Shelter Spotlight August 2024
Bungalook Creek Wildlife Shelter
Name of Operator: Emma Cash
Years of operation: 18 years
Suburb/area covered: Generally Yarra Ranges, but we have animals come from around Victoria.
Species you care for: Kangaroos, Wallabies, Grey-headed Flying Foxes, Microbats, Wombats, Possums, Gliders, Pygmy Possums, Echidnas and Koalas. Pretty much anything with fur!
Contact: Upper Yarra Wildlife Rescue Network - 0427 088 121
How does Bungalook Creek support wildlife and their habitat?
Our rescue and rehabilitation shelter is 100% volunteer based. We provide support to native wildlife which have been left injured or orphaned through no fault of their own. We regularly receive animals who have been hit by cars, attacked by roaming pet cats and dogs and stuck on fencing. We also provide rehabilitation support to wildlife impacted by natural disasters such as fires, storms and mass starvation events.
As humans continue to create spaces to live, work and play we are also destroying native wildlife habitat at a rate our native species will never recover from. We cannot continue to destroy their habitat, whilst complaining when native wildlife appear in the urbanised world just trying to survive.
How our project funding supported Bungalook Creek Wildlife Shelter
Emma from Bungalook Creek Wildlife Shelter has shared an exciting update on the funding we provided. We’re thrilled to see the completion of the incredible Flying Fox Enclosure she recently built.
This enclosure serves as a crèche for young adult Flying Foxes, helping them learn to fly, forage and fend for themselves before they are eventually released back into the wild.
We’re proud to see our support contribute to such an essential project.
There are many ways to help our wildlife and we get lots of calls a week with concerned Members of Public wanting to help. You can do this by reporting injured and orphaned wildlife or donating funds so that we can continue our programs and provide ongoing support to wildlife shelters.
What can you do to help?
What advice would you give the public?
If a young child and their parent were lying on the side of the road, would you stop to help, or at least call for help?
There is no difference between the above scenario and a kangaroo and their joey lying beside the road. Neither want to be in the situation they are in and both the humans and kangaroos would be terrified. Imagine crying for your mum and her not move or respond, while all around you cars continue drive past or over.
You don’t need to be trained to make a difference, just a little bit of compassion. By stopping and calling for help, you may just be that hero that young joey was needing.
Find out more about Wildlife Shelters in Victoria.
Lend a paw by purchasing a Wombaroo Gift Voucher for Bungalook Creek Wildlife Shelter.
For many wildlife rehabilitators, having access to life-saving food or equipment is often a necessity they struggle to afford. These dedicated individuals devote their lives to assisting wildlife, typically funding their efforts themselves and covering costs for baby formula, medicine, and supplies from their own pockets. Unfortunately, they receive little to no government support for their crucial work.Gift vouchers make a significant difference for carers, whether it's purchasing a $20 Wombaroo voucher for a tiny joey or $1,000 voucher to support a mob of injured Kangaroo’s, every contribution plays a vital role in the recovery and survival of these precious creatures. By providing these vouchers, you empower rehabilitators to continue their invaluable work, offering second chances to animals in need.
Use the email address at checkout: bcwildlifeshelter@gmail.comThank you for your generosity. Let's continue to make a positive impact, one life at a time. 
*Each voucher is email directly to the recipient to be used on anything in the store. Vouchers do not expire.