Our goals are the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of injured and orphaned native wildlife as well as educating the community about wildlife and habitat preservation. Prospective members must complete the online Rescue & Care Course. On successful completion of the course trainees become members of Sydney Wildlife and are issued with an annually renewable authority to rescue and foster care a range of native wildlife including a wide range of native birds, adult possums, turtles, and lizards. Once new members have gained some experience, further training is available for those wishing to care for baby animals and/or a range of other species such as bats, snakes, macropods (such as wallabies and kangaroos), and raptors.

Interested?

If you need immediate advice or assistance, please call our rescue line on 02 9413 4300. Answering the Rescue Line is interesting and rewarding - exposing members to a wide range of scenarios and rescue situations. The Rescue Line is the lifeblood of our organisation - if the phone isn't answered, animals don't get rescued. During the summer months, the phone lines are much busier due to all of the young animals beginning to learn how to be independent and due to higher heats which impacts the animals in the form of heat stroke. Whilst the colder months become quieter, there will always be animals that are in need of rescue, care, and rehabilitation.

Interested?

Community Education is an essential part of Sydney Wildlife Rescue’s mission. Our aim is to increase public awareness about wildlife in their own locality. We recognise problems in living with wildlife, but we hope to offer solutions for living together in harmony. Some are the areas we focus on are:

- Identifying local wildlife
- Understanding the needs of wildlife
- Their habitat and homes
- Their safety from domestic and feral predators
- Their natural diet
- Recognising the dangers to wildlife in suburbia and how we can help
- Being aware on the road – vehicles are a big killer
- Using non-toxic pest control in the garden so we don’t poison wildlife
- Using wildlife friendly netting (fine holes) to protect our gardens
- Keeping cats and dogs under control – keeping cats indoors
- Learning how to help an injured animal – and how to contact Sydney Wildlife Rescue – or another wildlife group if out of Sydney

We have a dedicated team of members who regularly give wildlife education talks to many groups in the community. We have presentations suitable for all age groups from Pre-School to Nursing Homes! Talks are popular at schools, Scout and Guide groups, adult groups like Probus Clubs, Council residents groups, and Seniors’ Centres. As a bonus for us, we love to recruit new members from the ‘just retired’ cohort!

We also deliver information at stalls at local fairs, school events, Council events, and local shows. We can be contacted for talks or information stalls through our website (or direct via info@sydneywildlife.org.au) or phoning our 24hr rescue line – your call will be passed through to our Community Education Coordinator in your area.

Interested?