Wildhaven is a sanctuary in Australia that is dedicated to caring for the beautiful native wildlife there. Here the animals roam free and are protected by Stella and Alan Reid, who are the founders and caretakers of this sanctuary. The couple cares deeply for the wildlife they take in and help nurture back to health. They are proud to say that these beautiful animals have changed them forever. The Reids started Wildhaven over 20 years ago to help rehabilitate injured and orphaned animals.

The native animals that are cared for here are kangaroos, wombats, koalas and wallabies for the most part. A young kangaroo may stay at the sanctuary for eighteen months and a baby wombat as long as two years before they are developed enough to be released. Although the Reids become very attached to each one, it is absolutely imperative that the animals must be returned to the wild. It is with a great feeling of joy for the Reids to see them free once again after their release.

Their efforts have not been without hardship and tragedy however. Wildhaven was completely destroyed on February 7th in 2009 in what is known as "Black Saturday." Tragically, a wild fire started and took the lives of all the wildlife in their care as well as domestic pets and all buildings. Over 800 animals died that day. As horrible as this was, the Reids have now rebuilt and continue to work with the wildlife.

As Stella Reid describes their work there, "As you can probably gather, this is a lifestyle. It is not a hobby or a fleeting distraction. Once we decided, some twenty years ago, to devote everything we have to the care of our precious wildlife, our lives changed for the better and to see the trust shown us by those little creatures is payment beyond price."