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For emergency native animal rescue please call our 24-hour hotline on 4053 4467. We also maintain a Rescue Centre in Cairns which is staffed by volunteers.
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FNQ Wildlife Rescue has been providing an essential service to wildlife in Tropical North Queensland for over 30years. At present, we have over 160 members covering an area from Mission Beach, west to Mt Surprise and north to Weipa. Our 24-hour 7-day rescue hotline receives well over 5,000 calls each year calling for our volunteers to assist sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife. Many of these anima

ls are taken in by our volunteer carers who raise them to a stage where they can be released back into a natural environment. Raising wildlife is no mean feat and many carers give up months of their time and much of their own money to rehabilitate these animals. Many carers spent up to $70.00 per week on fauna supplies for the animals they have in care. Due to the high cost of living some carers can no longer afford to feed the animals thus we need help to buy products for them. As a volunteer organisation, we receive no Government funding and rely on our membership, sale of wildlife supplies and donations to keep us going, yet we provide an essential service to the community. Rehabilitation is very expensive, although we provided fauna at cost and yearly petrol vouchers, there is a huge cost on our carers who most of them are pensioners. We have a very large administration expenditure of $18,000.00 (being rent, electricity, telephone, insurance etc.}
This financial year 2022, 1837 animals went into care of which 1587 were birds.

21/09/2024

One lucky little Cockatoo.
The tree was cut down . Nobody knew there was a nest in this straight dead looking tree.
The little one fell like 40m to the ground luckily the fall was broken by other tree foliage on its way. Thanks to Renee for rescuing it and now in the capable hands of Lee-Anne.
Found Gordonvale via Cairns.

21/09/2024

I'm not waiting for mum to clean the cage out and sprinkle the seed..I'm into it now.

18/09/2024

UPDATE... Sadly he died this morning.
They are so touch n go when they come in so tiny. 😔

All snuggled up and warm

17/09/2024

An update on Kookie who got stuck between a fence.

17/09/2024

Just picked up my fav wildlife to care for..peaceful dove.. little ones eyes are still closed.. 2 fell from the nest MOP put them back fell again no parents. Sadly they got cold and one has passed. It's really important to keep little ones warm . Cold is one of the first thing that will kill them. Thanks to the MOP for taking the time to rescue them and call us
Aloomba via Cairns NQ

16/09/2024

15/09/2024

Laughing Kookaburra in care tho he’s not doing much laughing ATM.
Found with his head wedged into a fence. Vets cleared him of any breaks but still no attempt at flying after 2days.
Hopefully a few more days of RnR and he’ll come good 🤞 Aeroglen Cairns N Q..thanks for shareing Cheryl

14/09/2024

What we do as wildlife rehabilitator’s isn’t all unicorns and rainbows 🌈 Its a tough gig! Reach out to a fellow carer, rehabilitator or rescuer this week (and every other week) to check if they R OK? 💛💛💛

14/09/2024

Morning munch 🥬

Raine is a gorgeous green sea turtle in the care of Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre while she recovers from a neurological parasite called coccidiosis. This parasite is contracted through food and works its way into turtles brains making it extremely hard for them to navigate and change direction while swimming.

Since being in care Raine has undergone a series of treatments to remove the parasite and can now freely change directions and swim normally!

With a focus on allowing her to rest and recover, she is provided with lots of nutrients through high protein squids for muscle growth and leafy greens for vitamins like this bok choy!

Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre was co-founded by Jennifer Gilbert and even has a turtle rehab centre on-site at the JCU EduQuarium.

Discover more about the centre: http://www.cairnsturtlerehab.org.au/rehabilitation.html

📸 Sharlee Correa

11/09/2024

09/09/2024

An update on the little double eyed fig parrot that had latched onto my friends finger

This male Double Eyed Fig Parrot was found hanging off a desert rose plant. I was worried about a possible dislocated shoulder or fracture somewhere so off to the vets he went… yup, definitely a fracture in the lower wing. The attempt to strap the wing to his body caused him to throw a hissy fit at the bottom of the cage with continuous screaming 🙄 so it’s free but still strapped. So.. how do you stop him from flapping? Easy… fill the cage with so many figs… he won’t be able to flap 😉 Loki (that’s his name) will be a week like this then off for a checkup.

09/09/2024

A huge thank you to Metro Mines nth of Weipa for taking the time to send this little one down to Cairns on the plane. Thanks to Martin Saker for collecting it and taking it to the vets and Julie our sea bird expert for taking it into care.
Thought to be one of the tropic birds not normally found up this way.

09/09/2024

A tiny bird, (juvenile Mistletoe bird) smaller then the little sunbirds. I actually thought it was a butterfly flitting around until it stopped....thanks for shareing this little one Sue...Mission Beach NQ

08/09/2024

A double eyed fig parrot was found by a friend when it was climbing all over her pot plant..Has an injury to the wing so going to a carer then a vet visit.
Must say my friends husband had the little one in a towel and upon arrival at my place she tells me it's got hold of his finger and won't let go..OMG you should have seen his finger..ouch

06/09/2024

First glimpse of Merlin with his two new kids... Kuranda NQ...thanks for shareing Rebecca

04/09/2024

I've now got two buddies to keep me warm.💕

04/09/2024

02/09/2024

Remember me. I was the one that fitted on a 50c coin. Now I'm nearly (well not really) a big boy...I can perch for a little while when mum sits me up there.

01/09/2024

01/09/2024

Happy Father’s Day to all the amazing dads out there

Merlin, our coolest resident rainforest dad, who has become a father for the fourth time only a few weeks ago. He’s yet to start venturing out away from his nest with his two new chicks but won’t be long before we see him with them

01/09/2024

Big shout out to all those wonderful hard working dads .... Happy Fathers Day

📷Dave Watts (Satin Bowerbird)

30/08/2024

Went for a stroll with a friend along the board walk on the Cairns Esplanade and came across these georgious creatures.

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Cairns, QLD
4870

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http://www.fnqwildliferescue.org.au/

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I'm not waiting for mum to clean the cage out and sprinkle the seed..I'm into it now.

UPDATE... Sadly he died this morning. They are so touch n go when they come in so tiny. 😔 All snuggled up and warm

A double eyed fig parrot was found by a friend when it was climbing all over her pot plant..Has an injury to the wing so going to a carer then a vet visit. Must say my friends husband had the little one in a towel and upon arrival at my place she tells me it's got hold of his finger and won't let go..OMG you should have seen his finger..ouch

I've now got two buddies to keep me warm.💕

Went for a stroll with a friend along the board walk on the Cairns Esplanade and came across these georgious creatures.

This is our little dove that was sitting on the 50c coin. He's now opening his eyes for a little look around then closes them..😄

Cuteness at its best and don't forget to check our my tail .

Here's the little honey eater feeding..

This little one is so eager to go join the big boys

My latest addition..How lucky was he to be found on the ground so tiny Doing well..Peaceful dove..Cairns NQ

I just love it when you've got native food growing in your garden for our wildlife. Metallic starlings. Earlville NQ

Give me that fig. It's mine mine mine..🤣

My newest member from yesterday Very disoriented when I first got him, poor baby couldn’t even stand upright without falling over, with meds, polyaid and food, he is doing well, can already stand on the low branch and eat without falling off. Double eyed fig parrot...in good hands with our carer Kim..Cairns NQ

Don't u just luv it when they are learning to perch and everybody who walks past must be their mummy.🌻❤️ peaceful doves and the larger is a bar shouldered..Cairns NQ

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Our Story

FNQ Wildlife Rescue is a non-profit organisation situated in Far North Queensland dedicated to the rescue, care, and release of sick, injured and orphaned native wildlife from Cardwell to Cape York.

As a voluntary organisation, we rely on community support to continue to operate our emergency telephone service and to provide financial assistance to our volunteer wildlife rehabilitators.

We became an Incorporated Association and registered charity in 1999 and are listed on the Register of Environmental Organisations.