FNQ Wildlife Rescue

FNQ Wildlife Rescue 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.

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.

Eeeeeek !We always encourage at our bird workshops that members have snake proof cages.A new member took home a FRED c...
18/11/2025

Eeeeeek !
We always encourage at our bird workshops that members have snake proof cages.
A new member took home a FRED cage ( snake proofed) and she's so happy she made that decision..

This little cutie came into care today...juv Emerald fruit dove. It's colours will chsnge as he gets older..Cairns NQ
14/11/2025

This little cutie came into care today...juv Emerald fruit dove. It's colours will chsnge as he gets older..Cairns NQ

13/11/2025

The same Welcome swallows in slow motion.
Blink and you'll miss it.

13/11/2025

Welcome swallows learning to catch food on the hop
What a great teacher you are Stacey . Cairns NQ

Introducing a new arrival, a very scared and stressed little bub but having a new friend makes all the difference. Photo...
13/11/2025

Introducing a new arrival, a very scared and stressed little bub but having a new friend makes all the difference. Photos taken at 11:20 am, 1:15 pm and 2 pm.
Welcome Swallow.
Thanks Stacey...Cairns NQ

Thanks for shareing Stacey Appreciate our vets that treat native wildlife for free. This little sweetheart has 2 fractur...
13/11/2025

Thanks for shareing Stacey Appreciate our vets that treat native wildlife for free. This little sweetheart has 2 fractures. Her wing needs to be strapped to keep it in the correct position for the bone to knit together. It’s essential for birds like this to be strong fliers as they catch their food (small insects) while flying. Fingers crossed that all goes well in her recovery 🩷..Welcome Swallow. Cairns NQ

09/11/2025
💢Another update on Miss Friday.💢💥Successful release at 930am this morning after 2 weeks in care.Many washes with toothbr...
31/10/2025

💢Another update on Miss Friday.💢
💥Successful release at 930am this morning after 2 weeks in care.
Many washes with toothbrush scrubs to break up the tar. Lots of fish and care. Now looking like a million dollars with only a little feather loss. Thanks again Julie and Nandalie from FNQ Wildlife Rescue for all your hard work.

Remember me.. I was a victim of the oil spill a few weeks back.Look at me now. Many thanks to our carers from FNQ WILDL...
31/10/2025

Remember me.. I was a victim of the oil spill a few weeks back.
Look at me now. Many thanks to our carers from FNQ WILDLIFE RESCUE Julie and Nandalie for all their hard work

Look at these little bubs. Welcome Swallows. Was walking thru a shopping centre car park and just saw parents feeding ....
23/10/2025

Look at these little bubs. Welcome Swallows. Was walking thru a shopping centre car park and just saw parents feeding . Awsome nest. Imagine how long it would have taken a little bird to build Thought id take a pic n share. Cairns N Q

Miss Friday having one of her many baths to remove oil from her feathers..In good hands with Julie and Nandalie.
21/10/2025

Miss Friday having one of her many baths to remove oil from her feathers..
In good hands with Julie and Nandalie.

UPDATE on Miss Friday the pelican rescued. CAIRNS Esplanade Miss Friday is doing well, very slow process with her oiled ...
21/10/2025

UPDATE on Miss Friday the pelican rescued. CAIRNS Esplanade

Miss Friday is doing well, very slow process with her oiled feathers. She's in relatively stable condition and putting on weight. Biggest issue is the stripping of oil on her feathers. Going to take time .
Hang in there Miss Friday we are all behind you for a full recovery. Thanks again to Julie and Nandalie for their efforts 🩷

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Cairns, QLD
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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.