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Did you know our Capybaras are elegant swimmers and our Binturong likes to devour tropical fruit? Yes, we love our beautiful Lost Valley residents and the quirky characters that they are! Read on to meet them all. Red Pandas Zeya joined the Lost Valley Red Panda family in October 2024, arriving from Taronga Zoo. She…
To help protect one of Australia’s rarest birds, eight captive-bred eastern bristlebirds were released into the wild to join the critically endangered northern population this year. This brings the number of captive-bred birds released in the past year to 23. Eastern bristlebirds were once a common sight in southeast Queensland, eastern NSW and Victoria, but…
A contemporary, new wedding and events venue, ‘The Homestead’, is now taking bookings. Nestled amongst the scenic backdrop of the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, the venue forms the signature feature of the award-winning attractions’ newest precinct. Designed in collaboration with global leisure and entertainment company Pico Play, the 841sqm property draws inspiration from the famed ‘Queenslander’, complete…
November 16th 2023 marks one year since ‘The Frog Lab’ first opened at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, and what a year it has been! The state-of-the-art breeding facility, together with lead researcher Michael Vella and his team, has helped breed more than 150 frogs in the last year. 24 of those have since been released into…
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, together with Jann Stuckey, are thrilled to unveil a one-of-a-kind, bronze statue of sanctuary founder Dr Alex Griffiths. It will be unveiled at a ceremony on the birthday of Alex Griffiths, October 5th. Conservationist Dr Alex Griffiths gifted the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, then known as the Currumbin Bird Sanctuary, to National Trust…
“The investment into this precinct is the most significant in the history of Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.” Travis Couch General Manager Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. You beauty! A brand-new precinct is under construction at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and will be open just in time for the Summer school holidays! ‘Outback Springs’ will celebrate everything Australia! From food, to animals and traditional…
August 4 was International Owl Awareness Day! There are around 250 different Owl species found throughout the world and Australia is home to 11 of them. Owls can be found in every single state and territory across our vast nation. An owls hearing is one of its many exceptional adaptations.Did you know some have lopsided ears,…
The Matildas have scored a cuddly 24th teammate with Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary naming the newest member of their growing Koala colony, ‘Matilda’, in support of Australia’s most popular soccer team. The furry addition has been cheering on the team from a eucalyptus-filled enclosure on the Gold Coast. Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Koala Specialist Sarah Eccleston said Matilda, the Koala…
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Koala Specialist Sarah Eccleston has been nominated in this year’s Gold Coast Bulletin Women of the Year awards, in the Environmental Warriors category. Sarah has spent her whole adult life working with Koalas at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and is an amazing advocate for this iconic species. Sarah is the published author children’s book of ‘Have…
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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