The Frontline of Australia’s Wildlife Crisis

What to do if you find sick or injured wildlife:

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Currumbin Wildlife Hospital is is located at 27 Millers Drive, Currumbin and is open 8am-5pm daily, excluding Christmas Day. Injured wildlife cannot be admitted at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary entrance.

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If you come across a sick or injured animal during business hours, please contact Currumbin Wildlife Hospital on (07) 5534 0813.

Out of business hours – if in Queensland – please contact Wildcare on (07) 5527 2444, if in NSW – please contact Tweed Valley Wildlife Carers on (02) 6672 4789.

BATS – please do not touch Bats or other dangerous animals.


Treat, Rehabilitate, Release – Sick,
Injured & Orphaned Native Australian Wildlife

Show Your Support

Help Us, Help Wildlife

There are so many ways you can show your support for Currumbin Wildlife Hospital. Donate, volunteer or purchase an item from our wish list.

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Study With Us

Shadow our amazing team of vets and nurses – observe, learn and ask questions.

There are a number of different programs allowing students to spend a week or more at Currumbin Wildlife Hospital.

HOSPITAL TOURS

Go behind the scenes, on a private tour, at one of the busiest wildlife hospitals in the world!

Watch Out For Echidnas This Winter

We have had an influx of Echidnas that have sadly been hit by cars. This is common during winter as it is breeding season for Echidnas, and they are on the move.

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Research

Currumbin Wildlife Hospital is part of a number of industry leading research programs.

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Volunteers & Carers

We couldn’t do it without our volunteers and carers. Find out how you can get involved.

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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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