Our Mission

“To rehabilitate sick, injured and orphaned wildlife from rescue to release.”

North Queensland Wildlife Care Inc is a voluntary non-profit organisation that helps native wildlife in North Queensland. We rescue and provide care for sick, injured, and orphaned native wildlife until they are rehabilitated and can be released back into the wild. We care for around 3000 native animals a year, including bandicoots, bettongs, birds, echidnas, flying foxes, frogs, gliders, goannas, kangaroos, koalas, lizards, microbats, native mice, possums, quolls, snakes, turtles, and wallabies. Volunteers care for animals in their own time, in their own homes, and at their own expense. Our network of carers extends from Townsville to Ingham, the Burdekin, Charters Towers, and all the way to Mount Isa. We are grateful to the local vets in the region who help us by treating injured wildlife.

Helping our carers

NQ Wildlife offers discounts on animal care products to our members, including milk formulas.  We hold regular training events for potential, new and experienced carers throughout the year. We aim to continuously develop carers’ skills and to raise public awareness of the wild animals found around us, their needs, the dangers they face, and what can be done to protect them.

We receive no annual government funding.

To support our members and our various activities, we conduct a variety of fundraising events and always welcome donations and sponsorships. Every bit helps! Our dream is to establish a dedicated wildlife hospital and rehabilitation centre, a dream that will require a fair bit of additional fundraising…