Who to call for Wildlife Rescue in FNQ
In the wake of the floods, many of our region's wildlife find themselves injured or displaced, urgently needing our help. This page serves as a crucial resource for anyone who encounters these animals in need.
While your intention to help is commendable, please be aware that some animals, like snakes or bats, require specialised handling and should only be handled by trained wildlife rescuers.
If you find a wallaby, bird, bat, snake etc, please contact the wildlife rescuers that best suit that particular animal, if possible.
Wildlife Cairns & Greater Region
FNQ Wildlife Rescue
Call our hotline for instructions on how to best help the animal. Do not handle bats or anything that could cause injury to yourself.
They specialise in the rescue, care and release of native wildlife from Cardwell to Cape York. Their trained carers work with a wide range of wildlife, including birds, mammals, marsupials, bats, reptiles and amphibians.
For emergency native animal rescue please call our 24-hour hotline on (07) 4053 4467.
The Agile Project
Wildlife Rescue
The Agile Project - Wildlife Rescue is a rehabilitation group for native animals based in Cairns. Please report any wildlife that is dead, injured or in need of assistance - their volunteers have an average response time of under 15 minutes.
For emergency native animal rescue please call our 24-hour hotline on 0467 022 358
Tablelands Wildlife Rescue
A wildlife rescue organisation that has been established on the Atherton Tablelands in Far North Queensland by experienced and dedicated wildlife carers who have been wildlife care specialists for many years.
Their trained carers work with a wide range of wildlife, including birds, mammals, marsupials, bats, reptiles and amphibians.
For emergency native animal rescue please call our 24-hour hotline on (07) 4091 7767
Mission Beach
Mission Beach Wildcare provides rescue assist with injured Cassowaries, and retrieval of animals (birds, mammals, marsupials, bats, reptiles and amphibia) providing emergency and pre-release care, co-ordination of carers, and access to veterinary resources.
Mission Beach Wildcare was formed as a working group of C4 (Community for Coastal and Cassowary Conservation Inc.) in March, 2002.
For native animal rescue please call 0439 687 272
Birds of Prey & Sea Birds
Wildlife & Raptor Care QLD
At present, the WARCQ facilities comprise a purpose-built 15m care and flight aviary for raptors and birds of prey as well as a treatment clinic and other support services. A raptor prey-breeding facility is also located on-site. WARCQ personnel work closely with wildlife rescue groups in the region to ensure that injured wildlife are received into WARCQ care in a timely manner
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/warcq.org
For emergencies and wildlife rescues please call 0421 553 214
TigerLodge Wild Care
For wildlife emergencies in Cairns and the Northern Tablelands. Specialising in wildlife and raptor care.
For emergency native animal rescue please call our 24-hour hotline on
(07) 4093 0761
FNQ Wildlife Rescue
Call our hotline for instructions on how to best help the animal. Do not handle bats or anything that could cause injury to yourself
For emergency native animal rescue please call our 24-hour hotline on
(07) 4053 4467.
Registered Snake Handlers
Cairns Snake Removals
Dave Walton: 0408 331 700
Palm Cove to Gordonvale and west to Kuranda
Mareeba/Atherton areas if needed.
Will Kemp (Cairns)
Wil Kemp: 0488 214 917
Cairns area. Available mostly during December - February. Sun/Mon/Tues during other months.
Brian Ross (Cairns)
Brian Ross: 0404 369 360
Servicing Edge Hill and surrounding suburbs
Sam Davies (Cairns)
Sam Davies: 0472 723 325
Servicing Cairns Northern Beaches
Zac Bower (Cairns)
Zac Bower: 0477 648 719
Servicing Cairns and surrounding suburbs
Luke Quirk (Cairns)
Luke Quirk: 0481 580 320
Servicing Brinsmead and surrounding suburbs
Chris Far North (Mossman / Port Douglas)
Chris Far North: 0410 417 605
Douglas Shire
Mossman / Port Douglas
Tableland Snake Catchers
Leslie / Ruth:
0473 169 779 / 0498 438 912
Based in Ravenshoe servicing Atherton Tablelands area: Mt Garnet in South to Mareeba / Kuranda / Tinaroo
Miss Hill Reptiles (Kuranda)
Miss Hiss Reptiles:
0447 888 872
Servicing areas of Kuranda and surrounds
Liam Bamber (Cardwell)
Liam Bamber: 0428 008 222
Servicing Cardwell area
Wise Hok Wai Lum
Wise Hok Wai Lum:
0431 565 027
Servicing Ravenshoe and surrounds
Sea Animals
Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre
Call our hotline for instructions on how to best help the animal. Do not handle bats or anything that could cause injury to yourself
For turtle rescue please call 0417 441 956
Marine Strandings
Marine animal strandings of sick, injured or dead turtles, dolphin, dugongs or whales.
To report marine animal strandings call the number below and a Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) officer in the relevant region will be contacted with your information and will determine the appropriate response.
For marine strandings please call
1300 130 372
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