Living With Wildlife
The warm weather brings out a lot of animals that were hibernating over winter. During summer there are many monitors (goannas) around, snakes, and nesting birds as well as wallabies with babies in their pouches.
Most of the snakes at Mackerel are harmless diamond pythons, yellow faced whipsnakes and brown or green tree snakes. However on the odd occasion venomous snake such as eastern browns, red bellied black snakes and death adders are seen. If you see a venomous snake leave it alone and don't try to touch it.
We live on the perimeter of a National Park and it is illegal to harm any animals. If you are worried about an animal near your house there are residents you can contact to help you be more at ease.
There are also residents who can help if an animal is injured. If you have found a sick, injured or orphaned native animal please phone WIRES Wildlife Rescue line on 1300 094 737.
Native wild life at Mackerel live in close proximity to humans in their day to day existence.
While it is attractive to humans to hand-feed animals it is not good for the wildlife as it encourages scavenging and discourages self-sufficiency, so best to appreciate their cuteness from a distance and let them fend for themselves in a natural habitat.
