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September is Save the Koala Month and at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, we love Koalas! There will be a number of ways to get involved with Save the Koala Month at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, to help raise awareness and protect the future of this amazing, endangered Australian species. Here are 8 ways you can show your support: 1. Visit Our Koala Sanctuary Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary…
What Are Bilbies and Where Are They Found? Bilbies are very special Australian marsupials. They are the largest type of animal in the Bandicoot family and can weigh up to 2.5kg. They have fluffy grey hair, big ears and a long tail. They are very adaptable. While they can live successfully in a lot of different types of environments in Australia, they are normally found living in burrows amongst grasses, trees and…
Love is in the air! Or should we say, on the ground? As part of our conservation program to save the endangered Eastern Bristlebird, a small ground-dwelling bird, our conservation team has been very busy ‘match making’. Keep reading to find out what that means and to get a full update on our conservation work….
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…
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…
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…
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…
November 11-20 2022 is National Frog ID week and Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary will be marking the occasion, by officially opening our brand new Frog Lab. The state-of-the-art breeding facility has been years in the making. Now up and running, it will help Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary specialists, continue their vital work, saving frog species for future generations to come. In…
A history making moment at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary In late 2020, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary celebrated the arrival of the first ever Kroombit Tinkerfrog raised in captivity. Now staff at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary are celebrating the emergence of a second captive-bred Tinkerfrog, likely the first male of the species ever bred in captivity. The newly emerged…
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.
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