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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…
The Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus) is a small, cryptic, ground-dwelling bird that occupies low, dense heathland and grassy vegetation along the southeast coast of Australia. The species is listed as Endangered. As a result of habitat loss, degradation and the 2019/2020 bushfires, the remaining Eastern Bristlebirds are now fragmented into three separate populations spread from…
Koala Jordan was loaned to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, from the Queensland Government Daisy Hill Koala Centre in February 2022, as part of a special breeding program. We’re pleased to announce his time at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary has been very successful. In recent months, Jordan has helped conceive 3 Koala joeys, which are now out of their mother’s pouches and…
2022 marks 75 years since Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, then known as the Currumbin Bird Sanctuary, first opened to the public. To celebrate the occasion and founder Alex Griffiths, a new historical exhibition has opened in the Sir Walter Theatre, looking back at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary through the years. From Alex Griffiths’ first ideas, to the…
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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