It was spring in Queensland, Australia, a season when many wild animals find themselves in trouble, and the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital was a blur of fur and feathers.
A groggy black swan emerged from the X-ray room, head swaying on its long neck.
A flying fox wore a tiny anesthetic mask.
“We see everything,” Dr. Michael Pyne, the hospital’s senior veterinarian.
The wards were often full; in 2023, the hospital admitted more than 400 koalas, a fourfold increase from 2010.
Persons:
Dr, Michael Pyne, Pyne
Organizations:
Currumbin
Locations:
Queensland, Australia