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  • Tree to Me Program

    Did you know it takes 1,000 gum trees to feed just one Koala for a year? That’s A LOT of gum trees to keep up with all the Koalas at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and Currumbin Wildlife Hospital. Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is home to over 50 Koalas, and in 2022 so far, more than 308 Koalas…

  • National Bird Week

    National Bird Week kicked off on the 17th of October with the goal of inspiring people to take action and get involved in bird conservation efforts.  It’s also a time to reflect on the thousands of sick, injured, and orphaned native birds that are admitted into Currumbin Wildlife Hospital each year. Rainbow Lorikeets are sadly our…

  • Save the Koala Month

    Every month should be Save the Koala Month! We’re so appreciative of our community for coming together to put the spotlight on this species in desperate need. Save the Koala Day on the 30th of September is a fantastic time to band together to save this species. The team at Currumbin Wildlife Hospital know how to…

  • Wish List Items Save Lives Every Day

    The Wish List items make an immediate difference to the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital in treating over 14,000 Australian native wildlife animals per year. Tuna the Black Flying-fox came into Currumbin Wildlife Hospital with a damaged eye, was underweight and had difficulties flying. To heal his eye, the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital vet team used special laboratory…

  • 10 New Wild Joeys

    Currumbin Wildlife Hospital is thrilled to announce that there have been at least 10 new wild Koala joeys born into the Koala Chlamydia Vaccine Research Program. The Elanora Conservation Area provides a safe and natural environment for the wild Koalas taking part in the program. We’re delighted to share the video of the recent release…

  • 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.

    Birds
    Ornate, stylized green bird in flight, patterned with white dots, against a black background.