A close-up image of a bee with a fuzzy yellow and black striped body, translucent wings, and antennae.

Un-BEE-lievable BeeS

Why are bees so important? Nearly everything we eat relies on pollination. Bees are one of the world’s most important pollinators! Plus, they produce delicious honey. What can YOU do to help bees in the wild? There is so much that you can do, such as: Three Fun facts about Bees But wait there’s more! There is so much more to know…

A close-up of a koala sleeping with its eyes closed, hugging a tree branch.

8 Ways To Help Koalas During Save The Koala Month

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…

Two Indigenous Australian performers wearing traditional attire and body paint perform a cultural dance outdoors, holding boomerangs.

Significance of Seasonal Patterns to the Worimi Nation

Learn from our First Nations Education Officer, James Rogers, about the unique methods the Worimi people use to predict resource availability, cultural activities and harvest times. Aboriginal Seasonal Calendars Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations did not have an established calendar like the Gregorian Calendar, that is used in Australia and abroad. Instead, indigenous nations would observe the elements that coincide with resource presence. Utilising the wind, sea temperature, animal lifecycles, and even the…

A brown and white owl flies low with wings spread, passing above a group of people watching intently in the background.

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Celebrates International Owl Awareness Day

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,…

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Meet Our Bees! It’s Pollinators Week

Australian Pollinator Week ( acknowledges our important and unique insect pollinators during spring. Over 75% of the world’s flowering plants are pollinated by insects. However globally, pollinator species are under threat – which puts many of our favourite foods at risk.  Here at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, our Education Team are lucky enough to be bringing…