Noosa News
Sunshine Coast wildlife volunteers foraging for possum food brings community together
Every morning, Sunshine Coast wildlife carer Anya Webbe gets up early and heads to a local park or garden to forage for tasty leaf tips.
With seven orphaned possums in her care, the hunt for fresh foliage is a daily task that comes with being a volunteer carer for the local wildlife group Wildlife Volunteers Association Inc (WILVOS).
Key points:
- A wildlife carer was told off by a local resident in a park for taking foliage for possums
- The taking of foliage for wildlife is a grey area but one the Sunshine Coast Council is looking to address
- The exchange led to a social media group connecting residents who have foliage, fruit, goods for rescued wildlife
“They need fresh leaf tip every day so I’m out and about in the bushes and in the parks…
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