Tag: Eve

  • Conservation tip 2!

    Conservation tip 2!

    This time Eve will tell us about the importance of keeping rubbish in our bins. And how this affects animals.

    So many people have rubbish dangling out of the bins. Rubbish impacts our ecosystems greatly, animals can mistake rubbish for food and could kill them.

    • Ways to keep the rubbish inside of bins is to put a brick on the lid so crows and other animals can’t get in and the wind cant blow the lid over.
    • To make sure there are no holes in your bin for animals to climb in.
    • A padlock could work to shut your bin from the wind and animals. With a small chain attached to one of the bin handles.

    Make sure to spread the information to people who have problems with birds and animals getting in bins.

  • Steve Irwin day

    Steve Irwin day

    Steve Irwin was a legacy, he was born 22 February 1962

    Steve Irwin was known as The Crocodile Hunter. He was born in the Angliss hospital in Upper Ferntree gully Victoria.

    Later Steve Irwin made a documentary show about his honey moon with his Wife Terri Irwin. Which soon after made him world famous for all the wonderful effort he put into wildlife and conservation. Steve Irwin said ‘I have no fear of losing my life, if I have to save a koala, or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate I’ll save it.’

    Steve Irwin had a wonderful passion for wildlife and conservation, until he was stabbed while filming a marine documentary by a Sting ray in Batt Reef. Steve Irwin died September 4 2006 aged 44.

    Steve Irwin had two kids Bindi Irwin and Robert Irwin who now work in Australia zoo the home of their Dad Steve.

    Steve Irwin day is about celebrating Steve’s amazing life and all the things he did, Steve represents many things that are wildlife and conservation. Steve Irwin day is held on the 15th of November. We should be celebrating this day for many years to come.

    Steve Irwin did many great things, now is the time for the younger generation to do something.

    Image: Jon Kopaloff, FilmMagic

  • Conservation Tip!

    Conservation Tip!

    For our first conservation tip, Eve tells us about what to do if you see injured wildlife

    Often, there are injured native animals around our houses and we don’t do much about it. To help get that animal back to health you should ring your local wildlife shelter or vet and ask what to do. You should never try to feed or wash the animal as that could do further harm to it, so best to put it in a cardboard box with a towel and ring an animal shelter for further information. 

    Hermit Crab, Thailand. Credit: Coen

    In the Dandenong Ranges there are a few places to go with injured wildlife.
    AEC Blackburn 03 9803 8122

    Ferntree Gully Vet: 03 9758 4055