RESM Projects at Kanyana Wildlife

The Projects team of RESM team visited Kanyana Wildlife on a cold spring day. The team were welcomed by one of Kanyana’s volunteers who provided the team with a background of Kanyana and the services they offer. Kanyana Wildlife is located in Lesmurdie and is a not for profit organisation committed to the protection and welfare of native wildlife. The centre has a purpose built hospital and training and education centre. It is run by volunteers from the local community who provide for all of the needs of the animals and the operation of the centre.

After their site tour, the team broke up into teams to indirectly work towards Sustainable Development Goal* 'Life on land' (SDG 15). This goal strives to sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss, and a large factor in achieving this is preserving land ecosystems, including its wildlife.

One team rolled up their sleeves and got straight into mulching several large garden beds, digging filling up wheelbarrows and transporting the wheelbarrows full of mulch across the site and spreading across several garden beds. Another group were assigned to 'sanding of enclosures' which consisted of emptying enclosures of sand, cleaning the enclosure and refilling with new clean sand. A handful of the team helped with clearing a path of leaf litter and finishing off a drain while the others helped Kanyana’s regular volunteers with providing the residents with enrichment. Kanyana’s volunteers informed the team of the importance of enrichment for an animal, stating that changing the surroundings of the animal’s enclosure helps to stimulate the animal’s senses and helps to promote interaction with their environment.

After a very hard slog the team gathered at the fire pit which over looks the hills and enjoyed some lunch amongst the cheeky magpies. After lunch the team then gathered their last bit of energy together to pack up and finish off the last few things on the to do list which included gathering sticks and large bits of debris into a pile. Once the team were all done and packed up they were treated to an interactive tour of the site and had a chance to meet some of the residents, such as the black cockatoos, bilbys, emu and kangaroos.

To see more of the team in action click here.