Patient of the Week
The Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital treats up to 6800 sick and injured animals every year. From Sea Turtles to koalas, frogs and snakes - the dedicated team of vets, nurses and volunteers work round-the-clock to provide world-class treatment to wildlife in need.
Sadly, 70 per cent of patients are victims of car accidents, dog attacks or human pollution.
While many animals are successfully rehabilitated and released back to the wild, some require full-time wildlife carers for the remainder of their life; others don't survive.
These are the stories of the patients at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.
July 2010
Agnes the Brisbane River Turtle
Agnes is an adult female Brisbane River Turtle who was admitted to the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital suffering serious injuries to her carapace (the top of her shell). Agnes was one of fifty
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Regina the Powerful Owl loses her fight
On Wednesday morning members of a family-run wholesale plant nursery in Morayfield noticed a large owl sitting on an exposed tree branch only three metres off the ground.
Throughout the day
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Edwina the Emu Chick
Edwina is an Emu chick who was spotted on her own walking around the busy streets of Labrador; a suburb near the Gold Coast.
Edwina is too young to be on her own; when she was rescued by
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