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If you find a sick, injured or orphaned native animal in need of rescue, rehabilitation and release consult the following list to find your closest wildlife carer group.

Note: In most States and Territories  you require a license to care for native Australian wildlife.

Australian Capital Territory                      

Region Organisation Phone
ACT RSPCA Wildlife ACT 02 6287 8100
ACT Wildlife Carers Group (ACT) Inc 0406 056 099

New South Wales                                       

Region Organisation Phone
Armidale Northern Tablelands Wildlife Carers 1800 008 290
Armidale WIRES - New England  02 6778 4994
Artamon ORRCA 02 9415 3333
Ballina Australian Seabird Rescue 0428 862 853
Bargara Queensland Wildlife Carers 
    and Volunteers
07 4159 1504
Bathurst WIRES - Central West 02 6331 1066
Bellingen WIRES - Coffs Harbour 0500 559 559
Blue Mountains WIRES - Blue Mountains 02 4754 2946
Bowral WIRES - Wingecarribee 02 4862 1799
Broken Hill Rescue & Rehab of Australian Native Animals (RRANA) 0429 204 416
Bungwahl Great Lakes Wildlife Rescue 02 4997 6157
Clarence Valley WIRES - Clarence Valley 0500 894 737
Cobar WIRES - Cobar 0428 263 322
Coffs Harbour WIRES - Coffs Harbour 0500 559 559
Condobolin Lachlan Wildlife Carers 02 6895 7604
Doonside WIRES - North West Sydney 02 8977 3333
Dubbo WIRES - Dubbo 0500 844 995
Eden WIRES - Far South East NSW 02 6495 4150
Forestville WIRES - Northern Beaches 02 8977 3333
Forster Koalas in Care 02 6552 2183
Glen Innes Wildlife Carers of Glen Innes 02 6732 2771
Gloucester Koalas in Care 02 6552 2183
Gosford Wildlife Animal Rescue & Care 0500 551 121
Goulburn WIRES - Southern Tablelands 02 4822 3888
Gunnedah Friends of Waterways 02 6742 1826
Haberfield WIRES - Inner West Sydney 02 8977 3333
Hunter Region Native Animal Trust Fund  0500 502 294
Hunter Region Koala Preservation Society - Hunter 02 4984 5168
Jindabyne Looking After Our Kosciusko Orphans (LAOKO) 02 6456 1313
Ku-ring-gai Chase Ku-ring-gai Bat Colony Cmtee 02 9651 1026
Lismore Northern Rivers Wildlife
    Carers
WIRES - Northern Rivers
0500 882 626

02 6628 1898
Lismore East Friends of the Koala 02 6622 1233
Mudgee Wildlife Carers Network
WIRES - Mudgee
0408 966 228
02 6372 1611
Murray River WIRES - Murray River 0427 493 716
Muswellbrook Wildlife Aid 02 6543 3012
Narooma WIRES - Mid-South Coast 0427 020 327
Port Macquarie For Australian Wildlife Needing Aid (FAWNA) 0500 861 405
Port Macquarie Koala Preservation Society of NSW 02 6584 1522
Queanbeyan Wildcare Queanbeyan 02 6299 1966 
Richmond WIRES - Hawksbury 02 4577 2669
Sydney Kangaroo Protection Co-op
Sydney Metropolitan  
    Wildlife
WIRES (head office)
02 9817 4892
02 9413 4300

02 9975 1633
Tamworth WIRES - Central North 0500 855 333
Taree Koalas in Care 02 6552 2183
Tumut WIRES - Snowy Mountains 02 6949 5999
Tweed Valley Tweed Valley Wildlife Carers 02 6672 4789 
Ulladulla Native Animal Network Association (NANA) 0418 427 214
Wagga Wagga WIRES - Wagga Wagga 02 6921 5135
Willoughby WIRES - North Shore 02 8977 3333
Wollondilly  WIRES - Wollondilly 02 4684 1656
Wollongong WIRES - Illawarra 02 4285 5630
Woolgoolga WIRES - Woolgoolga 02 6649 1008
Wyong WIRES - Central Coast 02 4323 2326
 

Northern Territory                                     

Region Organisation Phone
Alice Springs RSPCA (Alice Springs)
Wildcare (Alice Springs)
08 8953 4430
0419 221 128
Darwin Wildcare (Darwin)
Wildlife Rescue (Darwin)
0406 056 099
0407 391 543
Katherine Katherine Wildlife Rescue Service 0407 934 252

Queensland                                               

Region Organisation Phone
S.E.Qld Australian Seabird Rescue
Queensland Native Animal Care
07 5485 3543
07 3208 8648
Bli Bli Wildlife Volunteers Association (WILVOS) 07 5441 6200

Boreen Point Australian Wildlife Animal
   Emergency & Rehabilitation
Wildlife Care and Rescue
07 5485 3020

07 5485 3779

Caboolture Koala Care and Rescue 0401 080 333
Esk Fostercare of Australia's Unique Native Animals (FAUNA) 07 5426 4389
Fairfield Orphaned Native Animals 
    Rear and Release
RSPCA - Native Animal Rescue
07 3030 2245

07 3426 9999
Fenny Hills Birds Injured Rehabilitated 
    and Orphaned (BIRO)
07 3351 5461
Gold Coast Bat Rescue 0417 976 711
Hattonvale Australian Rescue and Rehabilitation of Native Wildlife Assoc 07 5465 6865
Murgon South Burnett Wildlife Group 07 4168 2933
Nerang Australian Koala Hospital
Wildcare
07 5527 2444

South Australia                                         

Region Organisation Phone
SA Dept. of Environment and Heritage 08 8124 4700
SA RSPCA 08 8231 6931
SA Fauna Rescue of South Australia 08 8289 0896

Tasmania                                                   

Region Organisation Phone
TAS Dept. of Industries, Water and the Environment    (24 hours) 03 6233 6556
TAS Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service (TASPAWS) 03 6233 2270
Nth TAS Wildcare - north 0417 108 596
NE TAS Wildcare - north east 03 6256 7009
Sth TAS Wildcare 03 6233 2836
Mole Creek Trowunna Wildlife Sanctuary 03 6363 6162
Deloraine Animal Rescue 03 6368 1310
Central North Central North Wildlife Care & Rescue 0409 978 064

Victoria                                                       

Region Organisation Phone
Victoria Help for Wildlife 0417 380 687
Victoria Wildlife Victoria 03 9663 9311
Healesville Healesville Sanctuary
(drop-off only)
03 5957 2800

Western Australia                                     

Region Organisation Phone
WA Wildcare 08 9474 9055
Pilbara                                  Kangaroos
Pilbara Wildlife                 Birds
Carers Assoc                Reptiles
                                          Bats
0439 984 371
0438 924 842
0418 631 656
0438 924 842