24/12/2019
With the recent bush fires in the district have come a number of hazards apart from the obvious ones like smoke, ember attack and falling trees and branches. A lot of birds and animals have been displaced from the burnt areas and many of these are short of food and water. It is a good idea to put out some clean water that can be accessed by these displaced animals. Foxes are likely to be more common inside the local townships presenting a danger to pets such as poultry and other birds as well as guinea pigs and rabbits. Make sure if you have these pets they are kept in a safe area especially at night. A lot of kangaroos have been displaced and will be more common along the roads and inside townships. Many of these kangaroos will not be used to people, dogs and cars making them a potential hazard to drivers on our local roads. If you find kangaroos in your yard please keep your dogs away from them, they may need water but be careful leaving food out for them as foods that they are not used to can cause serious illness. Wild kangaroos can be dangerous if cornered so keep young children away from them. If we get some much needed rain they will head back to the forest but will still graze along the sides of roads as the runoff from the road means that is often the first area with any grass to eat. If we do get some rain over the Christmas and New Year period the large numbers of juvenile paralysis ticks hiding from the dry under leaf litter will emerge causing a surge in numbers of pets and people picking up ticks. Have a safe holiday period.
