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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…
This World Frog Day (March 20), the team at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary have plenty of reasons to celebrate, with the first group of captive bred Kroombit Tinkerfrogs released into the wild after years of research and dedication. This exciting update on efforts to recover this critically endangered frog species has been made possible thanks to the ongoing…
A young Koala will join the family at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, after being found in the pouch of his deceased mother, who had been hit by a car. Koalas are not bears! But this one might be an exception, after being officially named ‘Bear’. ‘Bear’, who is now 5 years old, will be a very special…
On the 21st of May Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, together with Zoos and Wildlife parks all over the World, celebrated World Tree Kangaroo Day. There are a number of different species of Tree Kangaroo, found in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Australia, some of which are now considered endangered or critically endangered. Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is home to one Goodfellow Tree…
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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