ZOO
NEWS
MEMBER
MAGAZINE
07
03
VOLUME
38
SEPTEMBER
20
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CELEBRATE
NATIONAL
THREATENED
SPECIES DAY
National Threatened Species Day is a harsh
reminder that extinction is forever. Don't let
Victoria's most elusive and unknown species
disappear without a fight. This September 7,
join Zoos Victoria in the fight against native
wildlife extinction by visiting our zoos and
showing your support.
Top to bottom, from L-R:
CLEANING OUT EXHIBIT,
TRIMMING PLANTS AND
VEGETATION
Yvette trims back the
vegetation and removes any
weeds.
PUTTING OUT FOOD &
WATER IN EXHIBIT
Plains-wanderers are
insectivores which means
Yvette creates meals that
consist of fly pupae, hard
boiled eggs, insectivore mix,
finely cut greens and a fine
seed mix for them every day.
She also needs to collect
insects such as mealworms
and small crickets, weigh the
food and top up the water in
the aviary.
WATCHING THE BIRD ON
VIDEO FOOTAGE FROM THE
NIGHT BEFORE
Once back at the office, a big
part of Yvette's day is to review
the CCTV camera footage
from the night before and
watch all the videos from the
cameras that are fixed in the
aviary. If the birds are living in a
breeding pair, Yvette will keep
a lookout for any interactions
between the pair and record
these notes.
EXPLORING THEIR NEW
HOME
The first Plains-wanderer at
Werribee Open Range Zoo
arrived after she was found
more than 100km from the
grasslands where her species
normally lives in Victoria.
VET CHECK
Each bird is regularly checked
by keepers and vets to make
sure they are well, behaving
normally, eating and using
the exhibit.
