Injured Echidna puggle recovering at Sydney zoo hospital

An echidna puggle who was found with suspected bird injuries has been treated at a Sydney zoo hospital. short-beaked puggle was found by members of public on Central Coast rth of Sydney last month, after it fell four metres from a tree onto ir balcony, Taronga Zoo Senior Keeper Sarah Male said.

Male said residents looked up into tree where puggle fell from and saw a raven and a magpie squabbling above. residents contacted an animal rescue organization which transported him to Taronga Wildlife Hospital at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, Male said.

puggle had scratches and bird peck marks on his back. He was assessed and treated at hospital by specialist carers, zoo said. Male said puggle was recovering and gaining weight, and growing fur on his body. zoo said more than 1,400 native wildlife animals treated by specialist vets and vet nurses across Taronga zoos hospitals in Sydney and Dubbo each year.