Wildlife
Broome: Crocodile park closed
Courtesy DEC
Malcolm Douglas’ crocodile park at Cable Beach is now closed.
The crocodiles are being moved to the wilderness park Mr Douglas started at Twelve Mile.
The Cable Beach property is being developed as a cafe and artists’ studios.
The West Australian [read this story]
Dampier Peninsula: Rare finches still breeding
A Gouldian finch - courtesy Wikimedia
Indigenous rangers have confirmed Gouldian Finches are still present and breeding on the Dampier Peninsula.
The rangers observed the birds while carrying out weed control on monsoon vine thickets.
You can read a statement from Environs Kimberley, The World Wildlife Fund, Kimberley Land Council and the Bardi Jawi Rangers here:
Small furry animal avoids cane toad poison
Scientists say a small furry animal knows how to avoid cane toads’ poison glands when attacking it.
The red-cheeked dunnart, a carnivorous marsupial, can bite the toads on the head, avoiding its poison sacs.
Kununurra: Kangaroo gets $2,000 operation
A wildlife group paid $2,000 for a surgical operation on a Kangaroo.
Kangaroo Haven arranged for a vet to insert metal rods in the animal’s broken leg.
The West Australian [read this story]
Sausages used to turn goannas off cane toads
A cane toad
Scientists are continuing their attempt to train native animals to avoid eating deadly cane toads.
They are feeding small sausages containing cane toad meat to animals such as goannas, to make them nauseous and thereby learn to avoid cane toad’s smell and taste.
PerthNow [read this story]
Tree rat now rare
A native rodent, once common in Broome, is now found only in the north west Kimberley.
Scientists are working to study and preserve the golden-backed tree rat.
Sydney Morning Herald [read this story]
More croc sightings
Courtesy DEC
More saltwater crocodiles have been sighted along the Fitzroy River and around Broome.
Wildlife officers say this marks the start of their breeding season.
Roebuck Plains: Legendary bird visits
Photo: MathKnight, Wikimedia commons
Bird fanciers say Roebuck Plains Roadhouse had a visitor straight from the Bible last week.
There have been various theories about how the Eurasian hoopoe, which is also Israel’s national bird, came to be in Australia.
Crikey [read this story]
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