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Aussie Ark 1.8.2024
Manning River Times
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8/1/2024
Aussie Ark wildlife ranger Adam Mowbray has had a dream come true when given the chance to hand-raise two Tasmanian devil joeys
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It's devil joey time, and how adorable are these two?
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It's midwinter, and Aussie arks and endangered Tasmanian devils are breeding.
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Sadly these two joeys had to be removed from their mum.
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The mother originally had four in pouch, but has cannibalised on two of them.
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It sounds brutal to us humans, but it's actually a survival strategy of the devils, and it's
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also quite common.
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So we decided to intervene and save the remaining two joeys just in case.
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The sister brother pair are four months old.
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Being their mum is a big commitment, they need to be fed every five hours, day and night.
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This is the first devils I've been able to hand raise.
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They're only drinking milk, and in a month or two I'll transition them to meat.
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So I've just got one of the little devil joeys with me at the moment, we're just going
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to give her a quick weigh, then we'll feed her, and then we'll weigh her again so we
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know how much she's drunk.
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So she's 330 grams.
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I feel very privileged to be able to be mum to these joeys.
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This species is extinct on mainland Australia, and is sadly still being decimated by the
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deadly devil facial tumour disease in Tasmania.
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Aussie Ark's breeding and rewilding program is the biggest of its kind, helping to secure
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the devil's future in the wild.
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I need you to help me raise these joeys.
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These two joeys need names.
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Help Aussie Ark name them, and if your names are chosen, you'll be invited to the Ark to
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attend a devil release.
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The best way to name them is to digitally adopt a devil, or make a donation via aussieark.org.au.
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So stay tuned, we'll record my journey with them until they're finally weaned and independent,
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and begin their lives at the Ark.
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