KoonaWonga Wildlife Rescue

KoonaWonga Wildlife Rescue

KoonaWonga Wildlife Rescue is dedicated to the rehabilitation of native animals. We strive to promote & educate our community regarding these amazing animals.
KoonaWonga Wildlife Rescue consists of 2 wildlife shelters in north central area of Victoria.
Firstly Dutch Thunder Wildlife Care & Rescue, located in Koonoomoo. It is owned & run by husband & wife team, James Leonard & Kylee Donkers. It is surrounded by a unique & irreplaceable ecosystem consisting of koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, sugar & squirrel gliders, kingfishers, tawny frog mouths, kookaburras & hundreds more wonderful species of bird life, insect life & reptiles.
Secondly is Aussie Bumper Thumper's Wildlife Shelter located in Yarrawonga. Its owned & run by mother & daughter team Loretta & Mo Saunders. It to is surrounded by a unique ecosystem consisting of pelicans, wallabies, swans, kingfishers, possums, kookaburras & hundreds more wonderful species of water birds, insect life & reptiles.
Wildlife care is all voluntary!
Both shelters are set up to look after our precious native animals that are orphaned &/or injured. Unlike a veterinary hospital, there are no ambient noises or smells to stress out the animal that are recovering with us & because of the shelters positions next to the river and lake, it is very natural.
Throughout the time animals are in our care they require a range of specially formulated milk powders, medications, bedding & feed. To give you an idea; it costs approximately $1800 to rear an orphaned joey kangaroo, around $600 to rear an orphaned koala joey & that is not to mention those animals we get in which need medical treatments. Vet costs are NOT covered either so everything is paid for by the shelter owners.
We receive thousands of calls yearly for information &/or assistance with native animal encounters.
We are a not for profit & operate purely on donations. If you can help or would like to make a donation please see our website. ...read more