At Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, we’re wild about wildlife conservation! We love all animals and it’s our mission to protect them for future generations to come. Sadly, there are many threatened and endangered species. That’s why we’re working hard to help these animals to survive and thrive, which we do through research, rescue and breed for release programs.
We’re also passionate about education, teaching people how they can protect wildlife is paramount for a future where wildlife can stay wild. You can make a difference as well, and help protect wildlife by donating to our wildlife conservation programs!
Conservation Projects
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary participates in multiple conservation projects to help save some amazing species from extinction – from native Australian animals to some more exotic species.
Kroombit Tinkerfrog Conservation
The Kroombit Tinkerfrog (Taudactylus pleione) is listed as critically endangered, with potentially less than 150 individual frogs of this species in existence today.
Eastern Bristlebird Conservation
The Eastern Bristlebird is listed as endangered. Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is currently involved in a specialist care breeding and release program to protect this species from extinction.
Coxen’s Fig Parrot Conservation
The Coxen’s Fig Parrot is one of Australia’s most endangered parrots. It is endangered due to fragmentation of its habitat and the loss of forests where figs grow.
Regent Honeyeater Conservation
The Regent Honeyeater is listed as critically endangered. This species has suffered huge population declines due to the loss, fragmentation and degradation of their woodland habitat.
Greater Bilby Conservation
Bilbies are a threatened species and Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is part of a National Bilby breeding program in collaboration with Save the Bilby Foundation.
Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby Conservation
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary has participated in a Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby conservation program since 2010 and we have a purpose-built facility for breeding the Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby.
Orange-bellied Parrot Conservation
The Orange-bellied Parrot is one of Australia’s most threatened birds. They are at real risk of extinction in the wild due to habitat loss, feral predators, noxious weeds and disease.
Tasmanian Devil Conservation
The Tasmanian Devil has undergone a massive decline in numbers due to the Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD), with over 90% of the Tasmanian Devil population lost to this terrible disease.
Research Projects
Prevention is always better than cure.
We collaborate closely with Universities, Councils and other organisations to participate in vital research, which we hope will one day help save species from the threat of extinction.
Echidna Research
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary has been working with The University of Queensland to unlock the secrets of Echidna reproduction. The Australian Short-beaked echidna is one of only three mammals worldwide that lay eggs, making them incredibly unique and until recently very difficult to breed in specialist care.
Koala Conservation
Listed as endangered, the Koala is under threat from habitat destruction, dog attacks and vehicle strikes. Many Koala populations are thought to have disappeared or are in serious decline. The Koala is iconic and at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary we have had a healthy population of Koalas for many decades and we will continue to care for and highlight the need for Koala conservation.
Conservation Ambassador Species
Find out more about some of the threatened and endangered species that we support at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. Not only are we passionate about native Australian animals, but also exotic species.
What your donation helps fund
$35
will feed an Eastern Bristlebird for a week
$24
will feed a Kroombit tinkerfrog for a whole year
$500
will fund fuel for the animal ambulance
$5,000
will fund a new Koala biotracker
$3,000
will fund a new humidicrib with oxygen
$7,000
will purchase a new theatre table
Jingeri – Hello
We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the greater Yugambeh language region, the Country on which Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and Hospital are situated today. We recognise their continuing connections to the land, sky, waters (waterways), and wildlife. We thank them for caring for this Country and its ecosystems.
We celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and we pay our respect to Elders past and present.
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