What do you do if you find
an injured or orphaned glider?
- Assess whether the casualty is treatable or suffering
badly and beyond recovery
- See if glider is female by checking for pouch and young
- Keep the glider in soft, warm, dark place until you reach
home
- Remember it will be frightened so be careful not to be
scratched or bitten
- Handle gently and as little as possible
- Place in secure, darkened container to allow glider to
calm down
- Ring Parks and Wildlife - it is illegal keep native animals
without a permit
- Keep out of reach of small children and pets
- Keep loud noise to a minimum
- If asked to transport to a registered carer use a warm,
dark container
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Did
you know gliders sieve the fibre out of their food so
well they leave tiny crescent shaped "spits" moulded to the
exact shape of their palette, where they had their meal?
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