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Please note that all opinions expressed within
the links do not necessarily represent Beremboke views.
We are more than happy to promote any wildlife shelter
or wildlife environmental organisation so if you have a website that
you would like us to link to, please
with your details.
Birds Australia- dedicated to the conservation,
study and enjoyment of Australia's
native birds and their habitats.
BOCA Bird Observers Club of Australia - a major
birding organization with members all over Australia. The Club runs
bird watching activities, outings, camps, interstate and overseas
trips, undertakes bird surveys, and has an extensive library and retail
shop.
SOSSA Southern Oceans Seabird Study Association -
is a wildlife conservation and research organization. Its members are
dedicated amateurs and professionals who share a common interest and
concern for the marine environment and the wildlife of the Southern
Oceans.
Echidna Walkabout
VIC - Nature Tours and Koala Research high quality experiences seeing
native animals 'in the wild'throughout Victoria and south east
Australia for international and domestic travellers.
The Cape Otway Centre for Conservation
Ecology VIC -
an ecolodge within a wildlife rehabilitation and ecological research
centre adjoining the Great Otway National Park.
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Dr Anne Fowler
Wildlife Veterinarian providing Veterinary training in Wildlife Care
Australian Animals
- unique Australian animals. Click on the animal you wish to see and
learn about.
Australian Fauna a
100% free information site, no rubbish, just fair dinkum Aussie animal
info.
Australian Geographic Society -
dedicated to supporting scientific research,
protecting and fostering a love for our environment and natural
heritage.
Australian Museum ,
Museum Victoria and
Melbourne Museum
Frogs of Australia
- definitive guide to the frogs of Australia, providing descriptions,
distributions, images, breeding calls, and more for every frog in
Australia.
IFFA Indigenous Flora & Fauna
Association - is dedicated to the future of the
Australian flora and fauna, whether in habitats of world heritage
quality or in the urban backyard.
Mt Rothwell Conservation &
Research Centre - "Restoring a safe habitat for
Australia's threatened wildlife in Victoria and providing an
educational experience for all"
The Marsupial Ring
- a natural history information site about marsupial mammals from
dasyurids to kangaroos. The primary function of The Marsupial Ring is
to promote public knowledge and appreciation of marsupials.
Ozark - Australian
wildlife carer's information & communications network. Wildlife
professionals and wildlife rehabilitators from all around Australia are
able to participate in the Ozark forum. Ozark is a vital communication
link enabling wildlife carers from a wide range of areas and
experience, to learn from one another, to discuss pertinent issues and
to be part of a non-political supportive community of fellow wildlife
workers and carers.
Reptiles Australia
VIC - the magazine for Australian reptile enthusiasts with informative
articles written by some of Australia's most accomplished breeders and
accompanied with large full colour photos.
Teeth Tell a Tale
- find out how animals live by looking at their teeth.
Australian Conservation Foundation
– is committed to inspiring people to achieve a
healthy environment for all Australians. A strong voice for the
environment, promoting solutions through research, consultation,
education and partnerships, working with the community, business and
government to protect, restore and sustain our environment.
Bush Heritage Australia
- National, independent, non-profit organization created to preserve
Australia's biodiversity through the creation of reserves on private
land.
Earthwatch -
engages people worldwide in scientific field research and education to
promote the understanding necessary for a sustainable environment.
Friends of the Earth Australia
- a federation of independent local groups working for
a socially equitable and environmentally sustainable future.
Greenfleet -
Climate change and global warming are among today's most pressing
environmental issues brought about by increased concentrations of
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Greenfleet provides a simple way to
reduce your car's impact on the environment. See their website for
details on how you can participate.
Greening Australia -
Greening Australia works in partnership with landholders, the
community, government and business to tackle environmental degradation
in a practical, apolitical, scientific way.
Greenpeace Australia Pacific
- " ... exists because this fragile earth deserves a voice.
It needs solutions. It needs change. It needs action".
Invasive Animals Cooperative Research
Centre - Exotic invasive species (pest animals
and weeds) are a major cause of global biodiversity decline. Australia
has the unenviable record of having nearly half the known mammalian
extinctions worldwide in the past 200 years. Between 1995 and 2005 the
number of terrestrial bird and mammal species assessed as extinct,
endangered or vulnerable rose by 41% from 129 to 169 (ABS ¬2006).
Competition for feed, predation and land degradation by feral animals
(goats, rabbits, cats, foxes, pigs and cane toads) are listed as key
threatening processes under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity
Conservation Act 1999.
Landcare Australia - is a uniquely
Australian partnership between the community, government and business
to 'do something practical' about protecting and repairing our
environment. More than 4,000 volunteer community landcare
groups are tackling land degradation in every corner of Australia.
Land for Wildlife
- a Victoria State Government program supporting landholders or
managers who provide habitat for native wildlife on their
land.
Trust for Nature Victoria
- a non-government, non-profit organisation set up to help nature
conservation on private land. If you love the bush there is
still time to make your mark by taking some positive action and joining
Trust for Nature.
The Wilderness Society Australia-
is a community-based environmental advocacy
organization whose mission is protecting, promoting and restoring
wilderness and natural processes across Australia for the survival and
ongoing evolution of life on Earth.
WWF-Australia-
"Our mission is to stop the degradation of the planet's
natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in
harmony with nature. With over 80,000 supporters, and active projects
in Australia and the Oceania region, WWF works to conserve Australia's
plants and animals, by ending land clearing, addressing climate change,
and preserving and protecting our fresh water, marine and land
environments."
THREATENED SPECIES NETWORK -
working with the community to stop plants and animals from
disappearing; a partnership between WWF-Australia and the Australian
Government.
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Greenpeace International - an
independent global campaigning organization that acts to change
attitudes and behaviour, to protect and conserve the environment and to
promote peace.
IFAW International Fund for Animal
Welfare -
Since 1990, IFAW has maintained a presence in Australia to work for the
protection of native wildlife, domestic dogs and cats, and the whales
that live in the waters of the Asia Pacific region working with
Australia'speople and governments to improve the well-being of wild and
domestic animals.
World
Wildlife Fund -
WWF's ultimate goal is to build a future where people live in harmony
with nature.
Australian Koala Foundation
Qld -
in over 20 years of operation the Foundation has grown to a well-known,
global organisation with a strong track record in strategic koala
research, conservation and community education.
Hear the Koala!
(sound file link)
Koala Hospital Port Macquarie
NSW - the world's first hospital dedicated solely to the care and
preservation of koalas with a research affiliation with the University
of Sydney, Australia.
Janine Duffy's Koala Research
in the Brisbane Ranges National Park and You Yangs
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
Brisbane -
the first and largest Koala sanctuary in the world dedicated to the
preservation of Australian wildlife through education about the needs
of our unique Australian animals.
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Code of Practice for the private
keeping of Reptiles
Code of Practice for the Housing of
Caged Birds
Code
of Practice for the use of small steel-jawed traps
Problems caused by snakes
Parks Victoria VIC
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Echidna Creations-
native wildlife artwork by Janine Duffy
Martin Scuffins
original artwork & prints
and
Ruth Waterhouse exclusive jewellery featuring
Australian native wildlife
AWARE
Australian Wildlife Assistance Rescue and Education (Mornington
Peninsula, Victoria) VIC -
a volunteer group of wildlife carers, rescuers and shelters formed to
address the issues of the wildlife in the sand belt region of Melbourne
Victoria, covering the area between Melbourne and Frankston including
Oakleigh, Springvale, Dandenong & Cranbourne.
BADGAR Ballarat & District
Greendale Animal Rescue VIC - 24-hour emergency
rescue service for injured, orphaned and sick wildlife around Victoria,
as well as training rescuers and carers to a new higher State-wide
level. Promotes public awareness to the plight of our wildlife through
media.
East
Gippsland Wildlife Shelter Group Inc (Bairnsdale
district - part of the BADGAR Group) - Besides raising funds to help
with the day to day running costs of rehabilitating wildlife one of the
most important aspects of the group is the support and friendship of
like minded people with a common interest.
FAWNA For
Australian Wildlife Needing Aid
- a volunteer wildlife rescue and rehabilitation service for injured
and orphaned native wildlife operating on the mid north coast of NSW
and licensed by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS).
Help for Wildlife
VIC -established in 1995 to assist with distressed wildlife. Serves
to encourage greater understanding and respect for the needs of
wildlife and actively seeks solutions to wildlife problems.
Warrnambool
Wildlife Rescue
(Southwest Victoria) - originally established as a support group for
wildlife shelters and their foster carers, It welcomes other
like-minded people who are interested in native wildlife. The group is
dedicated to caring, helping and rehabilitating injured and orphaned
native wildlife in the South West pocket of Victoria.
Wildlife Victoria
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- Victoria's oldest and most comprehensive wildlife rescue network
dedicated to the care and protection of Australia's native wildlife
through the pursuit of the highest standards in wildlife rescue,
rehabilitation and care with continued commitment to carer support,
education, training, wildlife advocacy, research, promotion of
partnerships and the preservation of natural ecosystems.
WRAP
- Wildlife Rescue and Protection Inc - (East Gippsland -
part of the BADGAR Group) provides for the rescue, care and
rehabilitation of native wildlife; a network of wildlife shelters and
foster carers who respond to countless calls every year to assist
injured, displaced and orphaned native animals.
WRIN Wildlife Rescue &
Information Network VIC -
- a volunteer organization dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation
of native fauna found injured, sick or orphaned.
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Wildlife Groups / Organizations
- Other Australian states
Australian Fauna Care has a
comprehensive national list of wildlife care groups.
Australian Seabird Rescue
NSW
- rescue research and rehabilitation or marine wildlife and seabirds.
Fauna Rescue of South Australia
- a volunteer non profit organisation, caring for sick,
injured and orphaned wildlife in private homes.
FNQ Wildlife Rescue
Qld -
a network of professional carers committed to rehabilitating wildlife
for release, and educating people about the value of native fauna and
its habitat.
Kanyana Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
WA -
for over 25 years, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, Kanyana provides
advice, hands on specialised care and expertise to ensure our sick,
injured and orphaned native animals are given a second chance.
NANA Native Animal Network Association
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provides the care, rehabilitation and release of Australian native
animals by a licensed network of people with shared experience and
knowledge in order to provide the best care for wildlife in care.
Noahs Ark Qld -
committed to improve the quality of human, animal and planetary health
by caring for the environment and the creatures that live in it with a
focus on areas of wildlife rescue, wildlife education and support to
other wildlife groups. Their motto is "clean, green, humane".
Northern Tablelands Wildlife Carers
NSW - a network of trained volunteers licensed by NSW National Parks
and wildlife Service to rescue rehabilitate and release injured, sick
orphaned and unwanted native fauna.
Pilbara
Wildlife Carers Association -rehabilitation and
release of sick, injured and orphaned wildlife back to their natural
environment, providing humane assessment to wildlife in emergency
situations and educating the community to humanely care for wildlife.
The
Society for the Preservation of Raptors WA - a
volunteer organisation made up of wildlife rehabilitators and people
who care about wildlife.
Tweed Valley Wildlife Carers
- formed in 1989, TVWC is a group concerned with caring for sick,
injured or orphaned native fauna. It has continued growing in both size
and knowledge over the years.
Wildcare Inc.
Alice Springs - a non-profit organization providing a support network
for carers of sick, injured and orphaned wildlife.
Wildcare Queanbeyan
NSW - a registered charity, managed by volunteers dedicated to the
preservation of Australian native wildlife. Their main objectives are
to rescue and rehabilitate sick, injured or orphaned native Australian
wildlife, then release back into the wild.
Wildlife Link: The Tony &
Lisette Lewis Foundation - established by the
late Mr Tony Lewis and his wife Lisette. Through its "WildlifeLink"
program, the Foundation is dedicated to the propagation, preservation
and protection of wildlife in Australia and the conservation of its
habitat.
WIRES Wildlife Information &
Rescue Service NSW - the largest wildlife rescue
organisation in Australia since 1985 with an established a network of
hundreds of volunteers who rescue, rehabilitate and release sick,
injured or orphaned native animals.
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Australian Registry of Wildlife Health
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a diagnostic and resource centre founded in 1985 at Taronga Zoo,
focusing on detecting and diagnosing endemic, emerging and exotic
diseases of wildlife that could have impacts on Australia's
trade/economy, biodiversity, tourism and human health.
Australian Wildlife Health Centre
Vic - (Healesville Sanctuary) Australia's
most interactive veterinary hospital! Share the daily veterinary
decision-making as our expert team treat sick, injured or orphaned
wildlife in need of specialist care.
AWHN Australian Wildlife Health Network
NSW - a national initiative of the Commonwealth
Government managed under the Wildlife Exotic Disease Preparedness
Program (Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry).
Its mission is to promote and facilitate collaborative links across
Australia in the investigation and management of wildlife health in
support of human and animal health, biodiversity and trade. Its vision
is for a nationally integrated wildlife health system for Australia.
Wildlife Health Conservation Centre
NSW - With a combined experience of 74 years in the
field of wildlife medicine and care, a primary role of the WHCC is to
provide state of the art medical and surgical care for sick and injured
wildlife. The WHCC hospital is equipped with advanced imaging
technology and diagnostic capabilities and is designed to house a broad
range of Australian species while minimizing their stress and
preventing the transmission of disease.
WDA Wildlife Disease Association
- an international, non-profit organisation dedicated to
wildlife conservation through sharing the study and understanding of
diseases in wildlife.
Wildlife-Friendly
Fencing Project - where you can get some advice
and subscribe to their newsletter.
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Alice Springs Desert Park
NT -
Arid wildlife and flora. Visitor information, exhibits and habitat path
map, resource centre and park profile.
Ballarat Wildlife Park
- a collection of Australian native animals and reptiles which have
been chosen for their educational and conservation potential. The
reptile collection alone is one of the largest private collections in
Australian featuring around four hundred individual animals of both
native and exotic origins.
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
Qld -
Research and conservation facility with a collection of over 1400
mammals, birds and reptiles open to tourists.
Jirrahlinga Koala & Wildlife
Sanctuary VIC- situated in Barwon Heads near
Geelong, caring for wildlife & marine life that have been
traumatized from natural / man made disasters.
Phillip Island Nature Park
VIC - an award winning, not for profit organization dedicated to
international excellence in nature conservation and eco tourism.
Serendip Sanctuary
Lara, VIC - More than 150 species of bird common to the Western Plains
of Victoria have been recorded at Serendip Sanctuary - ideal for
viewing them in their natural settings. Serendip also has Eastern Grey
Kangaroos, Red-necked Wallabies, Swamp Wallabies, Echidnas, a limited
number of Koala and the Pademelon, now extinct in the wild in Victoria.
Territory Wildlife Park NT -
Visitor information, park profile, exhibits, and wildlife information.
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Animals
Australia
- a peak body representing some 38 animal advocacy
organisations. Since 1980 they have been uniting organisations and
individuals in Australia who share the conviction that animal suffering
is unnecessary and unjustified.
AWPC Australian Wildlife Protection
Council - the aim of the AWPC is to protect our
native animals from cruelty and exploitation ... for their own sake,
for their intrinsic worth and because they are unique and special.
WPAA Wildlife Protection Association of
Australia - A voluntary, non-government,
community-based organisation, which focuses specifically on wildlife
protection issues.
WPSA
Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia -
formed in 1909 with a commitment to preserve and protect our unique
Australian wildlife in all its forms.
Wombat Protection Society of Australia
- offers information about wombats, advice in accident and emergency,
childrens activities.
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Most of our voluntary
Wildlife Carers and Shelters do not the resources to have a website. - Australian
Fauna Care has a comprehensive national list of wildlife care
groups.
‘HAWK HAVEN’ [previously Central
Highlands Bird of Prey Shelter] VIC -
education, rehabilitation and research. Martin Scuffins a biologist and
bird artist provides expert care to sick, injured and orphaned birds of
prey.
Chelonia Wildlife Rehabilitation and
Release WA specialising in the care of Australian
birds, reptiles and endangered sea turtles
Eaglehawk Rehabilitation Centre
VIC -
dedicated to the care, welfare, research and rehabilitation of raptors.
Fourth Crossing Wildlife NSW
- Linda has designed her website to not only to share native animal
experiences from all over Australia, but to also share her knowledge
relating to care of Australian native animals.
Jirrahlinga Koala & Wildlife
Sanctuary and Shelter, Barwon Heads looking after
the Surf Coast and district - part of the BADGAR Group.
Long Grass Nature Refuge
Qld
- a private wildlife refuge with specialist knowledge on real time
monitoring of rehabilitated wildlife.
Raptor
and Wildlife Refuge of Tasmania Tasmanian-born
wildlife carer Craig Webb of Kettering specialises in raptors and has
made it his life’s purpose to provide a safe and friendly haven for
those of our magnificent feathered fauna who have met with misfortune
to peacefully and safely recuperate before being released to our
deep-blue skies again.
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Biolac
- Christine Smith, 02 9823 9874 -for M100, M150, M200
milk formula.
Herp Shop - Brian
Barnett, 9363 6841 - specialising in supplies for reptiles, has good
range of thermostats, heating and lighting equipment. Also able to
supply mice, rats & creepy crawlies.
White Hills Wildlife Shelter - Lyne Waller, 5443 0464 -for
joey pouches of all sizes (x-small, small, medium & large)
Wildlife
Victoria - email regarding range of wildlife
supplies to members at discounted prices including Di-Vetelact and a
large range of books.
Wombaroo
- contact Carole Baimbridge, Wildlife Distributor in
Victoria - 9746 1007 for all Wombaroo formulas, Passwell foodstuffs
& variety of other animal healthcare products
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Australia
Zoo Wildlife Warriors Worldwide
Qld "I want the cleanest water, the freshest air and wildlife
in abundance ... but most of all I want a future for our children"
- Steve Irwin
Healesville Sanctuary
VIC - only an hour from Melbourne, a visit will take you close to
Australia's unique wildlife featuring wild encounters and unique
experiences with Australian wildlife amongst the sights, sounds and
scents of the stunning bushland surrounds.
Taronga
Zoo & Western Plains Zoo NSW
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