With local volunteers Robyn Goswell, Ian Morphett and Helen Dauncey assisting with the release, everything seemed to go off without a hitch.

An endangered native species, the quoll was found injured at Wells Caravan Park in January.

Ms Goswell was called out to rescue the animal from under a caravan, suffering a large gash in its side.

After taking it to Motto Farm Vet, who also voluntarily cares for injured wildlife, the quoll was put into the care of volunteers Ann and Ray Williams from Medowie, who nursed the animal back to health for two weeks.

The animal was well fed on a diet of chickens and eggs, gaining a kilo during the time it spent in care.

“Quolls are quite territorial, so it is important they are released back to where they are found,” Mr Morphett said.

After a nesting box was attached to a tree in the park, the quoll was carefully reintroduced to its home.

The group then observed the quoll taking in its new surrounds before leaving it to get back to nature.

Mrs Williams plans on returning to the nesting box in a few weeks to see if the quoll has taken up permanent residence.

Volunteers had been very busy over the Christmas period, Ms Goswell said, with many reports of baby birds found on the ground.

“Usually there is nothing wrong with them, they are just learning to fly, or have fallen from the nest,” she said.

During the past few months Ms Goswell said she had rescued a bandicoot, possums, baby ringtail possums, a tawny frogmouth, a honeyeater and even a pee wee.

“More volunteers are needed,” Ms Goswell said.

“There are two kinds of volunteers, the rescuers who are on call 24 hours to capture the injured wildlife, take the animals to the vet and arrange for a carer,” she said.

“To become a carer you need to have the appropriate facilities that have been approved by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.”

Volunteers must have at least completed a course in basic rescue training and caring for wildlife.

For more information visit www.hunterwildlife.

org.au