, will prevent driving these spectacular native wildlife species to extinction, and help end acts of animal cruelty. Changing the Qld government legislation and constitution, to humanely conserve this species, and their habitat. Erecting GIVE WAY to DINGOES/WILDLIFE Signs. We can see their marine life up and down the Qld coast, however, the only unique sighting that Fraser Island can boast about, and can offer to the tourists, is the pure breed native Dingoes, once the last 90 odd Dingoes, population estimation as of 28-29 August 2011, (since the mismanaged Fraser Island fire by the Qld government, this Dingo population has more than likely dropped dramatically), that are left on the Island are driven to extinction, through arrogance, mismanagement and mistreatment, Fraser Island will have nothing left to offer to the huge tourist trade it currently holds, which will end Fraser Island tourism. This species maintains a healthy well balanced eco system.

Disclaimer: WCG and the author do not assume or accept any responsibility and shall not be liable for the accuracy or appropriate application of the information contained in this letter/email.

Email sent to Lanyon Cafe, Lanyon Homestead, in the ACT, with a similar email sent to the Director of priam meats in Queanbeyan:

You can help our native wildlife by emailing Lanyon  owen.brennan@bigpond.com  and priam meats, peter.gowland@priam.com.au , and sales@priam.com.au , and tell them to stop serving up and supplying native wildlife, and then email premier@dpac.tas.gov.au, david.obyrne@parliament.tas.gov.au, senator.bob.brown@aph.gov.au, tony.burke.mp@environment.gov.au to request they shut down all native wildlife abattoirs and commercial industries.

Email to Lanyon Cafe, owen.brennan@bigpond.com

Good afternoon,

I filled out your online form, however, I’m not sure whether or not it just deleted itself, since I didn’t receive a message stating that you have received the enquiry after sending it.

Wildlife Carers Group was in touch with you and your native wildlife meat provider last year, and the year before, about the extreme acts of animal cruelty on the possums in tasmania, and the kangaroos before they hit your venue, and the fact that they are being driven to extinction.

Please click on the links below, including the links on the testing of kangaroo meat and the diseases.

Wildlife Carers Group tested the kangaroo meat in July 2011, and found all of them to be highly contaminated, the link is below for you, you are therefore poisoning everyone.

With the added information, we again urge you to take off all native wildlife on your menu, and to not encourage this inhumane industry that is driving our native wildlife to extinction, by purchasing their products.

Wildlife Carers Group visited Tasmania 29/12/11, and found that all the possum boxes that were once filled with possums, now sit in the trees empty, with the possums being driven to extinction.

Until we hear back from you to let us know that you have deleted native wildlife off your menu, your cafe is boycotted.

Your earliest response is greatly appreciated.

To see Wildlife Carers Group full 5-day report, of the training with the work experience student, Wildlife Carers Group Kangaroo Meat Testing, results: contaminated, etc Please click on this link http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/wildlife-carers-group-wcg-visit-to-callum-brae-nature-reserve-etc-full-5-day-work-experience-student-wes-placement-report-trained-by-wcg-founding-president-nora-preston-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l.

To see Wildlife Carers Group Kangaroo Meat Testing, click on this link: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/wildlife-carers-group-kangaroo-meat-testing-%e2%80%93-5-day-work-experience-student-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l

‘KANGAROOS AND DISEASES’, http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/kangaroos-and-diseases-notes-for-5-day-wes-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l

This species maintains a healthy, well balanced eco system.

WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP VISIT TO TASMANIA-WILDLIFE BEING DRIVEN TO EXTINCTION, possums; WILDLIFE CARE 2/1/12

Tasmania’s last famous words were for the Tasmanian Tiger – Thylacine, Thylacinus cynocephalus, was that, there are zillions of them, and then there were none.

Stuffed toys and media releases are the only way to see the Tasmanian Tiger today, no more footprints to photograph.

To read the full report please click on this link: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/wildlife-carers-group-visit-to-tasmania-wildlife-being-driven-to-extinction-wildlife-care-2112/

Email to Priam meats – peter.gowland@priam.com.au , and sales@priam.com.au - attention director of priam-PRIAM STILL SELLING POSSUM AND KANGAROO MEAT

Good afternoon,

Wildlife Carers Group was in touch with you and Lanyon cafe in June 2010, about the extreme acts of animal cruelty on the possums in tasmania, and the kangaroos before they hit your venue, and the fact that they are being driven to extinction.

Please click on the links below, including the links on the testing of kangaroo meat and the diseases.

Wildlife Carers Group tested the kangaroo meat in July 2011, and found all of them to be highly contaminated, the link is below for you, you are therefore poisoning everyone.

With the added information, we again urge you to cease purchasing and selling native wildlife meat, and to not encourage this inhumane industry that is driving our native wildlife to extinction.

Wildlife Carers Group visited Tasmania 29/12/11, and found that all the possum boxes that were once filled with possums, now sit in the trees empty, with the possums being driven to extinction.

Your earliest response is greatly appreciated.

To see Wildlife Carers Group full 5-day report, of the training with the work experience student, Wildlife Carers Group Kangaroo Meat Testing, results: contaminated, etc Please click on this link http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/wildlife-carers-group-wcg-visit-to-callum-brae-nature-reserve-etc-full-5-day-work-experience-student-wes-placement-report-trained-by-wcg-founding-president-nora-preston-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l.

To see Wildlife Carers Group Kangaroo Meat Testing, click on this link: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/wildlife-carers-group-kangaroo-meat-testing-%e2%80%93-5-day-work-experience-student-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l

‘KANGAROOS AND DISEASES’, http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/kangaroos-and-diseases-notes-for-5-day-wes-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l

This species maintains a healthy, well balanced eco system.

WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP VISIT TO TASMANIA-WILDLIFE BEING DRIVEN TO EXTINCTION, possums; WILDLIFE CARE 2/1/12

Tasmania’s last famous words were for the Tasmanian Tiger – Thylacine, Thylacinus cynocephalus, was that, there are zillions of them, and then there were none.

Stuffed toys and media releases are the only way to see the Tasmanian Tiger today, no more footprints to photograph.

To read the full report please click on this link: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/wildlife-carers-group-visit-to-tasmania-wildlife-being-driven-to-extinction-wildlife-care-2112/

HAPPY NEW YEAR

WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT IN 2011.

WISHING YOU A VERY SAFE AND HAPPY YEAR FOR 2012.

There can be no discrimination against our native wildlife, all native wildlife are precious to our Eco system, in assisting to maintain a healthy well balanced Eco system, and will be protected, and rehabilitated equally.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group with long term expertise and knowledge in our native wildlife, that will act on, and investigate animal cruelty/welfare/rights, and, as a community group, that also cares about our community, and the rights of our community groups.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group helping to keep our state and country out of deficit, with no government funding, run solely by volunteers, that is keeping you in a job.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group that trains work experience students.

NORA PRESTON ( began rehabilitating wildlife in the early ’80′s .)

Founding President
WCG – WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP INC. – Founded in 2004.
PO Box 3509
WESTON CREEK ACT 2611

Mob: 0406 056 099

Email: wildlife_carers_group@yahoo.com.au

Website: http://wcg.awardspace.com

http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/?sn=l

http://www.myspace.com/wcginc Check out http://www.myspace.com/wcginc and become a friend. We are also onFacebook, http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1649024860&v=info with photos included on the site, and become a friend. You can now follow us and join us on Twitter http://twitter.com/wildlifecarersg/,http://canberra.climatexchange.org.au/wildlife-carers-group

11 January 2012

Support WCG. WCG is an independent, non profit, non government community based charity providing animal/wildlife care, rescue/rehabilitation and is also an animal/wildlife welfare group, providing protection for our wildlife/animals, run solely by volunteers, with no government funding, saving taxpayers money. WCG relies on donations from the public in order to carry out its work. If you would like to make a donation to WCG, please send a cheque/money order made payable to Wildlife Carers Group Inc. To PO Box 3509 , Weston Creek. ACT. 2611. AUSTRALIA . Or contact us by email wildlife_carers_group@yahoo.com.au
or mobile: 0406 056 099 to discuss other alternatives. Thank you for all your support.

Aims and Objectives: To promote the general welfare and continued survival of native fauna and flora as an essential element of the environment, and specifically to undertake the specialised care necessary for the rehabilitation of orphaned, sick and injured native birds and other animals, to promote public awareness of the need to conserve existing wildlife species, and an understanding of their particular habitat and feeding requirements.

Support WCG. Become a WCG MEMBER, VOLUNTEER, WILDLIFE CARER, download the m/ship form fromhttp://wcg.awardspace.com and join up. Thank you for all your support.

To view the amendments and Draft ACT Pest Animal Management Strategy 2011-2021 please click or copy and paste this link into your browser: AMENDMENTS DARTING CURRAWONGS RSPCA – DRAFT ACT PEST ANIMAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 2011-2021 « wildlifecarersgroup

To see Wildlife Carers Group full 5-day report, of the training with the work experience student, Wildlife Carers Group Kangaroo Meat Testing, results: contaminated, etc Please click on this link http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/wildlife-carers-group-wcg-visit-to-callum-brae-nature-reserve-etc-full-5-day-work-experience-student-wes-placement-report-trained-by-wcg-founding-president-nora-preston-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l.

To see Wildlife Carers Group Kangaroo Meat Testing, click on this link: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/wildlife-carers-group-kangaroo-meat-testing-%e2%80%93-5-day-work-experience-student-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l

‘KANGAROOS AND DISEASES’, http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/kangaroos-and-diseases-notes-for-5-day-wes-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l

This species maintains a healthy, well balanced eco system.

You can help us make the necessary changes for our native protected Eastern Grey

Kangaroos, by signing this petition, and circulating this for us www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-all-the-kangaroos.html.

In this article, interviewed on 15/4/10, www.nowuc.com.au/2010/05/27/kangaroo-plan…/comment-page-1/ don fletcher from tams says that kangaroos are not the main problem and in fact ‘native grasses’ are not threatened with extinction, but other animals and plants are, and that “the biggest ‘contributor’ to the loss of the natural treeless grasslands of our region has been agriculture (by far)”.

This statement is admitting to the flawed, dishonest kangaroo management plan, and russell watkinson’s media release, on Friday 18/6/10, that blames the kangaroos for driving legless lizards, earless dragons, etc, and the deteriorating grasslands and woodlands to extinction, by eating all the grasses, when fletcher admits that the native grasses are not threatened by the kangaroos, but by human activity, including toxic sprays.

Please check out this link http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/roo-best-custodian-for-some-plants/1652005.aspx, that was in the Canberra times on 17/10/09, that completely refutes the allegations against the roos destroying grasslands, that was sent to maxine cooper, that were also ignored.

The report is by Julie Lindner, who has also been studying the grasslands and the roos for the past 20 years, which backs up what I’ve been saying all along.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/roo-best-custodian-for-some-plants/1652005.aspx, with a more recent article in the Chronicle in the ‘letters to the editor’ section, titled ‘culling controversy’ p.23, 14/6/11.

Please click on this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUZrKj6ClBg ‘KANGAROO CHILLER BOX INVESTIGATION’/'KANGAROOS ON TRACK TO EXTINCTION’, that contains the cruel bashing to death of roos that are shot, but not directly killed, hung up while still alive, and left suffering, trembling as they hang, tortured to death, and joeys bashed to death, possibly attempting to decapitate the joeys head on the back of the truck with several blows.

Please click on this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbn3c8EcNRk&feature=related, so called controlled government butchering, you will note that the kangaroos are still alive when hung up, suffering, AND BEING TORTURED TO DEATH, the male is laughing at the cruelty he has just inflicted on this kangaroo, a joey stomped to death, even the child stomps on it as he walks past following his father, orphaned joeys hopping around, left to starve to death, a joey bashed till its eyes popped out, but is still alive, suffering, a prolonged death, and the male admitting that these are protected species. Native protected animals called pests, the very same native animals that maintain a healthy well balanced eco system. The code of practice that the shooter refers to is inhumane, and unacceptable, as witnessed in this video footage. Kangaroos are not fit for human or dog consumption, heavily contaminated with various diseases/harmful bacterias, e.coli, salmonella, staphylococcus, streptococcus, toxoplasmosis, preserved illegally with sulphur dioxide that causes thiamine deficiency, (a white crystalline solid forming part of the vitamin B complex, C12H17CIN4OS; a vitamin (B1), required by the nervous system, absence of which causes beri-beri and other disorders), causing death, intake of pesticide spraying to control locusts, etc. Keep watching till it stops, keep an eye on the timer, next to the speaker symbol, length 10:59.

There are more links on youtube to show the facts on the extreme cruelty committed to our native protected macropods.

Possum abattoir

http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/HuonEnviroCentre/videos/possumdeath.wmv/view,

Possum Abattoir – Lenah Game Meats, Tasmania — EngageMedia

These animals are still alive and awake, when going through the abattoir’s chute processing system, dropped on top of one another, through a swinging door, to go through to the next phase, with several possums piled on top of one another, into the same boxes, when delivered to the abattoir, (possums are extremely territorial,) females with joeys, butchered, and bashed to death. Please Help stop these extreme acts of animal cruelty and export. You can help stop these extreme acts of animal cruelty to these possums by adding the above link to the possum abattoir and lodging your submissions by 23/4/10, to wta@environment.gov.au, wildlife.enq@dpipwe.tas.gov.auand click on link http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/invitecomment/brushtail-possum.html Submissions are now closed. This species maintains a healthy well balanced eco system.

Dingoes

Following Wildlife Carers Group Investigation and Report on the Fraser Island Dingoes, on 29/8/11, on 5/9/11, the Liberal National Party (LNP) has committed to ensuring the long term survival of the Fraser Island Dingoes, click this link to read the LNP’s commitments: http://www.lnp.org.au/policies/queenslands-precious-wildlife-the-fraser-island-dingo.

Please click this link to view Wildlife Carers Group follow up on Fraser Island Dingoes Driven to Extinction Report: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/wildlife-carers-group-investigation-and-report-on-the-fraser-island-dingoes-qld-liberal-national-party-takes-action-to-protect-fraser-island-dingoes/?sn=l

Terminating the rangers from their jobs, who are responsible for the inhumane treatment of dingoes on Fraser Island , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSSaknF6Wnw&feature=youtu.be, who are starving them to death, mismanaging them, mistreating them, will prevent driving these spectacular native wildlife species to extinction, and help end acts of animal cruelty. Changing the Qld government legislation and constitution, to humanely conserve this species, and their habitat. Erecting GIVE WAY to DINGOES/WILDLIFE Signs. We can see their marine life up and down the Qld coast, however, the only unique sighting that Fraser Island can boast about, and can offer to the tourists, is the pure breed native Dingoes, once the last 90 odd Dingoes, population estimation as of 28-29 August 2011, (since the mismanaged Fraser Island fire by the Qld government, this Dingo population has more than likely dropped dramatically), that are left on the Island are driven to extinction, through arrogance, mismanagement and mistreatment, Fraser Island will have nothing left to offer to the huge tourist trade it currently holds, which will end Fraser Island tourism. This species maintains a healthy well balanced eco system.

Disclaimer: WCG and the author do not assume or accept any responsibility and shall not be liable for the accuracy or appropriate application of the information contained in this letter/email.

You may recall Wildlife Carers Group report on the FRASER ISLAND Dingoes, when the only sighting of a dingo was footprints in the sand and a stuffed toy, warning that inhumane treatment of the FI Dingoes, and driving them to extinction is not acceptable, as seen on these links: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/fraser-island-dingoes-driven-to-extinction/?sn=l; and:  http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/wildlife-carers-group-investigation-and-report-on-the-fraser-island-dingoes-qld-liberal-national-party-takes-action-to-protect-fraser-island-dingoes/?sn=l 

Tasmania’s last famous words were for the Tasmanian Tiger – Thylacine, Thylacinus cynocephalus, was that, there are zillions of them, and then there were none.

Stuffed toys and media releases are the only way to see the Tasmanian Tiger today, no more footprints to photograph.

This species is held close to my heart, as I may have been one of the last few people to see this species alive on the mainland in the 1960′s, on a family friend’s property, more of a hobby farm really, where they had a wooded area, and a cleared area where they had some dairy cows. The Tasmanian Tiger (TT) stepped out of the wooded habitat onto the cleared grasslands, stopped when it saw me, watched me as I stood still at the sight of the Tiger, with the TT then turning back around, and slowly walking back to the wooded habitat.

After this sighting, there were media releases with certain people asking for anyone who had sighted the Tasmanian Tiger, to respond, to which I foolishly responded to, and let them know the property where I sighted it, which was probably the death of the poor unfortunate, and possibly the last animal of its kind, seen alive.

If by some miracle you do happen to see a TT, keep it to yourself, don’t tell a soul.

A FAMILY OF TASMANIAN TIGERS – BRING THEM BACK. IT IS FAR BETTER TO SPEND TAXPAYERS MONEY ON RESURRECTING THIS SPECIES, RATHER THAN ON DRIVING ALL OF OUR OTHER NATIVE WILDLIFE TO EXTINCTION THROUGH INHUMANE KILLING. STOP THE KILLING.

Tasmania has not learnt their lesson after driving this remarkable species to extinction.

The Wallabies – Pademelons and Red-necked, Eastern Grey Kangaroos, Possums – Ring-tailed, Brush-tailed, along with all their other precious native flora and fauna wildlife species, are quickly disappearing in Tasmania, with the same arrogant remarks, ‘there are zillions of them all over the place‘, and then there will be none, at the rate that they are being killed by the government, over development, etc, and the unacceptable attitude of most of the Tasmanians, who appear to deliberately run the native wildlife down for daring to share the roads with the motorists, that have been built in the native wildlife’s habitat.
PADEMELON WALLABY

Tasmanian Brush-tailed Possum and joey on her back before they disappeared

For those Tasmanians who care, who set up their garden, and attempt to rebuild their gardens to resemble the native forest and bushland that once existed in Tasmania, who go to the trouble of building possum boxes etc, to give back a home to the native wildlife, have watched the possums disappear, replaced by domestic rats, lucky to see 1 or 2 Pademelons hopping around, and then run down by motorists, some bird life can still be seen, but not as many as there should be, and very rare to see all the other extremely important native wildlife that should exist in Tasmania, that maintain a healthy well balanced eco system.

The possum boxes that have been carefully installed to replace the loss of habitat for the possums, that were once filled with possums living in them, now sit in the trees empty, with all the possums now gone.

Other Tasmanians have ripped out all the trees, and the rest of the flora, some grow some grass, majority bare a barren yard.

80% of the Tasmanian Devils have been wiped out, road kills, poisoned baits, facial tumours, with the facial tumours more than likely being caused by consuming 2nd hand poisoned baits, toxic sprays etc released into the atmosphere, weakening the devil species by killing off the strongest gene pool, over killing the species, over development, native plants replaced with toxic plants, their poisoned food chain, introduced diseases into their food chain, weakening their food chain through killing off the strongest gene pool species, until there is nothing left.

The Tasmanian Devils facial tumours are human caused, another government bungle, and who ignore the experts’ warnings and advice.

Along with road kills etc, the Tasmanian Devil is going going gone.

Taxpayers money has to be spent on educating the public to co-exist with native wildlife flora and fauna, and the fact that our native flora and fauna maintain a healthy well balanced eco system, for this very reason, to teach the public tolerance and respect for our native flora and fauna wildlife, and to participate in saving all our native flora and fauna, slow down on the roads to prevent road injuries and kills, and stop the government, etc killing.

During the Tasmanian visit, we saw no possums, we were able to count 2 Pademelons, we saw no Eastern Grey Kangaroos, we saw no Red-necked Wallabies, and we saw some bird life, 1 Platypus, and that was it.

THERE WERE 4 SWANS IN THE TASMANIAN ARBORETUM

THERE WERE APPROX. 10 NATIVE HENS AND CHICKS IN THE TASMANIAN ARBORETUM

The wildlife we came across was extremely frightened, that ran, swam, hopped away, due to the inhumane treatment that they witness and receive by the Tasmanian Government, and some of the Tasmanian locals, that wasn’t confined to the Tasmanian Arboretum.

Immediate changes must be made, starting with Tasmania’s possum abattoir, to be urgently shut down before it is too late and there are no possums left. Wildlife Carers Group already warned the Tasmanian Government a few years ago, that they were driving the species to extinction, with their draft management plan for the commercial harvest and export of the Brush-tailed Possum, in which it was evident that the possums were not being counted, along with the inhumane treatment in the abattoir of these animals.

Macropod commercial industries must be immediately shut down Australia wide, to prevent any further inhumane killings and extinction of these species.

Inhumane macropod research to cease that can be monitored without any further human interference.

Fraser Island Dingo cruelty to end along with unnecessary killing, and inhumane research that can be monitored without any further human interference, with a full term wildlife rehabilitation centre set up for all sick, injured, orphaned Dingoes, and all other native wildlife.

Involve the farmers with the wildlife, by having them monitor and count the wildlife, rather than shooting them, only if necessary, just fire a warning shot to scare them off, but make sure that the farmers don’t shoot any birds during their warning shots. Pay the farmers to help save our native flora and fauna, and to provide habitat and food for them to assist in their survival, and to assist our native wildlife to maintain a healthy well balanced eco system, and reduce the effects of climate change.

Published in the Tasmanian Times, to read please click on this link: http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php?/pr-article/wildlife-carers-group-visit-to-tasmania/

WILDLIFE

Wildlife Carers Group is receiving a lot of calls, so please be patient with the phone getting congested.

We return calls, but if the number is wrong or inaudible, sometimes we can’t decipher the correct number.

If you haven’t left a number, we can’t return your calls.

Please leave your number, and repeat it again to make sure you are leaving the correct number, and to give us a chance in writing it down, and let us know what you are calling about.

If Kangaroos hop into your yard, and they aren’t injured, it is more than likely that they have been chased by dogs, or stupid people who think they are funny. You can leave a bucket of water for them, step back, leave them alone, and allow them to return to the paddock when they are ready to go.

Terrorising wildlife is not at all funny, and is illegal, that will lead to prosecution.

When confronted by wildlife, please put your dogs back on the leash, and keep your dogs under control, even if you are in a dog exercising paddock.

Wildlife are vulnerable and need us to look out for them, so please keep your pets under control, drive safely and slowly to avoid collisions with wildlife, and you’ll find that the environment will be forever grateful to you for assisting to save our wildlife that maintain a healthy well balanced eco system, reducing the effects of climate change.

Please do not leave any injured wildlife unattended to be taken by birds, or pets, or run down. It is preferable to have a box or carrier handy near the injured wildlife, and place the wildlife straight into it, using a towel. Cover up the entire injured wildlife, gently lift the wildlife and place it in a newspaper lined box, cover it and secure it.

Remember that echidnas may have puggles (babies) in their den waiting for them to be fed, so if you see an uninjured echidna, please don’t interfere with it, allow it to continue along its path to feed and to get back to her puggles. If she is on the road, then check to see which direction she is heading in, keep her in the same direction, and take her off the road, place her safely away from the road, facing in the same direction that she was travelling in.

For more tips on some basic hints on wildlife care please go to http://wcg.awardspace.com  and click on the green link ‘Animal Care’, on your left hand side of the website.

This awardspace website has not been updated, with more information on some of the more recent work that Wildlife Carers Group has been involved in please click on this link: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/?sn=l 

To read Wildlife Carers Group report on WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP VISIT TO TASMANIA in the media, please click on this link, and then click on page 4 (page numbers change as more articles are added) at the bottom of the page, the articles are in date order: http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php?/press-releases/P60/, or click on this link that will direct you to the story: http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php?/pr-article/wildlife-carers-group-visit-to-tasmania/

HAPPY NEW YEAR

WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT IN 2011.

WISHING YOU A VERY SAFE AND HAPPY YEAR FOR 2012.

There can be no discrimination against our native wildlife, all native wildlife are precious to our Eco system, in assisting to maintain a healthy well balanced Eco system, and will be protected, and rehabilitated equally.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group with long term expertise and knowledge in our native wildlife, that will act on, and investigate animal cruelty/welfare/rights, and, as a community group, that also cares about our community, and the rights of our community groups.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group helping to keep our state and country out of deficit, with no government funding, run solely by volunteers, that is keeping you in a job.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group that trains work experience students.

NORA PRESTON ( began rehabilitating wildlife in the early ’80′s .)

Founding President
WCG – WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP INC. – Founded in 2004.
PO Box 3509
WESTON CREEK ACT 2611

Mob: 0406 056 099

Email: wildlife_carers_group@yahoo.com.au

Website: http://wcg.awardspace.com

http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/?sn=l

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2 January 2012

Support WCG. WCG is an independent, non profit, non government community based charity providing animal/wildlife care, rescue/rehabilitation and is also an animal/wildlife welfare group, providing protection for our wildlife/animals, run solely by volunteers, with no government funding, saving taxpayers money. WCG relies on donations from the public in order to carry out its work. If you would like to make a donation to WCG, please send a cheque/money order made payable to Wildlife Carers Group Inc. To PO Box 3509 , Weston Creek. ACT. 2611. AUSTRALIA . Or contact us by email wildlife_carers_group@yahoo.com.au
or mobile: 0406 056 099 to discuss other alternatives. Thank you for all your support.

Aims and Objectives: To promote the general welfare and continued survival of native fauna and flora as an essential element of the environment, and specifically to undertake the specialised care necessary for the rehabilitation of orphaned, sick and injured native birds and other animals, to promote public awareness of the need to conserve existing wildlife species, and an understanding of their particular habitat and feeding requirements.

Support WCG. Become a WCG MEMBER, VOLUNTEER, WILDLIFE CARER, download the m/ship form fromhttp://wcg.awardspace.com   and join up. Thank you for all your support.

To view the amendments and Draft ACT Pest Animal Management Strategy 2011-2021 please click or copy and paste this link into your browser: AMENDMENTS DARTING CURRAWONGS RSPCA – DRAFT ACT PEST ANIMAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 2011-2021 « wildlifecarersgroup  

To see Wildlife Carers Group full 5-day report, of the training with the work experience student, Wildlife Carers Group Kangaroo Meat Testing, results: contaminated, etc Please click on this link http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/wildlife-carers-group-wcg-visit-to-callum-brae-nature-reserve-etc-full-5-day-work-experience-student-wes-placement-report-trained-by-wcg-founding-president-nora-preston-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l .

To see Wildlife Carers Group Kangaroo Meat Testing, click on this link: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/wildlife-carers-group-kangaroo-meat-testing-%e2%80%93-5-day-work-experience-student-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l

‘KANGAROOS AND DISEASES’, http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/kangaroos-and-diseases-notes-for-5-day-wes-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l

This species maintains a healthy, well balanced eco system.

You can help us make the necessary changes for our native protected Eastern Grey

Kangaroos, by signing this petition, and circulating this for us www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-all-the-kangaroos.html .

In this article, interviewed on 15/4/10, www.nowuc.com.au/2010/05/27/kangaroo-plan…/comment-page-1/  don fletcher from tams says that kangaroos are not the main problem and in fact ‘native grasses’ are not threatened with extinction, but other animals and plants are, and that “the biggest ‘contributor’ to the loss of the natural treeless grasslands of our region has been agriculture (by far)”.

This statement is admitting to the flawed, dishonest kangaroo management plan, and russell watkinson’s media release, on Friday 18/6/10, that blames the kangaroos for driving legless lizards, earless dragons, etc, and the deteriorating grasslands and woodlands to extinction, by eating all the grasses, when fletcher admits that the native grasses are not threatened by the kangaroos, but by human activity, including toxic sprays.

Please check out this link http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/roo-best-custodian-for-some-plants/1652005.aspx , that was in the Canberra times on 17/10/09, that completely refutes the allegations against the roos destroying grasslands, that was sent to maxine cooper, that were also ignored.

The report is by Julie Lindner, who has also been studying the grasslands and the roos for the past 20 years, which backs up what I’ve been saying all along.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/roo-best-custodian-for-some-plants/1652005.aspx, with a more recent article in the Chronicle in the ‘letters to the editor’ section, titled ‘culling controversy’ p.23, 14/6/11.

Please click on this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUZrKj6ClBg  ’KANGAROO CHILLER BOX INVESTIGATION’/'KANGAROOS ON TRACK TO EXTINCTION’, that contains the cruel bashing to death of roos that are shot, but not directly killed, hung up while still alive, and left suffering, trembling as they hang, tortured to death, and joeys bashed to death, possibly attempting to decapitate the joeys head on the back of the truck with several blows.

Please click on this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbn3c8EcNRk&feature=related , so called controlled government butchering, you will note that the kangaroos are still alive when hung up, suffering, AND BEING TORTURED TO DEATH, the male is laughing at the cruelty he has just inflicted on this kangaroo, a joey stomped to death, even the child stomps on it as he walks past following his father, orphaned joeys hopping around, left to starve to death, a joey bashed till its eyes popped out, but is still alive, suffering, a prolonged death, and the male admitting that these are protected species. Native protected animals called pests, the very same native animals that maintain a healthy well balanced eco system. The code of practice that the shooter refers to is inhumane, and unacceptable, as witnessed in this video footage. Kangaroos are not fit for human or dog consumption, heavily contaminated with various diseases/harmful bacterias, e.coli, salmonella, staphylococcus, streptococcus, toxoplasmosis, preserved illegally with sulphur dioxide that causes thiamine deficiency, (a white crystalline solid forming part of the vitamin B complex, C12H17CIN4OS; a vitamin (B1), required by the nervous system, absence of which causes beri-beri and other disorders), causing death, intake of pesticide spraying to control locusts, etc. Keep watching till it stops, keep an eye on the timer, next to the speaker symbol, length 10:59.

There are more links on youtube to show the facts on the extreme cruelty committed to our native protected macropods.

Possum abattoir

http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/HuonEnviroCentre/videos/possumdeath.wmv/view,

Possum Abattoir – Lenah Game Meats, Tasmania — EngageMedia

These animals are still alive and awake, when going through the abattoir’s chute processing system, dropped on top of one another, through a swinging door, to go through to the next phase, with several possums piled on top of one another, into the same boxes, when delivered to the abattoir, (possums are extremely territorial,) females with joeys, butchered, and bashed to death. Please Help stop these extreme acts of animal cruelty and export. You can help stop these extreme acts of animal cruelty to these possums by adding the above link to the possum abattoir and lodging your submissions by 23/4/10, to wta@environment.gov.au, wildlife.enq@dpipwe.tas.gov.auand click on link http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/invitecomment/brushtail-possum.html  Submissions are now closed. This species maintains a healthy well balanced eco system.

Dingoes

http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/fraser-island-dingoes-driven-to-extinction/?sn=l    

Following Wildlife Carers Group Investigation and Report on the Fraser Island Dingoes, on 29/8/11, on 5/9/11, the Liberal National Party (LNP) has committed to ensuring the long term survival of the Fraser Island Dingoes, click this link to read the LNP’s commitments: http://www.lnp.org.au/policies/queenslands-precious-wildlife-the-fraser-island-dingo .

Please click this link to view Wildlife Carers Group follow up on Fraser Island Dingoes Driven to Extinction Report: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/wildlife-carers-group-investigation-and-report-on-the-fraser-island-dingoes-qld-liberal-national-party-takes-action-to-protect-fraser-island-dingoes/?sn=l 

Terminating the rangers from their jobs, who are responsible for the inhumane treatment of dingoes on Fraser Island , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSSaknF6Wnw&feature=youtu.be , who are starving them to death, mismanaging them, mistreating them, will prevent driving these spectacular native wildlife species to extinction, and help end acts of animal cruelty. Changing the Qld government legislation and constitution, to humanely conserve this species, and their habitat. Erecting GIVE WAY to DINGOES/WILDLIFE Signs. We can see their marine life up and down the Qld coast, however, the only unique sighting that Fraser Island can boast about, and can offer to the tourists, is the pure breed native Dingoes, once the last 90 odd Dingoes, population estimation as of 28-29 August 2011, (since the mismanaged Fraser Island fire by the Qld government, this Dingo population has more than likely dropped dramatically), that are left on the Island are driven to extinction, through arrogance, mismanagement and mistreatment, Fraser Island will have nothing left to offer to the huge tourist trade it currently holds, which will end Fraser Island tourism. This species maintains a healthy well balanced eco system.

Disclaimer: WCG and the author do not assume or accept any responsibility and shall not be liable for the accuracy or appropriate application of the information contained in this letter/email.

We have had a very busy couple of years with film entries, judging, awards, and then posting off the awards and prizes, that hopefully everyone is finally enjoying, along with the Founding President NORA PRESTON attending work shops, seminars,  providing Sponsorships, including travelling interstate, etc along with screenings, judging, voting for AACTA awards, and of course attending the launch for AACTA in Sydney.

THE OTHER FILM FESTIVAL 2012

ENTRIES NOW OPEN!

Yes, it’s on again! Australia’s only disability film festival is calling for films made by, with or about people with a disability or who are deaf.

Films may be any form, genre or length. Click HERE for details about how to enter a film.

New!

All entrants will receive a five-day Festival Pass, including our fabulous Opening Night party. Your film will also receive a title page on IMDb.com, the world’s leading film database.

Entries Close 16 March 2012

About The Festival

Since 2004, The Other Film Festival has screened an international program of outstanding contemporary cinema about the experience of disability. In September 2012, the festival will offer forums on cinema, access and disability-related issues, there will be workshops and opportunities for professional development and some surprise international guests that we will announce closer to the festival.

The festival will continue to lead global-best practice in cinema access. In 2012, all films will be captioned (or subtitled) and audio-described; the festival venue will be fully wheelchair accessible; Auslan interpreters will sign all spoken events; and the program will be available in a range of alternative accessible formats.

» Take me to The Other Film Festival webpage

FROM ATOM

Screen Education magazine is looking for industry practitioners, teachers, academics and experienced feature writers with a proven background in film/television/media. We also wish to hear from anyone who has their own proposals for articles as well as academics seeking to publish papers (the magazine is partially refereed). We are always looking for new contributors and welcome unsolicited submissions or article proposals.

Please note that a separate call for contributors has been circulated for Metro magazine.

If you wish to contribute, please contact Nick Tapper at assistanteditor@atom.org.au

In your email, please include a pitch for the relevant article and outline any relevant experience you may have in relation to the topic. If you are a new contributor, please include a brief bio (1–5 lines) and a writing sample. (Due to a high number of responses, there may be a delay before we are able to respond to your proposal/submission.)

Pay rates and submission guidelines are available on our website: http://www.metromagazine.com.au/writers.html

Copy deadlines for the next three issues are:

Screen Education 66 (April issue): 24 February 2012
Screen Education 67 (July issue): 18 May 2012
Screen Education 68 (October issue): 9 August 2012

(Please note that articles to be refereed must be submitted a month before these dates.)

Feature Articles

The following list of article ideas is by no means fixed. It can be adapted, changed and, hopefully, greatly extended. We are particularly interested in receiving articles that would be of use to primary teachers for media literacy and multiliteracies and those focused on teaching media at the senior secondary level. We are also very keen to have writers who can contribute reviews on apps for the education market.

• Lesson plans/units of work for the media classroom (primary/secondary)
  
• Teaching media at the senior secondary level: classroom strategies and ideas
  
• Teaching media literacy and multiliteracies in the primary classroom
  
• Teaching units relating to media influence including the effects of texts on audiences and society
  
• Changing social values: the reclassification of advertisements, films and television shows to reflect a change in public perception
  
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• Teaching units relating to communication theories and models
  
• Reviews and discussion of educational apps for tablet and mobile devices (iOS, Android) as well as other platforms
  
• Examining screen adaptations of written texts
  
• Alternative platforms for film, e.g. mobile phones, vodcasts
  
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• New trends in the media classroom and curriculum
  
• Multimedia (including creating websites and blogs), focusing on target audiences, archival functions and other aspects of new media forms
  
• Using animation and machinima in the classroom
  
• Teaching storytelling skills in the primary or secondary classroom
  
• Teaching technical skills in primary or secondary classroom
  
• Exploring new trends and developments in radio including online and digital delivery
  
• Tools for film analysis in senior Media and English classrooms
  
• Major factors in choosing film texts – a guide to choosing the right texts
  
• Teaching units relating to analysing posters, trailers, DVD covers and soundtracks
  
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Screen Education is a partially refereed journal and we are therefore also interested in research articles from academics on areas of media teaching and learning. If you have a proposal, please send an abstract.

Film as Text

We are interested in essays on any films that are being taught as texts in the English or Media classrooms. These articles are approximately 2000–2500 words long and provide close, detailed analysis of key themes and filmic techniques. We are seeking Film as Text articles on the following (bolded titles are a priority), though other relevant texts will also be considered:

12 Angry Men (directed by Sidney Lumet)
The 39 Steps
Across the Universe
All Quiet on the Western Front
All the President’s Men
Amadeus
Amazing Grace
American Graffiti
Amusing Ourselves to Death
The Accidental Tourist
Annie Hall
The African Queen
Atonement
Australian Rules
Being There
Beneath Clouds
The Big Chill
Big Fish
Blackrock
Blade Runner
Blood Diamond
Boyz N the Hood
Bra Boys
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (directed by Francis Ford Coppola)
Bran Nue Dae
Braveheart
Brazil
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Bright Star
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Careful, He Might Hear You
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Catch-22
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Chariots of Fire
The Color Purple
Cool Hand Luke
Cosi
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The Crucible
Cry Freedom
The Crying Game
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Dances With Wolves
Dangerous Liaisons
Dead Heart
Dead Poets Society
Death at a Funeral
The Dish
Dog Day Afternoon
Doubt
Dr Strangelove
Dr Zhivago
An Education
Elizabeth
The English Patient
Equus
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
The Eye of the Storm
Fargo
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Fido
Fly Away Home
Forrest Gump
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Gallipoli (directed by Peter Weir)
Gandhi
Girlfight
Gladiator
Glengarry Glen Ross
Gone with the Wind
Good Morning Vietnam
Gran Torino
The Grapes of Wrath
Great Expectations (directed by David Lean)
Groundhog Day
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
Hamlet (directed by Kenneth Branagh)
The Handmaid’s Tale
Harold and Maude
Henry V (directed by Kenneth Branagh)
Hero
High Noon
Holes
Il Postino
The Importance of Being Earnest (directed by Oliver Parker)
In the Name of the Father
Japanese Story
JFK
Juno
The Killing Fields
Kundun
LA Confidential
The Last Picture Show
Lawrence of Arabia
Little Miss Sunshine
Lord of the Flies
The Lord of the Rings
Lousy Little Sixpence
Macbeth (directed by Roman Polanski)
The Manchurian Candidate
Manhattan
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (directed by Kenneth Branagh)
M*A*S*H
Midnight Cowboy
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (directed and adapted by Michael Hoffman)
Montana
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Mooladé
The Mosquito Coast
Much Ado About Nothing (directed by Kenneth Branagh)
Mulholland Drive
Muriel’s Wedding
My Brilliant Career
My Year Without Sex
A Night at the Opera
Nowhere Boy
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Night the Moon
Ordinary People
Passage to India
Philadelphia
The Pianist
The Piano
Ponyo
Pretty Woman
The Princess Bride
The Queen
Radiance
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Rebel Without a Cause
Remember the Titans
Red River
Rio Bravo
Romulus, My Father
Room with a View
The Royal Tenenbaums
Samson & Delilah
Schindler’s List
The Searchers
Sense and Sensibility (directed by Ang Lee)
Seven Samurai
Shane
The Shawshank Redemption
Shine
Shopgirl
The Sixth Sense
Slumdog Millionaire
Some Like it Hot
Somersault
Spirited Away
Stagecoach
Stand By Me
A Streetcar Named Desire
Strictly Ballroom
The Sum of Us
Synecdoche, NY
The Tempest (directed by Julie Taymor)
Terms of Endearment
Thelma and Louise
The Thin Blue Line
Tootsie
Triumph of the Will
Twilight
Unforgiven
The Untouchables
W.
Wake in Fright
WALL·E
The Wave
West Side Story
When Harry Met Sally
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
The Year of Living Dangerously
Yolngu Boy

FROM OPEN CHANNEL

Short & Sharp Wrap Up

Open Channel and Cinema Nova are proud to announce that Asher Treleauen is the winner of Short & Sharp 2011

Cinema Nova was bustling on Short & Sharp night as crowds gathered to watch pitchers pitch and judges judge. Lessons were taught, important tips were imparted, and everyone, judging from our feedback, had an absolute blast!

Congratulations to all the finalists, Robyn Winslow, Cassie De Colling and Tamie Walker, Asher Treleauen, Marie Maroun, & Stefan Bugryn who were all commended by the panel for their well delivered pitches.

However, it was Asher’s pitch on what it means to be a man in the 21st century that won out on the night. Asher has won a $3000 hire certificate courtesy of Open Channel & a development session with Ruby Entertainment (the company behind Crackerjack, Bad Eggs, The Craic, TV’s Bed of Roses, Kath & Kim, Whatever Happened to That Guy).

And, of course, a special thanks must be extended to all our judges – Jennie Hughes – Executive Producer and Open Channel; Seph McKenna – Head of Australian Production Village Roadshow; Stephen Luby – Producer Ruby Entertainment and Charlie Carman – Manager Script Development Film Victoria.

The event, hosted by The Bazura Project’s inimitable **Lee Zachariah, was a roaring success and we can’t wait to hear your pitches next year!

SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL (Adelaide): Entries close January 9th!

Shorts Film Festival stands alone as Australia’s only national short film festival and competition entirely dedicated to ensuring that the specialist craft of storytelling through film is fostered and celebrated. Films are judged on their ability to communicate a story so entries are welcomed from any genre.

The generous support of our sponsors allows Shorts to offer a spectacular prize pool worth in excess of $50,000, and sends the first prize winner to some of the biggest overseas film festivals in the world, such as Cannes.

The final entry date is 9 January 2012 and you can enter via Withoutabox on the home page www.shortsfilmfestival.com

Good Luck!

You need space? We have space!

Shed 4 at Open Channel

Shed 4 offers more than 2,000 square metres of flexible space with parking and waterfront views at Victoria Harbour, Docklands. Think of all that space!

Shed 4Shoots

Shed 4 has plenty of space for a film, TV show, commercial, music video or still-photo shoot. With the ceiling over 7 metres high there’s plenty of room for the most elaborate green-screen and lighting set-ups, but even small shoots can benefit from the amount of free space available. (There’s a lot of space)

Shed4Arts

Shed 4 is the ideal creative space. Use it as a rehearsal studio, performing stage, theatre, screening space or for a food and wine experience. Close to the city but secluded on the waterfront and with lots of free parking, Shed 4 provides a controlled environment perfect for all kinds of programming. With plenty of space for all your ‘artistic’ projects!

Shed 4 Events

A new location, a new experience, and a new view of the city. A new way to celebrate, to showcase your talents or products, and to engage your patrons, clients, and guests. Adapt the space to your needs. Scale your event up for a night that hundreds will remember or create an intimate setting for an exclusive few.

Did we mention there’s lots of space?

FEATURE FILM AND TV SERIES SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM – Scholarship places available

Starts March 19, 2012 – Application Deadline 30 January 2012

Open Channel is pleased to announce that it will offer four Open Channel Scholarship places for film school graduates, or people with filmmaking experience, in its 2012 Feature Film and TV Series Development program.

These scholarship places mean that film school graduates who would otherwise be ineligible for fee subsidies under the Victorian Training Guarantee, can now participate at the same subsidised rate in the year-long program.

The scholarships will be offered to applicants demonstrating highly original projects that have the potential to be commercially realised.

Launched in 2010, Open Channel’s innovative program is open to Screenwriters, Producers and Directors, or filmmaking teams. It is the only program of its type in Australia, providing a dynamic, intensive and collaborative “hothouse” over a full year in which screen practitioners and their projects are developed from both a creative and a business perspective. Successful participants graduate with a vocational qualification, the Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media (Project Development).

The Feature Film and TV Series Development program is facilitated by leading industry practitioners working as Screenwriters, Directors, Producers, and Development Executives. In 2011 the program included guest speakers from companies such as Village Roadshow, Hopscotch, Transmission and Madman.

Course Co-ordinator Roslyn Walker (Line Producer Not Quite Hollywood, Producer Peaches) will in early 2012 travel to Los Angeles on a Skills Victoria/ISS International Fellowship to look at international best practice in project development and will be meeting with companies such as HBO and Pixar. This information will be directly fed into the 2012 Open Channel program which will benefit participant’s projects.

Summing up the course from his perspective as Producer of the feature film project Evangeline, student Jonathan Roper said, “The program put me on the fast track to becoming a producer. I learnt how the industry works and what it takes to thrive. It also gave a structured approach to the project I developed with my creative partner, enabling us to complete four drafts. But above all Open Channel gave me incredible access to working industry professionals through the regular guest lectures and through the mentoring program, all of whom now form part of my professional network.”

The 2012 program is Open to any Open Channel member with an early or first draft Script for a Feature Film or Television Series (i.e. Drama, Childrens, Documentary). People with an extended treatment and sample scenes are also eligible to apply.

Jennie Hughes, Executive Director of Open Channel, and Executive Producer of films such as Dirty Deeds, Gettin’ Square and The Extra says “Open Channel is taking real leadership with this industry focussed program in developing projects at the emerging sector level, and ensuring emerging filmmakers have a better understanding of when projects are market ready and when they should be presented to the screen agencies such as Film Victoria and Screen Australia.
More Info/Enrol

FINAL CUT PRO – Introduction

Friday, January 20/1/2012 – Sunday 22/1/2012

This course is designed for those seeking an introduction to the world of editing using Apple Final Cut Pro (version 7), and also features an introduction to the differences between Pro and Final Cut X.
More Info/Enrol

YOUNG FILMMAKERS HOLIDAY WORKSHOP

Monday, January 23/1/2012 – Wednesday 25/1/2012

Young filmmaker looking to learn? Search no more! 13 to 17 year olds can get their feet wet with this great course designed to learn all about making films, while actually doing it! More Info/Enrol

PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT with ROS WALKER

Tuesday, January 31/1/2012 – Wednesday 1/2/2012

Learn the nuts and bolts of managing a film production with leading Producer/Production Manager Ros Walker. Meet a wide range of industry guests and visit industry facilities.
More Info/Enrol

FROM CONCEPT TO SCRIPT NARRATIVE SCREENWRITING with ROBERT GREENBERG

Saturday 25 Feb to Saturday 9 June plus Saturday 7 July (9.30 am – 4.30 pm)

Concept to Script is an intense, collaborative workshop designed to help students develop a commercially viable screenplay. Turn your concept for a feature, short, telemovie or series into a completed draft script that will attract market and development interest.
More Info/Enrol

DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING INTRODUCTION

Thursday to Sunday February 23, 24 (6.15-9.15pm), 25, 26 (10am-5pm)

This practical, weekend course introduces beginner filmmakers to the complete process of documentary filmmaking.
More Info/Enrol

CERTIFICATE III IN MEDIA – DOCUMENTARY, TELEVISION OR NARRATIVE/WEBSERIES

16 WEEKS full time. Austudy eligible. First course will run March 2012, in one of the above three streams (based on demand)

Interested in making film, television, webseries or documentary? Enrol in one of Open Channel’s nationally recognised Certificate III in Media courses in 2012, and you can make your own film, or gain industry placements. No prior experience is necessary. Full time programs are Austudy approved, and fee subsidies are available through the Victorian Training Guarantee for eligible participants. Student Information Kits are now available online
More Info/Enrol

INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL

Entries close: December 25

More Info

The Indian Film Festival and Western Union have joined forces once again to discover the best new filmmaking talent from Australia, New Zealand and India.

This year Western Union has chosen the theme to be `Connections`. How you interpret that is up to you. Whether you use a camera, a computer or both is also up to you. So if you have an idea you think could connect with our judges simply download the registration form and get busy!

The Australian and New Zealand winners earn a trip to Bombay, the home to Bollywood!

2012 SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL

Entries Close: February 27

More Info

Entries are now open for the 2012 Sydney Film Festival, which will take place 6-17 June 2012. We`re looking forward to seeing all the films entered in the short film awards; it`s an excellent window onto all that`s preoccupying film creators around the country

JOB

ANIMALS

Production Assistants Needed Over Summer

Great way to get experience on a professional film set and work alongside some Australia’s best emerging filmmakers!

Shoot through your availability and a few details about yourself to contact@filmd.com.au

FNI(A) WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT IN 2011.

FNI(A)/Film Networking Industry (Australia) wishes you a Very safe, and Happy Year in 2012.

If you need any further information, please don’t hesitate to contact me on MOBILE +61 407 601 662, or email fni_a@yahoo.com.au

NORA PRESTON – Filmmaker since 2001
Founding President
FNI(A) – FILM NETWORKING INDUSTRY ( AUSTRALIA ) INC. – Founded in 2005.

PO Box 3509
WESTON CREEK ACT 2611

Mob: +61 407 601 662

email: fni_a@yahoo.com.au

web: http://fnia.awardspace.com

http://fnia.wordpress.com/?sn=l
www.myspace.com/fni_a
; http://fnia.flixster.com
; www.flixster.com/user/fnia
, http://www.facebook.com/nora.preston1

YOU CAN NOW follow us and join us on Twitter http://twitter.com/fni_a

Join myspace and become an FNI(A) friend on www.myspace.com/fni_a

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Join Facebook and become a friend of FNI(A) http://www.facebook.com/nora.preston1

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Support FNI(A). FNI(A) is an independent, non profit, non government community based charity, run solely by volunteers, with no government funding, saving taxpayers money. FNI(A) relies heavily on donations from the public in order to carry out its work. If you would like to make a donation to FNI(A), please send a cheque/money order made payable to Film Networking Industry (Australia) Inc. to PO Box 3509, Weston Creek. ACT. 2611. AUSTRALIA . or contact us by email fni_a@yahoo.com.au or mobile:

0407 601 662 to discuss other alternatives. Thank you for all your support.

Aims and Objectives: to promote and unite the film and music industry; to promote film production and development; improved access to equipment; and annual recognition of achievements in Australian and International Film and Music through FNI(A) Achievement Awards.

Support FNI(A). BECOME AN FNI(A) MEMBER, VOLUNTEER, DOWNLOAD M/SHIP FORM FROM FNI(A) WEBSITE http://fnia.awardspace.com and send to form with payment by cheque or money order made payable to Film Networking Industry (Australia), and send to PO Box 3509 , WESTON CREEK ACT 2611, AUSTRALIA, or contact us to make alternative arrangements . Mob: 0407 601 662. Email: fni_a@yahoo.com..au Websites: http://fnia.awardspace.com ; www.myspace.com/fni_a ; http://fnia.flixster.com ; www.flixster..com/user/fnia

Disclaimer: FNI(A) and the author do not assume or accept any responsibility and shall not be liable for the accuracy or appropriate application of the information contained in this letter/email.

Wildlife Carers Group has been very busy this year taking a lot of calls, dogs being dumped, but not necessarily by their owners, injured wildlife, unfortunately left unattended and taken by other birds, etc, submissions, travelling interstate investigating wildlife matters, nestlings, with the continued fight for our native Eastern Grey Kangaroos, and Kangaroo Management Plan, unnecessary killings, driving our protected native wildlife to extinction, meetings, workshops, providing Sponsorhips, Training, and so on.

Wildlife Carers Group lodged a submission on the Inquiry on Recreational Fishing, that we received the attachment for today and filled out a survey yesterday 21/12/11, on the Molonglo developments, which we of course oppose with the government being in breach of the EPBC and the NES that takes precedence over all developments.

When you find injured wildlife, please grab a box and a towel, line the box with newspaper, place the towel over the injured wildlife with the box handy near the injured wildlife, and quickly place the injured wildlife into the box and secure it so that the wildlife cannot escape.

Nestlings, if not orphaned, or injured, need to be put back in the nest for the parents to keep feeding them.

If the nest has been blown out of the tree, or is too high, please make up a nest using even an ice cream container, so that the parents can keep feeding them.

Place the nest up as high as you can, and secure in a shaded area, and monitor the nestlings and the parents.

If the parents are rejecting their young, or the nestlings are injured, then by all means call Wildlife Carers Group on 0406 056 099 for all sick, injured, orphaned native wildlife. Go to http://wcg.awardspace.com  for more information on wildlife care/some basic hints.

WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT IN 2011.

WISHING YOU A VERY SAFE AND HAPPY YEAR FOR 2012.

There can be no discrimination against our native wildlife, all native wildlife are precious to our Eco system, in assisting to maintain a healthy well balanced Eco system, and will be protected, and rehabilitated equally.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group with long term expertise and knowledge in our native wildlife, that will act on, and investigate animal cruelty/welfare/rights, and, as a community group, that also cares about our community, and the rights of our community groups.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group helping to keep our state and country out of deficit, with no government funding, run solely by volunteers, that is keeping you in a job.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group that trains work experience students.

NORA PRESTON ( began rehabilitating wildlife in the early ’80′s .)

Founding President
WCG – WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP INC. – Founded in 2004.
PO Box 3509
WESTON CREEK ACT 2611

Mob: 0406 056 099

Email: wildlife_carers_group@yahoo.com.au

Website: http://wcg.awardspace.com

http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/?sn=l

http://www.myspace.com/wcginc Check out http://www.myspace.com/wcginc and become a friend. We are also onFacebook, http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1649024860&v=info with photos included on the site, and become a friend. You can now follow us and join us on Twitter http://twitter.com/wildlifecarersg/,http://canberra.climatexchange.org.au/wildlife-carers-group

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Support WCG. WCG is an independent, non profit, non government community based charity providing animal/wildlife care, rescue/rehabilitation and is also an animal/wildlife welfare group, providing protection for our wildlife/animals, run solely by volunteers, with no government funding, saving taxpayers money. WCG relies on donations from the public in order to carry out its work. If you would like to make a donation to WCG, please send a cheque/money order made payable to Wildlife Carers Group Inc. To PO Box 3509 , Weston Creek. ACT. 2611. AUSTRALIA . Or contact us by email wildlife_carers_group@yahoo.com.au
or mobile: 0406 056 099 to discuss other alternatives. Thank you for all your support.

Aims and Objectives: To promote the general welfare and continued survival of native fauna and flora as an essential element of the environment, and specifically to undertake the specialised care necessary for the rehabilitation of orphaned, sick and injured native birds and other animals, to promote public awareness of the need to conserve existing wildlife species, and an understanding of their particular habitat and feeding requirements.

Support WCG. Become a WCG MEMBER, VOLUNTEER, WILDLIFE CARER, download the m/ship form fromhttp://wcg.awardspace.com and join up. Thank you for all your support.

To view the amendments and Draft ACT Pest Animal Management Strategy 2011-2021 please click or copy and paste this link into your browser: AMENDMENTS DARTING CURRAWONGS RSPCA – DRAFT ACT PEST ANIMAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 2011-2021 « wildlifecarersgroup

To see Wildlife Carers Group full 5-day report, of the training with the work experience student, Wildlife Carers Group Kangaroo Meat Testing, results: contaminated, etc Please click on this link http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/wildlife-carers-group-wcg-visit-to-callum-brae-nature-reserve-etc-full-5-day-work-experience-student-wes-placement-report-trained-by-wcg-founding-president-nora-preston-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l.

To see Wildlife Carers Group Kangaroo Meat Testing, click on this link: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/wildlife-carers-group-kangaroo-meat-testing-%e2%80%93-5-day-work-experience-student-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l

‘KANGAROOS AND DISEASES’, http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/kangaroos-and-diseases-notes-for-5-day-wes-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l

This species maintains a healthy, well balanced eco system.

You can help us make the necessary changes for our native protected Eastern Grey

Kangaroos, by signing this petition, and circulating this for us www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-all-the-kangaroos.html.

In this article, interviewed on 15/4/10, www.nowuc.com.au/2010/05/27/kangaroo-plan…/comment-page-1/ don fletcher from tams says that kangaroos are not the main problem and in fact ‘native grasses’ are not threatened with extinction, but other animals and plants are, and that “the biggest ‘contributor’ to the loss of the natural treeless grasslands of our region has been agriculture (by far)”.

This statement is admitting to the flawed, dishonest kangaroo management plan, and russell watkinson’s media release, on Friday 18/6/10, that blames the kangaroos for driving legless lizards, earless dragons, etc, and the deteriorating grasslands and woodlands to extinction, by eating all the grasses, when fletcher admits that the native grasses are not threatened by the kangaroos, but by human activity, including toxic sprays.

Please check out this link http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/roo-best-custodian-for-some-plants/1652005.aspx, that was in the Canberra times on 17/10/09, that completely refutes the allegations against the roos destroying grasslands, that was sent to maxine cooper, that were also ignored.

The report is by Julie Lindner, who has also been studying the grasslands and the roos for the past 20 years, which backs up what I’ve been saying all along.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/roo-best-custodian-for-some-plants/1652005.aspx, with a more recent article in the Chronicle in the ‘letters to the editor’ section, titled ‘culling controversy’ p.23, 14/6/11.

Please click on this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUZrKj6ClBg ‘KANGAROO CHILLER BOX INVESTIGATION’/'KANGAROOS ON TRACK TO EXTINCTION’, that contains the cruel bashing to death of roos that are shot, but not directly killed, hung up while still alive, and left suffering, trembling as they hang, tortured to death, and joeys bashed to death, possibly attempting to decapitate the joeys head on the back of the truck with several blows.

Please click on this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbn3c8EcNRk&feature=related, so called controlled government butchering, you will note that the kangaroos are still alive when hung up, suffering, AND BEING TORTURED TO DEATH, the male is laughing at the cruelty he has just inflicted on this kangaroo, a joey stomped to death, even the child stomps on it as he walks past following his father, orphaned joeys hopping around, left to starve to death, a joey bashed till its eyes popped out, but is still alive, suffering, a prolonged death, and the male admitting that these are protected species. Native protected animals called pests, the very same native animals that maintain a healthy well balanced eco system. The code of practice that the shooter refers to is inhumane, and unacceptable, as witnessed in this video footage. Kangaroos are not fit for human or dog consumption, heavily contaminated with various diseases/harmful bacterias, e.coli, salmonella, staphylococcus, streptococcus, toxoplasmosis, preserved illegally with sulphur dioxide that causes thiamine deficiency, (a white crystalline solid forming part of the vitamin B complex, C12H17CIN4OS; a vitamin (B1), required by the nervous system, absence of which causes beri-beri and other disorders), causing death, intake of pesticide spraying to control locusts, etc. Keep watching till it stops, keep an eye on the timer, next to the speaker symbol, length 10:59.

There are more links on youtube to show the facts on the extreme cruelty committed to our native protected macropods.

Possum abattoir

http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/HuonEnviroCentre/videos/possumdeath.wmv/view,

Possum Abattoir – Lenah Game Meats, Tasmania — EngageMedia

These animals are still alive and awake, when going through the abattoir’s chute processing system, dropped on top of one another, through a swinging door, to go through to the next phase, with several possums piled on top of one another, into the same boxes, when delivered to the abattoir, (possums are extremely territorial,) females with joeys, butchered, and bashed to death. Please Help stop these extreme acts of animal cruelty and export. You can help stop these extreme acts of animal cruelty to these possums by adding the above link to the possum abattoir and lodging your submissions by 23/4/10, to wta@environment.gov.au, wildlife.enq@dpipwe.tas.gov.auand click on link http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/invitecomment/brushtail-possum.html Submissions are now closed. This species maintains a healthy well balanced eco system.

Dingoes

Following Wildlife Carers Group Investigation and Report on the Fraser Island Dingoes, on 29/8/11, on 5/9/11, the Liberal National Party (LNP) has committed to ensuring the long term survival of the Fraser Island Dingoes, click this link to read the LNP’s commitments: http://www.lnp.org.au/policies/queenslands-precious-wildlife-the-fraser-island-dingo.

Please click this link to view Wildlife Carers Group follow up on Fraser Island

Dingoes Driven to Extinction Report: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/wildlife-carers-group-investigation-and-report-on-the-fraser-island-dingoes-qld-liberal-national-party-takes-action-to-protect-fraser-island-dingoes/?sn=l

Terminating the rangers from their jobs, who are responsible for the inhumane treatment of dingoes on Fraser Island , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSSaknF6Wnw&feature=youtu.be, who are starving them to death, mismanaging them, mistreating them, will prevent driving these spectacular native wildlife species to extinction, and help end acts of animal cruelty. Changing the Qld government legislation and constitution, to humanely conserve this species, and their habitat. Erecting GIVE WAY to DINGOES/WILDLIFE Signs. We can see their marine life up and down the Qld coast, however, the only unique sighting that Fraser Island can boast about, and can offer to the tourists, is the pure breed native Dingoes, once the last 90 odd Dingoes, population estimation as of 28-29 August 2011, (since the mismanaged Fraser Island fire by the Qld government, this Dingo population has more than likely dropped dramatically), that are left on the Island are driven to extinction, through arrogance, mismanagement and mistreatment, Fraser Island will have nothing left to offer to the huge tourist trade it currently holds, which will end Fraser Island tourism. This species maintains a healthy well balanced eco system.

Disclaimer: WCG and the author do not assume or accept any responsibility and shall not be liable for the accuracy or appropriate application of the information contained in this letter/email.

LETTERS FROM TWEED HEADS FOR RECOGNITION OF WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP WORK-TWEED HEADS MAGPIE SAVED.

In September 2011, Wildlife Carers Group made phone calls to the Tweed Heads Police Station to stop the killing of the nesting magpie, that was ordered to be shot by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Services.

Ongoing emails between Wildlife Carers Group, the government department, and Nationals Party, who represented Wildlife Carers Group, with Wildlife Carers Group requesting that they amend their legislation to protect all nesting magpies, in all circumstances.

While we are aware that this amendment can take time, We are still awaiting to see the amended legislation.
 

On Friday, 25/11/11, Founding President of Wildlife Carers Group, NORA PRESTON, collected Wildlife Carers Group mail, and found a copy of the letter posted out to us by Geoff Provest, written to Geoff Provest MP, Nationals State Member for Tweed, by Robyn Parker MP, Minister for the Environment, Minister for Heritage:

‘Thank you for your representations of 12 September 2011 on behalf of Ms Nora Preston of the Wildlife Carers Group, regarding the management of magpies by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). I appreciate you bringing Ms Preston’s concerns to my attention.

The ongoing commitment and hard work of the Wildlife Carers Group is commendable, and I would like to pass on my sincere thanks to Ms Preston for her advice regarding magpies……’

That letter included Geoff’s ‘with compliments’ slip with his hand written note:

‘for your records.

The magpie is still alive and sill in its own territory. Nothing has been heard of its attacks for at least a month’.

Below are the previous reports written by Wildlife Carers Group on the Tweed Heads Magpie saga:

Wildlife Carers Group Responses to replies from National Parks and Wildlife Service, (the licence issued to shoot the magpie has been cancelled, with amendments to NPWS policy being looked at, to remove the word ‘destruction’), and Office of Geoff Provest MP NSW Member for Tweed, The Nationals for Regional NSW, to read the full report please click or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/tweed-heads-licence-issued-to-shoot-magpie-cancelled/?sn=l

To read yesterdays article to refresh your memory and what Wildlife Carers Group wrote: The Tweed Heads magpie has been spared for now, however to ensure that this mapgie, or any other magpie are never threatened by National Parks and Wildlife Services again, Wildife Carers Group has made a couple of phone calls to Tweed Heads, and sent out emails to educate in avoiding swooping magpies in nesting seasons, rather than issuing licences to kill, to view the full report please click or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/11/wildlife-carers-group-advice-on-npws-tweed-heads-magpie-order-to-shoot/?sn=l

The Sydney Morning Herald ran a poll when it was first announced that NPWS issued a licence to shoot the nesting magpie defending her young, 79% opposed the Magpie from being shot.

Photos of ‘with compliments’ slip from Geoff, and letter from NSW Government Minister for the Environment Robyn Parker MP, received by Geoff’s office on 17/11/11, are below, for your information.

With Compliments Slip from Geoff Provest, Nationals State Member for Tweed, and letter written to Geoff from NSW Government Minister for Environment, Robyn Parker MP.

ANIMAL WELFARE-WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP DONATION CERTIFICATE-SPONSORSHIP FOR RADIO AD TO EXPOSE PIG FACTORY FARMING

On 23/11/11, Wildlife Carers Group sent out this report:

Wildlife Carers Group has sponsored a 45 second segment prime time radio ad on one of Australia’s largest commercial stations, copy of receipt shown below, to assist Animals Australia to bring about awareness on pig cruelty in factory farms, and to bring about hefty fines against the offenders, that will assist in ending acts of animal cruelty.

No matter who it is, what industry, which government, anyone in taxpayer paid jobs, who allows any types of acts of animal cruelty, will be prosecuted alongside the offenders who actually commit the acts of animal cruelty, in order to put an end to all acts of animal cruelty.

Below is a photo of the Animals Australia Donation Certificate to Wildlife Carers Group, dated 23/11/11.

Wildlife Carers Group Donation Certificate for sponsoring a radio ad to prevent any further cruelty to pigs and to outlaw inhumane factory farms.

Wildlife Carers Group Sponsor’s Pass for the Special Children’s Xmas Party assisting radiofm mix106.3

Wildlife Carers Group Sponsor’s Pass for the Special Children’s Xmas Party assisting radiofm mix106.3

To view the report and Wildlife Carers Group certificate for Canberra Special Children’s Christmas Party, please click on this link: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/10/29/wildlife-carers-group-certificate-of-appreciation-for-mix106-3-special-children%e2%80%99s-xmas-party-2011/

KANGAROOS – CHRONICLE ARTICLE 22/11/11, p. 2, by Meredith Clisby.

Article: ‘roo rise puts drivers at risk’

‘…..NRMA Insurance head of research Robert McDonald’ is claiming that suddenly the ACT has a Kangaroo population explosion, but who also ‘….warns drivers to be more prepared on the roads and slow down in wildlife zones the same way as if the weather conditions are bad…..’, echoing Wildlife Carers Group’s Founding President NORA PRESTON’s very own repeated cautions, to slow down and Give Way to our vulnerable wildlife, who have no road sense, with their habitat turned into roads and buildlings, while the Chronicle reporter is also quoting ‘an Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate spokeswoman’ who has INCORRECTLY claimed that ‘….the Kangaroo population has increased by about 21 % from last year. This included a 3% decrease at Mulanggari Nature Reserve, and a 64% increase at Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary.’

The ACT government claims that “The fence at Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary removes some of the factors limiting other populations, namely dogs, motor vehicles, and the ability to disperse into surrounding suburbs”,..

“Consequently the Kangaroo population at the sanctuary increased dramatically in response to the good seasonal conditions.” …..NRMA Insurance received 450 claims for animal-related collisions in 2010, while AAMI received 492…444 of these claims were for Kangaroos. The other claims included 12 for domestic or farm animal collisions and 38 wild animal collisions, including 16 Wombats, 4 Wallabies, a flock of galahs, an emu and 2 koalas.

While the ACT Government and the Australian road rules require people to report collisions with animals, there were only 117 reported crashes of this type in 2010.

The Directorate spokeswoman said while the ACT Government focused its road safety resources towards preventing “the most serious injury” to people, there had been important steps taken to minimise collisions with Kangaroos. This includes the use of 25 GPS tracking collars to map the movements, including road crossings of Kangaroos and the use of funnel fencing and underpasses.

She said further fencing and underpasses would be considered on all new high speed roads where underpass construction would be cost effective. Next year the ACT Government will also trial a new telephone-linked tracking system for Kangaroos, which will email data daily by SMS.

Mr McDonald said the best advice for avoiding Kangaroos was to slow down in sign posted Kangaroo hotspots, never swerve to avoid hitting them, and get used to the ABS if your car had it.’

While Wildlife Carers Group was initially advising on fencing for Kangaroos, further experience has unfortunately shown that fencing seriously injures and kills Kangaroos and their Joeys, as they are frightened, chased, they jump into high fences, that they cannot clear, such as the high fencing at Rose Cottage horse paddocks, where Wildlife Carers Group has had to rescue severely injured Kangaroos from, other fences that the larger females can clear, the smaller Joeys hopping after their mother, cannot clear, and get seriously injured or horrifically killed, suffering if they aren’t found and handed in to Wildlife Carers Group for immediate treatment.

Underpasses have also been found to be hazardous to Kangaroos, when they have been frightened, Kangaroos who are being chased by idiots, and/or their uncontrolled dogs, etc take a flying leap to escape these offenders, and crash down on the concrete underpass, seriously injuring themselves, or killing them.

All native wildlife are protected, therefore, it is an offence to chase, harass, harm, kill, any native wildlife, and the offenders will be prosecuted.

The government and their departments have been warned by Wildlife Carers Group on numerous occasions, that the collars with the GPS, were unfit and invasive for Kangaroos, that have seen the Kangaroos killed on the roads, with the GPS collars causing them to lose their coordination, because of the large invasive collars, and further, the GPS equipment that is attached.

The Government departments and the Government have on numerous occasions been warned and advised by Wildlife Carers Group, to use the tiny macro GPS chips, that are inserted under the skin, and are not invasive.

The new telephone-linked GPS system will need to be a tiny macro GPS system, that will need to be fitted under the skin, otherwise, Wildlife Carers Group will need to take action to end the continued inhumane treatment of our native, protected Kangaroos.

The Kangaroo population has not boomed.

We are seeing far too much construction work, and developments in the ACT, destroying wildlife habitat, and accelerating climate change.

The Kangaroos have lost their habitat, which only gives the appearance of a Kangaroo population explosion.

The Kangaroo population has dramatically declined, with only 20 Kangaroo calls in 2010, and less in 2011.

This drastic decline is because of over culling by the ACT government, and private land owners, and unnecessary dangerous high speed roads that the government has constructed, regardless of the fact that the majority of the ACT population were opposed to any future road developments, with the same majority of the population who were also opposed to any further housing, etc developments, in order to save the Bush Capital, the native wildlife fauna and flora, wildlife habitat, and to maintain open space, to reduce the effects of climate change, wishing for a stress free living environment in our Bush Capital.

Just because people claimed that they hit Kangaroos, in order to claim insurance, does not mean that all the claimants have been honest in what they have hit.

Psychotic drivers deliberately crash into cars, parked or otherwise.

They are fully aware that what they have done is illegal, they can’t admit to deliberately crashing into a parked car, etc, so they will lie, and will say that they hit a Kangaroo, or an animal, or that an animal jumped into them, and hit them, etc. in order to claim insurance.

Yes, I speak with experience, my parked car was crashed into. How do you suppose the illegal hit and run offenders claimed their insurance.

New Kangaroo Skin Product

Made from “premium eco-friendly” kangaroo leather, the Aranez Samsung Galaxy S 2 Pouch Leather Case provides your Samsung Galaxy S 2 with stylish protection while allowing you to charge your device, make and answer calls (via headset) as well as listen to your favourite tunes. But wildlife and Animal Welfare groups have asked their supporters to boycott this company. You can send them an email from here ……. http://www.aranez.com/contact-form.php

FRASER ISLAND DINGOES-RESPONSES QPWS MASTER PLAN FOR PROTECTED AREAS, FORESTS & WILDLIFE CONSULTATION DRAFT

To view Wildlife Carers Group Submission to the QPWS Master Plan for protected areas, forests and wildlife Consultation Draft please click on the link, or copy and paste into your browser:

http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/the-qpws-master-plan-for-protected-areas-forests-and-wildlife-consultation-draft/    

Following Wildlife Carers Group Investigation and Report on the Fraser Island Dingoes, on 29/8/11, on 5/9/11, the Liberal National Party (LNP) has committed to ensuring the long term survival of the Fraser Island Dingoes, click this link to read the LNP’s commitments: http://www.lnp.org.au/policies/queenslands-precious-wildlife-the-fraser-island-dingo .

Please click this link to view the follow up on Fraser Island Dingoes Driven to Extinction Report: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/wildlife-carers-group-investigation-and-report-on-the-fraser-island-dingoes-qld-liberal-national-party-takes-action-to-protect-fraser-island-dingoes/?sn=l

Terminating the rangers from their jobs, who are responsible for the inhumane treatment of dingoes on Fraser Island , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSSaknF6Wnw&feature=youtu.be , who are starving them to death, mismanaging them, mistreating them, will prevent driving these spectacular native wildlife species to extinction, and help end acts of animal cruelty. Changing the Qld government legislation and constitution, to humanely conserve this species, and their habitat. Erecting GIVE WAY to DINGOES/WILDLIFE Signs. We can see their marine life up and down the Qld coast, however, the only unique sighting that Fraser Island can boast about, and can offer to the tourists, is the pure breed native Dingoes, once the last 90 odd Dingoes, population estimation as of 28-29 August 2011, (since the mismanaged Fraser Island fire by the Qld government, this Dingo population has more than likely dropped dramatically), that are left on the Island are driven to extinction, through arrogance, mismanagement and mistreatment of the Qld Government, Fraser Island will have nothing left to offer to the huge tourist trade it currently holds, which will end Fraser Island tourism. This species maintains a healthy well balanced eco system.

From: Nora Preston <wildlife_carers_group@yahoo.com.au>
To: Parks Wildlife Vision <Parkswildlifevision@derm.qld.gov.au>
Sent: Wednesday, 23 November 2011 5:19 PM
Subject: Re: Submission The QPWS Master Plan for protected areas, forests and wildlife Consultation Draft

Good afternoon,

Thank you for your acknowledgement for the receipt of our submission.

As you have been able to read in our submission, some matters in our submission need to be urgently dealt with, such as the dingoes, that are being inhumanely driven to extinction on fraser island, etc.

We require an urgent response and action on these matters from you, and appreciate them.

Sincerely

NORA PRESTON

Founding President

WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP

From: Parks Wildlife Vision <Parkswildlifevision@derm.qld.gov.au>
To: Nora Preston <wildlife_carers_group@yahoo.com.au>
Sent: Monday, 21 November 2011 4:39 PM
Subject: RE: Submission The QPWS Master Plan for protected areas, forests and wildlife Consultation Draft

Good afternoon Nora,

The Master Plan team would like to thank the Wildlife Carers Group for providing a submission on the consultation draft of ‘Naturally Queensland 2020: The Master Plan for protected areas, forests and wildlife’.

Please note, the comments listed in the submission will be considered when the final version of the Master Plan is compiled.

Kind regards

The Master Plan team

DOG CRUELTY in BOSNIA and the ACT

A Wildlife Carers Group member sent this article and petition through to be circulated and signed.

Wildlife Carers Group has signed this petition: Dear NORA,

Thank you for signing the JUSTICE For Vucko! petition

Thank-you for signing,Rene Davis

Vucko was a German Shepherd living in Bosnia who had fireworks stuffed into his mouth, and set off. He suffered with half his face blown off, wandering the streets for 5 days, before someone found the dog, and handed him in for treatment.

The petition is for stricter laws for offences such as this, to end acts of animal cruelty.

Click on this link to view and sign the petition: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/437/Justice-For-Vucko/  

DOG CRUELTY IN THE ACT

In the scorching 30 degree heat, on Monday 14/11/11, this dog was left on the back of a light truck, exposed to the heat, with no food and water, no shade, for hours, in the suburb of Kambah, while the owner walked around, in between mowing his lawns, and whipper snipping, throwing all the rubbish over his dog, that she repeatedly had to shake off herself.

The owner can be seen walking back to his truck, after one of his walks around the neighbourhood, while his dog is left on the back of his truck in the scorching 30 degree heat, no shade, no water, no food, with rubbish dumped on her, that he also parked dangerously on the road, before a blind bend, outside his own residence, who was also causing an obstruction, as you can see in the photo, the recycle bin has not been collected yet, and is also endangering lives, attempting to cause a crash, an injury, or a death. Cyclists would not be able to avoid on coming traffic, from the blind bend, and serious injuries and/or death.

When you see people like the above man, who is trying very hard to inhumanely kill  his dog through heat stroke, heat exhaustion, exposure, who don’t care about animals, you can be certain that they most definitely don’t care about people.

Roads authority/Australian Road Rules have failed to place priority on public safety  here.

This road needs to be marked as a Clearway.

Dog cruelty in the ACT, female dog left in the back of the truck for hours, in the scorching 30 degree heat.

WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP COMPETITION – 3 PRIZES TO BE WON for 3 WINNERS – MERRY XMAS

Name the pictured birds, and sex them, picture OF BIRDS below picture of drink coolant, to win 2 free dinner vouchers for 2, or a WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP LOGO DRINK COOLANT.

Wildlife Carers Group drink coolant Prize.

ALL PHOTOS TAKEN BY NORA PRESTON.

WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP COMPETITION-NAME THE PICTURED BIRDS AND SEX THEM, which is the female bird, and which is the male bird.  MERRY XMAS.

WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT IN 2009/2010.

WISHING YOU A VERY SAFE AND HAPPY YEAR FOR 2011.

There can be no discrimination against our native wildlife, all native wildlife are precious to our Eco system, in assisting to maintain a healthy well balanced Eco system, and will be protected, and rehabilitated equally.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group with long term expertise and knowledge in our native wildlife, that will act on, and investigate animal cruelty/welfare/rights, and, as a community group, that also cares about our community, and the rights of our community groups.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group helping to keep our state and country out of deficit, with no government funding, run solely by volunteers, that is keeping you in a job.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group that trains work experience students.

NORA PRESTON ( began rehabilitating wildlife in the early ’80′s .)

Founding President
WCG – WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP INC. – Founded in 2004.
PO Box 3509
WESTON CREEK ACT 2611

Mob: 0406 056 099

Email: wildlife_carers_group@yahoo.com.au

Website: http://wcg.awardspace.com

http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/?sn=l 

http://www.myspace.com/wcginc Check out http://www.myspace.com/wcginc  and become a friend. We are also on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1649024860&v=info  with photos included on the site, and become a friend. You can now follow us and join us on Twitter http://twitter.com/wildlifecarersg/ , http://canberra.climatexchange.org.au/wildlife-carers-group

27 November 2011

Support WCG. WCG is an independent, non profit, non government community based charity providing animal/wildlife care, rescue/rehabilitation and is also an animal/wildlife welfare group, providing protection for our wildlife/animals, run solely by volunteers, with no government funding, saving taxpayers money. WCG relies on donations from the public in order to carry out its work. If you would like to make a donation to WCG, please send a cheque/money order made payable to Wildlife Carers Group Inc. To PO Box 3509 , Weston Creek. ACT. 2611. AUSTRALIA . Or contact us by email wildlife_carers_group@yahoo.com.au
or mobile: 0406 056 099 to discuss other alternatives. Thank you for all your support.

Aims and Objectives: To promote the general welfare and continued survival of native fauna and flora as an essential element of the environment, and specifically to undertake the specialised care necessary for the rehabilitation of orphaned, sick and injured native birds and other animals, to promote public awareness of the need to conserve existing wildlife species, and an understanding of their particular habitat and feeding requirements.

Support WCG. Become a WCG MEMBER, VOLUNTEER, WILDLIFE CARER, download the m/ship form from http://wcg.awardspace.com  and join up. Thank you for all your support.

To view the amendments and Draft ACT Pest Animal Management Strategy 2011-2021 please click or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/amendments-darting-currawongs-rspca-draft-act-pest-animal-management-strategy-2011-2021/  

To see Wildlife Carers Group full 5-day report, of the training with the work experience student, Wildlife Carers Group Kangaroo Meat Testing, results: contaminated, etc Please click on this link http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/wildlife-carers-group-wcg-visit-to-callum-brae-nature-reserve-etc-full-5-day-work-experience-student-wes-placement-report-trained-by-wcg-founding-president-nora-preston-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l .

To see Wildlife Carers Group Kangaroo Meat Testing, click on this link: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/wildlife-carers-group-kangaroo-meat-testing-%e2%80%93-5-day-work-experience-student-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l

‘KANGAROOS AND DISEASES’, http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/kangaroos-and-diseases-notes-for-5-day-wes-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l

This species maintains a healthy, well balanced eco system.

You can help us make the necessary changes for our native protected Eastern Grey

Kangaroos, by signing this petition, and circulating this for us www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-all-the-kangaroos.html .

In this article, interviewed on 15/4/10, www.nowuc.com.au/2010/05/27/kangaroo-plan…/comment-page-1/  don fletcher from tams says that kangaroos are not the main problem and in fact ‘native grasses’ are not threatened with extinction, but other animals and plants are, and that “the biggest ‘contributor’ to the loss of the natural treeless grasslands of our region has been agriculture (by far)”.

This statement is admitting to the flawed, dishonest kangaroo management plan, and russell watkinson’s media release, on Friday 18/6/10, that blames the kangaroos for driving legless lizards, earless dragons, etc, and the deteriorating grasslands and woodlands to extinction, by eating all the grasses, when fletcher admits that the native grasses are not threatened by the kangaroos, but by human activity, including toxic sprays.

Please check out this link http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/roo-best-custodian-for-some-plants/1652005.aspx , that was in the Canberra times on 17/10/09, that completely refutes the allegations against the roos destroying grasslands, that was sent to maxine cooper, that were also ignored.

The report is by Julie Lindner, who has also been studying the grasslands and the roos for the past 20 years, which backs up what I’ve been saying all along.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/roo-best-custodian-for-some-plants/1652005.aspx, with a more recent article in the Chronicle in the ‘letters to the editor’ section, titled ‘culling controversy’ p.23, 14/6/11.

Please click on this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUZrKj6ClBg  ’KANGAROO CHILLER BOX INVESTIGATION’/'KANGAROOS ON TRACK TO EXTINCTION’, that contains the cruel bashing to death of roos that are shot, but not directly killed, hung up while still alive, and left suffering, trembling as they hang, tortured to death, and joeys bashed to death, possibly attempting to decapitate the joeys head on the back of the truck with several blows.

Please click on this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbn3c8EcNRk&feature=related , so called controlled government butchering, you will note that the kangaroos are still alive when hung up, suffering, AND BEING TORTURED TO DEATH, the male is laughing at the cruelty he has just inflicted on this kangaroo, a joey stomped to death, even the child stomps on it as he walks past following his father, orphaned joeys hopping around, left to starve to death, a joey bashed till its eyes popped out, but is still alive, suffering, a prolonged death, and the male admitting that these are protected species. Native protected animals called pests, the very same native animals that maintain a healthy well balanced eco system. The code of practice that the shooter refers to is inhumane, and unacceptable, as witnessed in this video footage. Kangaroos are not fit for human or dog consumption, heavily contaminated with various diseases/harmful bacterias, e.coli, salmonella, staphylococcus, streptococcus, toxoplasmosis, preserved illegally with sulphur dioxide that causes thiamine deficiency, (a white crystalline solid forming part of the vitamin B complex, C12H17CIN4OS; a vitamin (B1), required by the nervous system, absence of which causes beri-beri and other disorders), causing death, intake of pesticide spraying to control locusts, etc. Keep watching till it stops, keep an eye on the timer, next to the speaker symbol, length 10:59.

There are more links on youtube to show the facts on the extreme cruelty committed to our native protected macropods.

Possum abattoir

http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/HuonEnviroCentre/videos/possumdeath.wmv/view,

Possum Abattoir – Lenah Game Meats, Tasmania — EngageMedia

These animals are still alive and awake, when going through the abattoir’s chute processing system, dropped on top of one another, through a swinging door, to go through to the next phase, with several possums piled on top of one another, into the same boxes, when delivered to the abattoir, (possums are extremely territorial,) females with joeys, butchered, and bashed to death. Please Help stop these extreme acts of animal cruelty and export. You can help stop these extreme acts of animal cruelty to these possums by adding the above link to the possum abattoir and lodging your submissions by 23/4/10, to wta@environment.gov.au, wildlife.enq@dpipwe.tas.gov.au and click on link http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/invitecomment/brushtail-possum.html  Submissions are now closed. This species maintains a healthy well balanced eco system.

Dingoes

Following Wildlife Carers Group Investigation and Report on the Fraser Island Dingoes, on 29/8/11, on 5/9/11, the Liberal National Party (LNP) has committed to ensuring the long term survival of the Fraser Island Dingoes, click this link to read the LNP’s commitments: http://www.lnp.org.au/policies/queenslands-precious-wildlife-the-fraser-island-dingo .

Please click this link to view Wildlife Carers Group follow up on Fraser Island Dingoes Driven to Extinction Report: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/wildlife-carers-group-investigation-and-report-on-the-fraser-island-dingoes-qld-liberal-national-party-takes-action-to-protect-fraser-island-dingoes/?sn=l

Terminating the rangers from their jobs, who are responsible for the inhumane treatment of dingoes on Fraser Island , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSSaknF6Wnw&feature=youtu.be , who are starving them to death, mismanaging them, mistreating them, will prevent driving these spectacular native wildlife species to extinction, and help end acts of animal cruelty. Changing the Qld government legislation and constitution, to humanely conserve this species, and their habitat. Erecting GIVE WAY to DINGOES/WILDLIFE Signs. We can see their marine life up and down the Qld coast, however, the only unique sighting that Fraser Island can boast about, and can offer to the tourists, is the pure breed native Dingoes, once the last 90 odd Dingoes, population estimation as of 28-29 August 2011, (since the mismanaged Fraser Island fire by the Qld government, this Dingo population has more than likely dropped dramatically), that are left on the Island are driven to extinction, through arrogance, mismanagement and mistreatment, Fraser Island will have nothing left to offer to the huge tourist trade it currently holds, which will end Fraser Island tourism. This species maintains a healthy well balanced eco system.

Disclaimer: WCG and the author do not assume or accept any responsibility and shall not be liable for the accuracy or appropriate application of the information contained in this letter/email.

http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/, click on QPWS Master Plan – Naturally Queensland 2020, under Comment on, on bottom right hand corner.

Have your say

The consultation period will close on 20 November 2011.

To comment, please email the Naturally Queensland 2020 review coordinator, parkswildlifevision@derm.qld.gov.au

Comments can also be posted to:

QPWS draft Master Plan Naturally Queensland 2020
Master Plan team
Department of Environment and Resource Management
GPO Box 2454
Brisbane QLD 4001

For further enquiries, phone 13 QGOV (13 74 68).

Wildlife Carers Group appreciates the opportunity in having input in Queensland’s Master Plan 2020.

We have been involved in assisting with lobbying for your extended protected marine parks, etc. and your unacceptable proposed constructions, such as at Tin Can Bay, etc, that threatened your critically endangered, etc species.

We visited Fraser Island, where the Dingo still has not been listed as a critically endangered species, when we paid a private tourist guide, who was possibly a ranger, to take us around the Island to see a Dingo. Our visit left us with no sighting of even one Dingo, please click on this link to view our report: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/wildlife-carers-group-investigation-and-report-on-the-fraser-island-dingoes-qld-liberal-national-party-takes-action-to-protect-fraser-island-dingoes/?sn=l, and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSSaknF6Wnw&feature=youtu.be, showing
the rangers, who are responsible for the inhumane treatment of dingoes on Fraser Island, who are starving them to death, mismanaging them, mistreating them.

Queensland rangers further did a back burn, which once again went wrong at Fraser Island, with back burns that apparently go wrong each year.

While your Draft boasts about the skilled rangers and staff in Queensland Government, clearly the above links, and below, and the fact that the public have to lobby to stop Queensland Government developments, paints a different picture of incompetence within the Queensland Government and their agencies.

Wildlife Carers Group has written several letters to the Queensland Government, with the government failing to listen to what is written, just blindly handing it over to another government department, repeating their nonsense.

If the Queensland government is going to save Queensland’s terrestrials and marine wildlife, and their habitat, then this arrogant attitude will have to be dropped, and the Queensland government will have to listen to the experts who take the time to alert the Queensland Government with the problems occurring within the Government, take action against their staff, and change their staff’s disastrous actions, and start to work with those alerting the government of the disasters occurring around them.

The Queensland government was alerted to Jenny Parkhurst’s unacceptable treatment, court action and court fine by the Queensland Rangers, over the Fraser Island Dingo incident.

The Queensland government has done absolutely nothing to rectify this problem, when the facts were, that Jenny Parkhurst did not do anything wrong, she was bullied into pleading guilty, when she complied with the animal welfare act.

This shows that the rangers were in the wrong, who breached the animal welfare act, and needed to be prosecuted and terminated from their jobs.

The Queensland government will need to withdraw their court actions against Jennifer Parkhurst, that will release her from the fines, the court findings, and allow her to return to Fraser Island, to continue her work with the dingoes. The Queensland Government will need to return the paid fine to Jennifer Parkhurst, with an apology.

The Queensland Government will need to amend their legislation on the Dingoes at Fraser Island, and their Nature Conservation Act 1992, and disallow inhumane scientific studies, eg allowing the rangers to place invasive large collars with antennas on the Dingoes, with their repeated darting of the Dingoes, and placing ear tags on the Dingoes, etc, that will need to cover all native wildlife.

The Dingoes need to be left alone by the rangers.

Full term rehabilitation of the Dingoes, and all other native wildlife that are sick, injured or orphaned on Fraser Island, and throughout Queensland.

Kangaroos and other macropods are being inhumanely treated by the Queensland government and their agencies, please click on these links to view the extreme cruelty, who are also supporting an inhumane industry, that is selling meat that is unfit for pet and human consumption, and driving our macropods to extinction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbn3c8EcNRk&feature=related, so called controlled government butchering, you will note that the kangaroos are still alive when hung up, suffering, AND BEING TORTURED TO DEATH, the male is laughing at the cruelty he has just inflicted on this kangaroo, a joey stomped to death, even the child stomps on it as he walks past following his father, orphaned joeys hopping around, left to starve to death, a joey bashed till its eyes popped out, but is still alive, suffering, a prolonged death, and the male admitting that these are protected species. Native protected animals called pests, the very same native animals that maintain a healthy well balanced eco system. The code of practice that the shooter refers to is inhumane, and unacceptable, as witnessed in this video footage. Kangaroos are not fit for human or dog consumption, heavily contaminated with various diseases/harmful bacterias, e.coli, salmonella, staphylococcus, streptococcus, toxoplasmosis, preserved illegally with sulphur dioxide that causes thiamine deficiency, (a white crystalline solid forming part of the vitamin B complex, C12H17CIN4OS; a vitamin (B1), required by the nervous system, absence of which causes beri-beri and other disorders), causing death, intake of pesticide spraying to control locusts, etc. Keep watching till it stops, keep an eye on the timer, next to the speaker symbol, length 10:59.

Please click on this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUZrKj6ClBg ‘KANGAROO CHILLER BOX INVESTIGATION’/'KANGAROOS ON TRACK TO EXTINCTION’, that contains the cruel bashing to death of roos that are shot, but not directly killed, hung up while still alive, and left suffering, trembling as they hang, tortured to death, and joeys bashed to death, possibly attempting to decapitate the joeys head on the back of the truck with several blows.

While this is an ACT report, this report will show Queensland, that they should not liaise with ACT government staff: In this article, interviewed on 15/4/10, www.nowuc.com.au/2010/05/27/kangaroo-plan…/comment-page-1/ don fletcher from tams says that kangaroos are not the main problem and in fact ‘native grasses’ are not threatened with extinction, but other animals and plants are, and that “the biggest ‘contributor’ to the loss of the natural treeless grasslands of our region has been agriculture (by far)”.

This statement is admitting to the flawed, dishonest kangaroo management plan, and russell watkinson’s media release, on Friday 18/6/10, that blames the kangaroos for driving legless lizards, earless dragons, etc, and the deteriorating grasslands and woodlands to extinction, by eating all the grasses, when fletcher admits that the native grasses are not threatened by the kangaroos, but by human activity, including toxic sprays.

Please check out this link http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/roo-best-custodian-for-some-plants/1652005.aspx, that was in the Canberra times on 17/10/09, that completely refutes the allegations against the roos destroying grasslands, that was sent to maxine cooper, that were also ignored.

The report is by Julie Lindner, who has also been studying the grasslands and the roos for the past 20 years, which backs up what I’ve been saying all along.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/roo-best-custodian-for-some-plants/1652005.aspx, with a more recent article in the Chronicle in the ‘letters to the editor’ section, titled ‘culling controversy’ p.23, 14/6/11.

To see Wildlife Carers Group full 5-day report, of the training with the work experience student, Wildlife Carers Group Kangaroo Meat Testing, results: contaminated, etc Please click on this link http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/wildlife-carers-group-wcg-visit-to-callum-brae-nature-reserve-etc-full-5-day-work-experience-student-wes-placement-report-trained-by-wcg-founding-president-nora-preston-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l.

To see Wildlife Carers Group Kangaroo Meat Testing, click on this link: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/wildlife-carers-group-kangaroo-meat-testing-%e2%80%93-5-day-work-experience-student-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l

‘KANGAROOS AND DISEASES’, http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/kangaroos-and-diseases-notes-for-5-day-wes-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l

This species maintains a healthy, well balanced eco system.

The Queensland Government must not forget that the taxpayers are paying their wages, and are not paying them and their agencies staff their wages, to wrongfully drag an innocent person to court and convict her, and ban her from her important work on researching a native animal, and to also fail to take the necessary actions against those who are employed by the government who are committing acts of animal cruelty, and are mismanaging rare full breed Dingoes, and their habitat.

Taxpayers are not paying the Queensland Government and their agencies their wages, to eliminate marine life and their habitat.

Taxpayers are not paying the Queensland Government and their agencies their wages, to commit acts of animal cruelty to macropods and other native wildlife, to eliminate them, and their habitat, to support an inhumane industry that is driving our macropods, and other native wildlife to extinction.

Abolish fishing using fishing lines, that are always carelessly discarded and are inhumanely killing marine life.

A hefty fine for anyone caught.

A hefty fine for carelessly discarded fishing nets, with a possible ban on the use of these fishing nets.

Climate change can be halted by not developing Queensland any further, by shutting down the inhumane native wildlife commercial industries, and by preventing farmers from destroying and driving our native wildlife and their habitat to extinction.

Queensland can assist the farmers to maintain our native wildlife by paying them to protect the native wildlife and their habitat on their properties.

If you have any further queries on your draft, please don’t hesitate to email us on wildlife_carers_group@yahoo.com.au, or by replying to this submission.

WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT IN 2009/2010.

WISHING YOU A VERY SAFE AND HAPPY YEAR FOR 2011.

There can be no discrimination against our native wildlife, all native wildlife are precious to our Eco system, in assisting to maintain a healthy well balanced Eco system, and will be protected, and rehabilitated equally.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group with long term expertise and knowledge in our native wildlife, that will act on, and investigate animal cruelty/welfare/rights, and, as a community group, that also cares about our community, and the rights of our community groups.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group helping to keep our state and country out of deficit, with no government funding, run solely by volunteers, that is keeping you in a job.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group that trains work experience students.

NORA PRESTON ( began rehabilitating wildlife in the early ’80′s .)

Founding President
WCG – WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP INC. – Founded in 2004.
PO Box 3509
WESTON CREEK ACT 2611
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20 November 2011

Support WCG. WCG is an independent, non profit, non government community based charity providing animal/wildlife care, rescue/rehabilitation and is also an animal/wildlife welfare group, providing protection for our wildlife/animals, run solely by volunteers, with no government funding, saving taxpayers money. WCG relies on donations from the public in order to carry out its work. If you would like to make a donation to WCG, please send a cheque/money order made payable to Wildlife Carers Group Inc. To PO Box 3509 , Weston Creek. ACT. 2611. AUSTRALIA . Or contact us by email wildlife_carers_group@yahoo.com.au
or mobile: 0406 056 099 to discuss other alternatives. Thank you for all your support.

Aims and Objectives: To promote the general welfare and continued survival of native fauna and flora as an essential element of the environment, and specifically to undertake the specialised care necessary for the rehabilitation of orphaned, sick and injured native birds and other animals, to promote public awareness of the need to conserve existing wildlife species, and an understanding of their particular habitat and feeding requirements.

Support WCG. Become a WCG MEMBER, VOLUNTEER, WILDLIFE CARER, download the m/ship form fromhttp://wcg.awardspace.com and join up. Thank you for all your support.

To view the amendments and Draft ACT Pest Animal Management Strategy 2011-2021 please click or copy and paste this link into your browser: AMENDMENTS DARTING CURRAWONGS RSPCA – DRAFT ACT PEST ANIMAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 2011-2021 « wildlifecarersgroup

To see Wildlife Carers Group full 5-day report, of the training with the work experience student, Wildlife Carers Group Kangaroo Meat Testing, results: contaminated, etc Please click on this link http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/wildlife-carers-group-wcg-visit-to-callum-brae-nature-reserve-etc-full-5-day-work-experience-student-wes-placement-report-trained-by-wcg-founding-president-nora-preston-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l.

To see Wildlife Carers Group Kangaroo Meat Testing, click on this link: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/wildlife-carers-group-kangaroo-meat-testing-%e2%80%93-5-day-work-experience-student-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l

‘KANGAROOS AND DISEASES’, http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/kangaroos-and-diseases-notes-for-5-day-wes-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l

This species maintains a healthy, well balanced eco system.

You can help us make the necessary changes for our native protected Eastern Grey

Kangaroos, by signing this petition, and circulating this for us www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-all-the-kangaroos.html.

In this article, interviewed on 15/4/10, www.nowuc.com.au/2010/05/27/kangaroo-plan…/comment-page-1/ don fletcher from tams says that kangaroos are not the main problem and in fact ‘native grasses’ are not threatened with extinction, but other animals and plants are, and that “the biggest ‘contributor’ to the loss of the natural treeless grasslands of our region has been agriculture (by far)”.

This statement is admitting to the flawed, dishonest kangaroo management plan, and russell watkinson’s media release, on Friday 18/6/10, that blames the kangaroos for driving legless lizards, earless dragons, etc, and the deteriorating grasslands and woodlands to extinction, by eating all the grasses, when fletcher admits that the native grasses are not threatened by the kangaroos, but by human activity, including toxic sprays.

Please check out this link http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/roo-best-custodian-for-some-plants/1652005.aspx, that was in the Canberra times on 17/10/09, that completely refutes the allegations against the roos destroying grasslands, that was sent to maxine cooper, that were also ignored.

The report is by Julie Lindner, who has also been studying the grasslands and the roos for the past 20 years, which backs up what I’ve been saying all along.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/roo-best-custodian-for-some-plants/1652005.aspx, with a more recent article in the Chronicle in the ‘letters to the editor’ section, titled ‘culling controversy’ p.23, 14/6/11.

Please click on this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUZrKj6ClBg ‘KANGAROO CHILLER BOX INVESTIGATION’/'KANGAROOS ON TRACK TO EXTINCTION’, that contains the cruel bashing to death of roos that are shot, but not directly killed, hung up while still alive, and left suffering, trembling as they hang, tortured to death, and joeys bashed to death, possibly attempting to decapitate the joeys head on the back of the truck with several blows.

Please click on this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbn3c8EcNRk&feature=related, so called controlled government butchering, you will note that the kangaroos are still alive when hung up, suffering, AND BEING TORTURED TO DEATH, the male is laughing at the cruelty he has just inflicted on this kangaroo, a joey stomped to death, even the child stomps on it as he walks past following his father, orphaned joeys hopping around, left to starve to death, a joey bashed till its eyes popped out, but is still alive, suffering, a prolonged death, and the male admitting that these are protected species. Native protected animals called pests, the very same native animals that maintain a healthy well balanced eco system. The code of practice that the shooter refers to is inhumane, and unacceptable, as witnessed in this video footage. Kangaroos are not fit for human or dog consumption, heavily contaminated with various diseases/harmful bacterias, e.coli, salmonella, staphylococcus, streptococcus, toxoplasmosis, preserved illegally with sulphur dioxide that causes thiamine deficiency, (a white crystalline solid forming part of the vitamin B complex, C12H17CIN4OS; a vitamin (B1), required by the nervous system, absence of which causes beri-beri and other disorders), causing death, intake of pesticide spraying to control locusts, etc. Keep watching till it stops, keep an eye on the timer, next to the speaker symbol, length 10:59.

There are more links on youtube to show the facts on the extreme cruelty committed to our native protected macropods.

Possum abattoir

http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/HuonEnviroCentre/videos/possumdeath.wmv/view,

Possum Abattoir – Lenah Game Meats, Tasmania — EngageMedia

These animals are still alive and awake, when going through the abattoir’s chute processing system, dropped on top of one another, through a swinging door, to go through to the next phase, with several possums piled on top of one another, into the same boxes, when delivered to the abattoir, (possums are extremely territorial,) females with joeys, butchered, and bashed to death. Please Help stop these extreme acts of animal cruelty and export. You can help stop these extreme acts of animal cruelty to these possums by adding the above link to the possum abattoir and lodging your submissions by 23/4/10, to wta@environment.gov.au, wildlife.enq@dpipwe.tas.gov.auand click on link http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/invitecomment/brushtail-possum.html Submissions are now closed. This species maintains a healthy well balanced eco system.

Dingoes

Following Wildlife Carers Group Investigation and Report on the Fraser Island Dingoes, on 29/8/11, on 5/9/11, the Liberal National Party (LNP) has committed to ensuring the long term survival of the Fraser Island Dingoes, click this link to read the LNP’s commitments: http://www.lnp.org.au/policies/queenslands-precious-wildlife-the-fraser-island-dingo.

Please click this link to view the follow up on Fraser Island Dingoes Driven to Extinction Report: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/wildlife-carers-group-investigation-and-report-on-the-fraser-island-dingoes-qld-liberal-national-party-takes-action-to-protect-fraser-island-dingoes/?sn=l

Terminating the rangers from their jobs, who are responsible for the inhumane treatment of dingoes on Fraser Island, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSSaknF6Wnw&feature=youtu.be, who are starving them to death, mismanaging them, mistreating them will prevent driving these spectacular native wildlife species to extinction, and help end acts of animal cruelty. Changing the Qld government legislation and constitution, to humanely conserve this species, and their habitat. Erecting GIVE WAY to DINGOES/WILDLIFE Signs. We can see their marine life up and down the Qld coast, however, the only unique sighting that Fraser Island can boast about, and offer to the tourists, is the pure breed native Dingoes, once the last 90 odd Dingoes that are left on the Island are driven to extinction, through arrogance, mismanagement and mistreatment, Fraser Island will have nothing left to offer to the huge tourist trade it currently holds, which will end Fraser Island tourism. This species maintains a healthy well balanced eco system.

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