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Wildlife Phone: 0414 717 374

Training: https://www.nqwildlife.org.au/training

Website: https://nqwildlife.org.au/ Our focus is on rehabilitation and release.

We rescue and provide care to sick, injured or orphaned native fauna. We offer training programs. We receive no government funding and rely on public donations to help us rescue and rehabilitate animals in trouble. All donations over $2 are tax-deductible. Opt to donate monthly or give a one-off amount – every little bit helps! https://nqwildlife.org.au/donate

26/08/2026

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞'𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲! 🌿💚

Last week, the 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 brought us a massive pile of donations to help our carers look after wildlife. As a volunteer organisation, we depend on help from our community and donations of every day items make a huge difference to our carers.

𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒇𝒇 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆! 💚

24/08/2026

🦘 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐓𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐒 — 𝐖𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔! 🦇🐍

We’re bringing our NQ Wildlife Care Introduction to Wildlife Care Course to Charters Towers for the 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄! 🎉

📅 Saturday 29 August 2026
⏰ 10am – 4pm
📍 Excelsior Library, 130 Gill Street, Charters Towers

We need more wildlife volunteers in the Charters Towers area — and this could be your chance to get involved! 💚

Whether you love 🐦 birds, 🦔 echidnas, 🦇 flying foxes, 🐸 frogs, 🦘 macropods, 🦇 microbats, 🐾 possums, 🐍 reptiles or small mammals — there’s a place for you in wildlife rescue!

Presented by our NQ Wildlife Care species coordinators, this course provides a realistic introduction to wildlife rescue and care, including the skills, equipment and practical handling methods needed to safely help our native animals.

This is our first course in Charters Towers, and we’d love to see a strong turnout from the local community so we can build a team of volunteers ready to help wildlife when it needs us most.

🎟️ TICKETS ARE ESSENTIAL!

🎟️ Get your tickets now:
https://www.nqwildlife.org.au/introduction_to_wildlife_care_20260829

⚠️ This event is not suitable for children under 12 due to some images of injured animals. All children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

👩‍⚕️ Vet, vet staff or vet student? Email [email protected] to register for free.

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐓𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐒, 𝐖𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔! 💚

Come along, learn how you can help our native wildlife and become part of the NQ Wildlife Care family. 🦘🦇🐍

22/08/2026

💚 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐫? 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧!

One of the biggest misconceptions is that every volunteer takes wildlife home. In reality, there are many ways to make a real difference—and every role is just as important.

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡:
🚗 Wildlife rescues
🚙 Animal transport
☎️ Rescue phone operations
🧺 Assisting at the Care Centre
🦘 Supporting experienced wildlife carers
🎪 Fundraising and community events
📚 Community education and awareness

Every volunteer plays a vital role in helping injured, orphaned and displaced wildlife receive the care they need.

If you've ever wanted to get involved but weren't sure you had the time or space, we'd love to help you find a role that suits your lifestyle.

Our Introduction to Wildlife Care courses are a great place to learn more, meet our friendly team, and discover how you can make a difference for North Queensland's wildlife.

𝐖𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮! 🐨🦘💚

20/08/2026

🦘🐨🦇 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠?

Have you ever wondered what it's really like to rescue and care for our incredible native wildlife?

September and October are packed with Introduction to Wildlife Care courses, and we'd love to welcome you along!

Whether you've always dreamed of caring for joeys, have a soft spot for birds, are fascinated by bats, or simply want to learn how to help injured wildlife in your community, there's a course for you.

📅 𝐔𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬

🐦‍⬛ Introduction to Wildlife Care & Rescue - CHARTERS TOWERS Excelsior Library
📅 Saturday 29 August | 🕙 10:00 AM

🦘 Introduction to Wildlife Care & Rescue
📅 Saturday 5 September | 🕙 10:00 AM

🦇 Introduction to Flying Fox Care
📅 Saturday 19 September | 🕐 1:00 PM

🦇 Introduction to Microbat Care
📅 Sunday 20 September | 🕙 10:00 AM

🦘 Introduction to Macropod Care
📅 Saturday 26 September | 🕙 10:00 AM

🐦 Introduction to Bird Care
📅 Sunday 18 October | 🕙 10:00 AM

📍 All Townsville courses are held at:
NQ Wildlife Care Centre
27A Aitken Street, Aitkenvale

👩‍⚕️ Veterinarians, veterinary nurses, clinic staff and veterinary students can attend free of charge! Simply email [email protected] to register.

✨ More training opportunities and species-specific courses may be announced soon, so keep an eye on our page!

Whether you're hoping to become a wildlife carer or simply want to know how to help an injured native animal, these courses are a fantastic place to start.

We'd love to see you there! 💚

18/08/2026

This juvenile black flying fox was found 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐫𝐞 across the road from a fruiting native Syzygium tree.

Flowering and fruiting trees attract flying foxes, and barbed wire nearby can be deadly.

Doesn’t this little one look so grateful to have been rescued.

If you see a bat trapped or injured, do not touch—but please call it in immediately and we will send one of our trained rescuers

📞 𝐍𝐐 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝟎𝟒𝟏𝟒 𝟕𝟏𝟕 𝟑𝟕𝟒 - 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬.

16/08/2026

🐸𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝? 💚🐸

Meet the Dainty Tree Frog (also known as the Graceful Green Tree Frog).
Despite its delicate name, one of the easiest ways to identify this beautiful little frog is by its surprisingly rough, bumpy skin—a feature that helps distinguish it from the smooth-skinned Green Tree Frog.

With their sticky toe pads, these little climbers can scale leaves, branches, windows... and just about anything else they set their minds to!

North Queensland is home to an amazing variety of frogs, each playing a vital role in keeping insect numbers in check and helping maintain healthy ecosystems.

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐍𝐐 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝟎𝟒𝟏𝟒 𝟕𝟏𝟕 𝟑𝟕𝟒. 🐾

15/08/2026

🚨𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐃𝐎 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑.🚨

This week alone, NQ Wildlife Care has dealt with 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞, with hooks embedded in them.

These are not freak accidents. Discarded fishing line is a 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 threat to our wildlife.

We understand that line can break and accidents happen. But leaving your line behind, throwing it near trees or rocks, or simply walking away from your rubbish is a choice.

Choose your fishing spot wisely. Avoid fishing near trees, low branches, rocks and other areas where your line can become snagged or tangled. Check where you're casting and think about where your line could end up.

Sometimes we find multiple animals dead or 𝐝𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞. We also find animals hanging from trees, trapped by fishing line that has become caught in branches.

Our carers then have to deal with the aftermath — rescuing, untangling and treating animals that never should have been in this situation.

If you fish:

🎣 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞.
🎣 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝.
🎣 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 — 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦.
🎣 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠.
🎣 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐝, 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐬𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐲.
🎣 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲.

We are considering approaching Council about signage at local fishing hotspots to encourage more responsible fishing practices.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐞?

Because wildlife shouldn't have to suffer for someone's rubbish.

𝐃𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫. 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭.

14/08/2026

🦎POV: You're a predator who just picked the wrong lizard...

One second you're thinking,
"𝐸𝑎𝑠𝑦 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑙."

The next...
"WHY HAS IT TURNED INTO A DINOSAUR?!"

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐲!

That spectacular frill is one of nature's best bluffing techniques, helping frill-necked lizards appear larger when they feel threatened. Most of the time though, they'd much rather avoid trouble than fight.

While the frill-necked lizard might steal the spotlight, North Queensland is home to an incredible variety of lizards—from tiny skinks and colourful dragons to impressive goannas and geckos. Each one plays an important role in keeping our ecosystems healthy by controlling insects, dispersing seeds, and forming part of the natural food web.

Here's to the tiny dinosaurs (and the not-so-tiny ones!) that call North Queensland home. 🦖💚

13/08/2026

A wallaby was hit by a car and left in the middle of a well-lit residential road. 🙁

She had a broken leg and pelvis, and her baby was still safely tucked in her pouch. Thankfully, a wildlife carer happened to drive by and was able to rescue them both.

This is a stark reminder: if you hit an animal, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 if it's safe to do so, check on them from a safe distance, and 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲. If you come across a deceased animal on the road it is worth checking on the animals and checking for a pouch. Pouched joeys can survive even when the mum doesn't.

When you see injured wildlife, please don't assume someone else has called. 𝐀 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞.

📞𝗡𝗤 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝟬𝟰𝟭𝟰 𝟳𝟭𝟳 𝟯𝟳𝟰 🦘💛

Address

27A Aitken Street
Aitkenvale, QLD
4814

Telephone

+61414717374

Website

http://www.nqwildlife.org.au/

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