Wildlife Carers

Wildlife carers are invaluable in our community, providing care for sick, injured and orphaned wildlife.

Contacting a wildlife carer about injured wildlife

Call RSPCA Wildlife Hospital on 1300 ANIMAL (1300 264 625). This is the standard hotline for reporting injured, sick or orphaned native animals

Other wildlife carers

Organisation Contact Details
FAUNA Association Inc Phone: 1300 328 621 (1300 FAUNA 1)
Phone (Wildlife emergencies): (07) 5424 6055
 Fostercare of Australia's Unique Native Animals (FAUNA) Inc is a dedicated group of people who care for sick, injred and orphaned native Australian animals.
 Ipswich Koala Protection Society

 

  Phone: (07) 5464 6274
Web: IKPS Facebook 		  Rescues all wildlife and specialises in koalas.

Providing a 24-hour, 7-days a week ambulance service for sick, injured and orphaned wildlife.
ARROW Inc Phone (rescue hotline): 0430 904 415 Australian Rescue and Rehabilitation of Wildlife Association (ARROW) Inc is a volunteer organisation dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of sick, injured and orphaned wildlife.
Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital Phone (Australia Zoo): 1300 369 652
Phone (Appointments): (07) 5436 2097
Web: wildlifewarriors.org.au		 One of the world's largest and busiest purpose-built wildlife hospitals, based at Australia Zoo on the Sunshine Coast.
ONARR Phone (rescue hotline): (07) 3030 2245
Email: admin@onarr.org.au		 Orphaned Native Animals Rear and Release (ONARR) is a community based program run by volunteers.
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Hotline: 1300 130 372
Web: Wildlife contact page		 Hotline for reporting incidents such as human-wildlife interaction incidents, eg kangaroo attack or reporting fish/aquatic animal deaths in rivers and creeks.

Specific animal carers

Organisation Contact Details
Bat Rescue (Ipswich) Phone: (07) 3062 6730
Web: batrescue.org.au		 Flying foxes / bats / fruit bats
Bat Conservation and Rescue Qld Phone (rescue hotline): 0488 228 134
Web: bats.org.au		 Flying foxes / bats / fruit bats
B.I.R.O Phone: 0432 507 705 (calls only, no SMS)
Web: biro.org.au		 Birds

Becoming a wildlife carer

Volunteering as a wildlife carer makes a real and practical contribution to wildlife conservation in Queensland.

Wildlife carers are volunteers who treat wild native animals, usually on their own property, and release the animals back into their natural environment.

Council provides some support to wildlife carers such as through the Enviroplan Levy Community Funding.

To become a wildlife carer you must:

If you are interested in volunteering as a wildlife carer, contact your nearest wildlife group.

To find a group near you, contact RSPCA Queensland (1300 ANIMAL) or the Queensland Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.

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