.: Cormorants

"Charlie Brown" came into care on the 26/08/2009 from Victoria Point. He has sustained extensive nerve damage to his right wing possibly from being hit by a car or a boat strike. He was admitted to our intensive care unit and given physiotherapy everyday and had shown no signs of improvement. The Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital performed an operation on his wing and was in care for a few months. We released Charlie Brown on the Pre-Release dam on the 12/11/2009 and he has not left, he has become a permanent resident.

"Ivan" was rescued from Chinchilla on the 28/03/2010. He had a leg fracture and had to be operated on at the Australia Zoo Wildlife hospital, where they inserted a pin into his eg to assist the healing process. Ivan was in our intensive care unit for two months then transferred to our pre-release area for rehabilitation before being released on the 6/62010.

"Jordie" and "Hoppy" were brought over from Tangalooma Island. Both these birds had internal tackle and were operated on to remove the tackle and admitted to our intensive care unit for ongoing treatment before being transferred to our pre-release area for rehabilitation. They have been released back on Tangalooma Island and are doing well.