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Research for the Future

Keeping wildlife wild is at the core of who we are at Currumbin Wildlife Hospital. Like you, we couldn’t imagine a world where Koalas don’t climb trees or Rainbow Lorikeets don’t fill our skies with colour.

We believe prevention is better than treatment. As our admission numbers grow year upon year, we need to be at the forefront of preventative research – just like our world-first Koala Chlamydial Vaccine research program. Help us get ahead of the curve and prevent wildlife from needing to visit us in the first place. The only thing holding us back from more research is funding – and that’s where you can come in.

Koala Chlamydia Vaccine Research Program

Life-saving vaccine for over 500 Koalas so far

Since the launch of this ground-breaking program, more than 500 Koalas have been saved from chlamydia – the leading cause of death of Koalas.

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Wildlife Research & Education Campus

A world-class research and training campus that would allow us to continue and expand critical research to save wildlife and provide education for future Vets from around the globe.

Support Us

Donate to help fund our research

Our hospital gets busier each year, but you can help fund research so we can move into prevention and not just treatment. Help us keep wildlife wild.

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Research News

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First Koala In The Vaccine Program Celebrates Her Third Joey

Cassidy was the first Koala in the Chlamydia Vaccine Research Program to present with a joey and has now had three joeys in two and a half years.   Cooly, Clarence and now Casiopea have all been born into the Vaccine Program, signifying a major milestone for our research. A Determined Koala Cassidy joined the Koala Chlamydia Vaccine Research Program after…
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First Koala to Receive Chlamydia Vaccine Doing Better Than Ever

2 years ago, ‘Anne Chovee’ was the first wild Gold Coast Koala to receive lifesaving treatment as part of a Chlamydia Vaccine Program, developed by Currumbin Wildlife Hospital and Queensland University of Technology researchers. Recently, she was collected from the Elanora population for a scheduled health check, bringing a little guest along with her. “Anne Chovee is a really…
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Koala Chlamydia Vaccine Update

The team at Currumbin Wildlife Hospital are very excited to announce, that there have been at least 10 new Koala joeys, born in the past year, to wild Koalas in the dedicated vaccine trial, Elanora population. The Elanora Conservation Area provides a safe and natural environment for the wild Koala’s taking part in the research trial. All…
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Jingeri – Hello

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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