RESOURCES - Web

There are so many good resources on the web, we won't try to duplicate them all. Instead, we list some of the better resources we know. Please contact us to let us know if any of the links do not work, to let us know of others we should include, or to give other feedback / comments. We would love to hear from you!

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Topic Author
(if known)
Web Link Comments
Bandicoots
  Living with Bandicoots fact sheet Tweed Valley
Bats / Flying Foxes
  Bat Facts & Statistics Noah's Ark
  Bat (micro) Roosting Box Tweed Valley
  Bat Boxes Sydney Bats
  Care for Baby Flying Foxes Noah's ArkBasic care guide for grey headed flying fox.
  Diet Species of Flying Foxes
  in the Sydney region
Sydney BatsSydney Bats have these and many other useful information sheets on
  FAQ for Bats Sydney Batstheir website.
  Flying Fox Rescue Noah's ArkWhat you need for bat rescue & triage
  Microbat Educational factsheet Sydney Bats
  Radio Tracking StudiesML Augee and D.Ford Sydney Bats
Birds
  Bird ID OzbirdOnline resource to help identify native chicks.  A great idea.
  Living with Magpies fact sheet Tweed Valley
  Native Bird IdentificationM. Brooker & B. Cafe Noah's ArkNovel photo-based directory for identifying some Australian Native Birds. Worth a look
  Nest Boxes (various) Tweed Valley
  Orphaned baby birds fact sheet Tweed Valley
  Tawny FrogmouthKathryn Keen OZARKExcellent resource, as is her Wild Bird Care Manual
Diseases
  Coccidiosis2 Articles OZARK
  Eastern Grey Kangaroo
  Blood Parasites
Cheryl Dooley OZARK 
Echidna
  Hand-rearing EchidnasLynda Staker Lynda StakerUseful resource including caring, feeding tips, growth charts
Frogs
  Keeping Frogs in your garden FATSAvailable in pdf online
  Frog habitats on your property FATSAvailable in pdf online
General
  Fauna of Australia CSIRO CSIRO Actually a series of books, but some chapters are online
  Loving Wildlife to DeathKathryn Keen OZARK
  The Marsupial Society Bob Cleaver Marsupial Socy Information on various marsupial species
Koalas   
  The Bare Facts  Friends of the KoalaSuitable for general info & School Projects
  Fire and Koalas  Aus Koala Foundation 
  Leukemia in KoalasProf W. Robinson Wildcare Koala HospitalClick on link to 'Current Research'
  Overpopulation, Island
  Population and more..
  Aus Koala Foundation 
Macropods   
  Complete Guide to the Care
  of Macropods
Lynda Staker Lynda Staker Available for purchase via Lynda's web site
  Care for Baby Macropods  Noah's ArkBasic guide to macropod care for orphaned joeys.
  Macropod Rescue  Noah's ArkUseful rescue reference, tools, rescue kit, common issues etc.
Possums / Gliders
 
   
  Living with possums fact sheet Tweed Valley
  Nestboxes (various) Tweed Valley
  Nestbox (brushtail) NANA
  Possum and Glider course notesSonya Stanvic Lynda Staker
  RingtailsSonya Stanvic OZARK
  Spot the differenceSonya Stanvic OZARK
Reptiles
  Living with Snakes fact sheet Tweed Valley

         (updated March 2005)

 

     

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