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.

24/12/2025
24/12/2025

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MERRY CHRISTMAS from us to you.

Another sunny story.A friend rang and asked about bubs in her sunbird nest. One would keep coming out couldn't fly was p...
22/12/2025

Another sunny story.
A friend rang and asked about bubs in her sunbird nest. One would keep coming out couldn't fly was put back and out it came again. Finally stayed in overnight then both come out nxt day sat on the bottom pool fence. Worried she did and make shift nest
Mum and dad came back feeding them.🩷

20/12/2025

3 peaceful dove nestling all came in last night at 8pm. My favourite wildlife to care for.

20/12/2025

Juv figgie saying feed me.
Cairns NQ

This little one has the usual story found by MOP on the ground no parents to be seen. Now in the capable hands of Nanda...
19/12/2025

This little one has the usual story found by MOP on the ground no parents to be seen. Now in the capable hands of Nandalie thought it may be a female but as the feathers change maybe a boy....these pics show how as it grows it really changes. Pacific Koel bird Cairns NQ

A little update on Mrs Sunbird sitting that my friend had sent in November on video...bub has hatched mum and dad feedi...
12/12/2025

A little update on Mrs Sunbird sitting that my friend had sent in November on video...bub has hatched mum and dad feeding it and now its left the nest with both parents taking turns feeding.

Some pictures of wildlife that our carers have had and may still have in care .....watch this spot for more.
07/12/2025

Some pictures of wildlife that our carers have had and may still have in care .....watch this spot for more.

Karumba Qld..Dollar birdsThese two little ones came into care after a tree was cut down . Look at the beaks..😃..good luc...
05/12/2025

Karumba Qld..Dollar birds
These two little ones came into care after a tree was cut down . Look at the beaks..😃..good luck with them Janelle thanks for shareing.

Wompoo fruit dove on his way to the vets with a wing injury..fingers crossed for good news..
05/12/2025

Wompoo fruit dove on his way to the vets with a wing injury..fingers crossed for good news..

Thank you to Cairns Regional Council for the donation of $2814.70 from the Green Waste Campaign. This much needed money ...
05/12/2025

Thank you to Cairns Regional Council for the donation of $2814.70 from the Green Waste Campaign. This much needed money will go towards fauna foods for our members wildlife in care.

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114 Hoare Street
Cairns, QLD
4870

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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.