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Pryde: Wild Life, Ipswich (2025)

09/11/2025

Maggie 🐨🌼

On Wednesday, we received a call from a member of the public concerned for their local koala — when they arrived home, she was found sitting on the ground.

Our beautiful girl was from Toogoolawah, so I reached out to Charlie Lewis to help coordinate her rescue as they live in the area.

Thankfully, Shannon was available to collect her, and we met halfway to get Mag safely into RSPCA for care.

Maggie was an absolutely stunning girl, but sadly in very poor condition.

With a body score of just 3 out of 10 and several underlying health concerns that couldn’t be treated, the vets made the difficult decision to euthanase 💔

Thank you to the property owner for caring enough to get her the help she needed and to Charlie and Shannon for your help 🙏

R.I.P. Maggie 💝

08/11/2025

What’s for brekkie? 🍳

Our hungry lil bubba having a feed from mumma! 🍼💕

Don’t be alarmed by the staining on her rear — while the fur looks quite dark and suspicious, she’s not wet or sticky, and there’s no sickly smell.

There are a few factors that may have temporarily caused her fur to take on this colour. That said, never take discolouration for granted — if you spot anything similar, always consult a qualified rescuer (better safe than sorry! 🙏).

Regardless of the staining, we’ll continue to keep a close eye on these two 🫶

Joey still just fits in mum’s pouch — how stinkin’ cute is that!! 😭

This female is on the mature side of the age scale, however, this is our first season monitoring her with a baby. Very exciting!!

(BTW... this is one of Ace’s girls 👀❤️‍🔥)

Happy Sunday everyone 🧡

08/11/2025

Youngs Crossing “upgrade”

Everyone in wildlife rescue said this would happen….

This area was once home to many koalas, amongst other native animals.

Yesterday, it was the scene of koala bloodshed. 🩸

“Seymour” the koala was killed when the tree he was sitting in was felled. 💔🐨
His injuries included internal bleeding & fractures, his fall was so hard.

But there’s more…
So much more..

A second koala was also in another tree that was felled yesterday and he is now missing.
No one is allowed on the site to find him.

By the way… Where the heck was the spotter??! 😡😡😡

What our community can do to help:
We’re looking for anyone who has footage of trees being cleared on the Lawnton side of the bridge over the last few weeks.

If you have any footage, please send it to us.

We cannot afford to lose anymore wildlife.

- photo of “Seymour’s” home range today… h

08/11/2025

Tricky Chippy 🐨🍟

On the first of the month, we responded to a koala in need in New Chum.

Chippy, as she was named by our caller, was found to be suffering with a bad case of conjunctivitis in her right eye.

We arrived on site, where we met with two other members of IKPS to assess her condition and chosen tree for rescue.

In addition to Conjunctivitis, she showed signs of Cystitis.

The weekend storms were set to hit that afternoon so we had hoped she could be flagged to have her into care as quickly as possible – but it wasn't meant to be. Instead, we got to work setting a ground trap. (In RECORD time, too! Bob the builder, who? 🔨👷‍♀️)

Because of the bad weather, we expected her to take a little longer than usual to move trees, but we didn't expect that when she finally did she wouldn't be caught! 😵‍💫

I was fully convinced our call that morning was to tell us she was trapped. But our girl obviously has super powers of some sort to have safely made it from her tree to the next. I'm still baffled how she managed that escape.

Ourselves, and Maria of IKPS, had a quick look in the area for her with no luck. We were then needed elsewhere so couldn't stick around.

Not long after we were contacted again by Maria who had found our girl!!

Her new position was much harder to organise a trap around – we needed to haul our heavy equipment up and down the steep hillside, but we got it done.

All worth it in the end as we returned the following morning to a successful capture ✨️

When transferring this beautiful girl into a carry cage her behaviour raised some concerns – she was practically docile.

Most koalas, when being handled, will kick and scream and do their best to tear you apart. Which is exactly what you want – a defensive and reactive koala is in hopeful condition!

Our girl just sat there.

We transported Chippy to RSPCA and she enjoyed some fresh Ironbark tip on the trip in 💓

Unfortunately, our girl was in a worse condition than she appeared – reported with a body score of 2/10, she had developed severe cysts as a result of her infection that could not be treated.

To save her further suffering, Chippy was humanely euthanased.

Her life is not wasted. Chippy's loss will go on to support other koalas in need of critical care 🙏

I wish her outcome had been a positive one but it's a comfort to know she is free of pain ❤️‍🩹

Rest in peace beautiful girl 🥀

🆘️ Wildlife Emergency Contacts:

RSPCA: 1300 ANIMAL (1300 264 625)
IKPS: 0419 760 127
Maddy (IKPS): 0400 256 656

07/11/2025

Nailed it! 🐨🤾‍♂️

He is beauty, he is grace, he leaped to escape... but fell flat on his face.

Welcome home, Captain 🤦‍♀️

After our rescue of Jake at the beginning of October, we came across another male koala suffering from conjunctivitis.

Unable to be flagged, we set a ground trap — a long shot given his ability to canopy-cross. But thankfully, he was contained the following morning 🙌

Despite his sweet and calm appearance, Captain was a piece of work! One of the most aggressive koalas we’ve worked with so far.

Which is why we were so surprised to hear from his attending vet nurse at Moggill that he was an absolute angel during treatment.

We wouldn’t have believed it had we not seen him transferred into his carry cage like a chunky teddy bear — without a single fuss!

We met at the reserve our two boys call home, along with members of Ipswich City Council who were about as excited as we were to see him go home 🥰

His chosen release tree was the very same one he’d been rescued from, now full of fresh tip and seemingly perfect.

Evidently, Captain didn’t care. He just wanted out of there! Cue a very unceremonious exit…

It may not have been a food tree he chose to climb, but it was peaceful and shady – a lovely spot for this silly bloke to decompress.

He kept a close eye on us while we chatted nearby, eventually opting for a 'well-earned' nap.

Silliness aside, we’re just so happy to see him healthy and back in the wild where he belongs.

Thank you to everyone involved in his rehabilitation — here’s hoping Captain lives a long, healthy life 🥰

Stay salty, Cap 🏴‍☠️

06/11/2025

Ace 🐨🖤

Our big guy finally made an appearance!

Ace is a dominant male we’ve been monitoring for just over a year and in that time has become a bit of a favourite ❤️‍🔥

It had been four months since our last sighting of this gorgeous boy, who used to be basically a sure thing when koala spotting in his area.

Sadly, a bad fire tore through his territory a while ago — the result of improper paddock/back burning that caused entire trees to burn right to the top.

His spot is home to easily half a dozen other koalas we also hadn’t seen since. Safe to say, our fears they were no longer with us were high.

Slowly, his girls began to make their way back, but we still had no luck finding him — until this week!

Honestly, we completely missed him at first 😅 We were so excited to have found one of our regular girls (with a bub 🌟), and Juliet, that we somehow missed the big fatty literally two metres to the right of them.

He’s looking a bit scrappy at the moment, but otherwise in great health!

I love how trusting he is with us, and how he looks just downright cuddleable! 😆🥰

Stay safe, Ace 💝

06/11/2025

A big milestone for our little page 💓

We’ve officially reached 1,000 followers 🤯

From both of us, I want to say how deeply grateful we are to every one of you for being part of our rescue journey and following along on our koala adventures 🐨✨️

In just one short year, this page has grown more than I could’ve imagined — especially as someone who’s never really been a “social media person.” But it has been such a rewarding experience 💝

Every like, comment, message, and share helps raise awareness for our wild koalas and the challenges they face every single day. It means the world to know there are so many people who care as deeply about their future as we do ❤️‍🩹

What started as a small effort to help our local koalas has grown into a wonderful community of people who love and protect wildlife right alongside us.

It’s easy for us to get caught up in the day-to-day of rescues. With the stress and expense, early mornings and late nights, every high and low — but seeing this page grow reminds us just how many people truly care!

Your support makes every difficult rescue, and release, even more meaningful.

If you’ve been enjoying our stories and would like to support us further, the best way to help us grow is by sharing our page or telling a friend who loves wildlife 🐨💫

Every share helps raise vital awareness for our native wildlife, and connects us with more people eager to help protect this beautiful species – which has always and will always be our goal.

The more people with the right connections, the more animals we can save together! 🌿✨️

Thank you for being here, for cheering these beautiful animals on, and for helping us share their stories.

Here’s to the next thousand and every koala we can help along the way 🐨🍻

🐝 Aware 🐝 Safe 🐝 Kind

06/11/2025

Took him a minute... 🐨🏃‍♂️

After a month in care, it was finally time to welcome home our handsome boy, Jake!

On the first of October, we received a call from the RSPCA requesting assistance with a koala suffering from conjunctivitis.

For those who were following along at the time, you’ll remember just how awful this poor fella’s eyes were on rescue 💔

When we arrived on site, Jake had climbed right to the top of his tree, tucked up within the thick foliage, after the ambulance team had attempted to flag him down. Unfortunately, he was just out of reach and definitely NOT budging.

We took over from there and set a ground trap, hoping to have him safely into care by the following morning.

Since we hadn’t been able to get a clear view of his condition the day before, we truly weren’t prepared for how terrible his infection turned out to be.

Both eyes were painfully inflamed and crusted over; his vision was severely impaired — if he could see at all, would’ve been a miracle.

After his initial assessment at RSPCA Wacol, Jake went on to receive treatment at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital — which is how he came to sport his very stylish red tag.

We were so excited to hear that this beautiful boy was ready to head home this week! Seeing him again for the first time since his rescue was an incredible feeling — he looks a thousand times better! 💖

Unlike during his rescue, Jake was a very well-behaved, sweet boy for his release. He might have even been a bit too comfortable, by the looks of it — all snuggled up in his towel.

I expected a speedy exit... but he needed a little encouragement! Once he got going, though, he was gone! 🏃‍♂️💨

So good to see another koala success story 💚

I'll be uploading a little Jake photo dump later of his progress. Stay tuned!!

Stay safe and healthy Jake 🐨💝

04/11/2025

That face! 😍

It finally happened — we got our first real look at our young mumma’s baby!

Back at the beginning of October, we spotted one of our familiar girls with her very first joey. Last weekend, she finally gave us a glimpse of that beautiful little face 🥰

They were nursing when we found them, but by the time I got my camera out bub was finished. (Sorry for the shaky video. I'm not used to filming on my camera).

How cute is it that bub’s got the same nose print as their mumma! 🥹

03/11/2025

Our little survivor… meet Marlee 🐨

After the intense storm cells that tore through SEQ on the weekend, we cleared our Sunday to check for sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife in our area.

All things considered, we were pretty successful — we sighted 44 koalas, and only one needed to be rescued ❤️‍🩹

Marlee was found completely by chance. We’d pulled over to conduct a welfare check on a familiar male when we spotted a young joey in the neighbouring tree.

Our excitement quickly faded when we realised this gorgeous girl was alone.

We searched high and low for another female who might be her mum, but found none. The only other koala nearby was the big male we’d seen initially.

Given the difficult environment — and how complex juvenile rescues can be — we called in the big guns for help!

We’re endlessly grateful to Trudi and Claire for coming to the rescue of this beautiful girl. We couldn’t have done it without you 🙏

Everything that could go wrong for a rescue, pretty much did go wrong...

She wasn’t trappable, the tree's weren't suitable for a climber, the male was far too curious about our baby for comfort. We fought through thick scrub, battled broken equipment, and worked under brutal heat and humidity — all while a vicious storm crept steadily closer.

As difficult as the circumstances were, I know we’d all do it again in a heartbeat for this result.

Marlee is safe and sound 💓

What makes Miss Marlee even more special (aside from being drop-dead gorgeous) is that she officially marks our 100th koala rescued! 🤩

It’s incredible to think that in just two short years, we’ve responded to so many koalas in need ❤️‍🩹

Many — if not most — were found simply through the hours we spend monitoring known colonies.

It really puts into perspective how vital ongoing research and monitoring are for this species. As heartbreaking as the work can be, there’s still so much we’re grateful for — and that’s what keeps us going 💓

Marlee weighed in at 2 kg, was dehydrated, and was found to have a small abdominal injury — likely from a fall, possibly tied to her separation from mum 💔

There are countless ways she could’ve ended up alone, and we will never know for sure how. But what matters most is that she’s safe… and we hope her mumma is too 🙏

I have soooo many photos and videos of our sightings I'm VERY excited to share! For now, enjoy these pics of our captivating little girl ✨️Marlee✨️

🆘️ Wildlife Emergency Contacts:

RSPCA QLD: 1300 ANIMAL (1300 264 625)
IKPS: 0419 760 127
Maddy (IKPS): 0400 256 656

02/11/2025

Alfie 🐨👹

On Thursday, we received a callout from the RSPCA about a koala found with conjunctivitis.

Although he was reported to be only 13 m high — within flagging distance — the sheer size of his tree ruled out the possibility of polling.

Luck was on our side, however, as the tree was trappable (after a great deal of effort).

After setting the trap, we decided to put our spare time to good use and search the surrounding land for any of his mates.

We drove and walked for a bit more than an hour and, in that time, successfully sighted… one.
Another male koala several km's away 🤦‍♀️

There was plenty of evidence of other koalas in the area — and it really was a beautiful stretch of habitat. We'll be trying our luck again, soon! 💓

The following morning, we arrived to the sight of a closed trap door 🙌

I’d love to say it was smooth sailing from there, but Alfie — despite his sweet, cuddly appearance — was downright N A S T Y❕️

He tried attacking us, mauled the towels lining his carrier multiple times, and would growl if we so much as looked at him 👹

We transported him to the RSPCA, passed along our apologies to the attending vet, and ran 😂

We later heard our vicious boy had made it onto the ward, which we were very relieved about! Unfortunately, our good news came with some bad…

In addition to suffering severe conjunctivitis in both eyes, Alfie is also battling a serious case of (what we assume is) bloat.

X-rays revealed alarming levels of gas in his body, undoubtedly causing him significant pain and discomfort – which may explain his above average agression.

The vets are doing everything they can to treat him, but it’s still too early to say whether our boy will make a full recovery.

He’s in the best hands, and we have everything crossed for our grumpy lad — hoping he gets to live a long, healthy life.

Get well soon, Alfie ❤️‍🩹

🆘️ Wildlife Emergency Contacts:

RSPCA QLD: 1300 ANIMAL (1300 264 625)
IKPS: 0419 760 127
Maddy (IKPS): 0400 256 656

01/11/2025

Sriracha 🐨🌶

Last weekend, we received a call from the RSPCA about a koala who’d been separated from her joey.

Sriracha’s little girl had been found by the property owner clinging to their dog.

The joey was taken to the RSPCA for assessment, where she was found to have several broken ribs 💔

With baby safely in care, our focus shifted to rescuing her mumma.

Sri had chosen a tree too tall to be flagged, so we set a ground trap with hopes she'd come down the following day. Unfortunately, she was determined to stay put.

With time ticking on the vets’ ability to reunite the pair, we reached out to tree climbers for assistance – but the weekend rain made climbing too dangerous.

By Wednesday, with the skies finally clearing, RSPCA arranged a climbing team from Koala Rescue Redlands & Surrounds 🙌

Soon enough, Sri’s rescue became a full house — with Redlands, RSPCA, and our ourselves all working together to get this precious mumma into care.

By the time the rescue was underway, it was well and truly dark so, we were working by torchlight.

Our girl didn’t make it easy — the low visibility and tricky position didn’t help. But after a lot of teamwork and persistence, we successfully caught her.

She didn’t go quietly, though! She managed to take a chunk of an RSPCA team member’s finger for the road 😬 Her fiery attitude earning her name 🌶

Sri’s body score came in at a healthy 8/10, and she is estimated to be 3 years old, making this her first season with a joey 💓

Given how her baby was found, there was a strong possibility of injury from the family dog.

Many people don’t realise that domestic pets — even when they don’t mean harm — can cause fatal internal injuries without visible damage. Sadly, even minor wounds can easily become infected and are often very difficult to treat 💔

That’s why, the longer it took to rescue mum, the more we feared the worst.

Thankfully, our beautiful mumma was found free of disease and injury — and even better, the RSPCA vet team were able to reunite her with bub! 💓💓

We’re so grateful to the Redlands team for braving the post-rain conditions and helping make this reunion possible ❤️‍🩹

We have everything crossed that these two gorgeous girls make a full and speedy recovery — we can’t wait to get them back home 🌼

🆘️Wildlife Emergency Contacts:

RSPCA: 1300 ANIMAL (1300 264 625)
IKPS: 0419 760 127
Maddy (IKPS): 0400 256 656

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