The Redlands Wildlife Rescue is a community volunteer program that responds to calls regarding sick, injured and orphaned wildlife in the Redland Coast.
It is a 24-hour a day service operating every day of the year, managed by Redland City Council. To report sick and Injured wildlife to the Redlands 24-hour Wildlife Rescue service on phone (07) 3833 4031.
The volunteer program is split into two services:
- Redlands Wildlife Care Network (8am – 5pm)
- Redlands After-hours Wildlife Ambulance (5pm – 8am)
Please note volunteers must be over 18 years of age.
Why become a wildlife rescue volunteer?
Some benefits of volunteering with the Redlands Coast Wildlife Rescue Service include:
- Develop a sense of community by connecting with like-minded people in your local area
- Learn valuable skills that contribute to wildlife conservation and can improve employment opportunities
- Gain a sense of satisfaction from sharing your knowledge
- Find enjoyment in the diversity and challenge of volunteering with wildlife
Redlands Wildlife Care Network
The Redlands Wildlife Care Network (RWCN) is a phone service staffed by trained volunteers in their own home. RWCN Volunteer responsibilities include:
- providing advice to the callers about sick, injured or orphaned animals
- organising a wildlife carer for animals in need
- providing knowledge and education regarding animal behaviour
- refering the caller to the organisation that can best assist them
The RWCN operates between 8am and 5pm each day of the year.
Upcoming training inductions:
- Thursday, 11 April 9am - 12noon
- Thursday, June 13, 9am - 12 noon
- Wednesday, September 18, 9am -12noon
Learn more and fill in an application here
Redlands After-hours Wildlife Ambulance
The Redlands After-hours Wildlife Ambulance (RAWA) collect sick, injured or orphaned wildlife needing rescue.
There is a core group of 15 volunteers on the service that work in teams while on roster.
RAWA volunteer responsibilities include:
- holding current open or provisional drivers licence
- driving the ambulance and rescuing sick, injured and orphaned animals in the local Redland Coast area and adjoining areas of the Koala Coast
- assisting Redland City Council wildlife officers with community education programs at schools and events
RAWA operates between 5pm and 8am each day of the year.
Upcoming training inductions:
- Saturday 9 March, 9am
- Saturday 25 May, 9am
- Saturday 24 August, 9am
Learn more and fill in an application here.
For more information about becoming a volunteer or registering your interest in attending an induction please call (07) 3824 8611.
Becoming a wildlife carer
If you are interested in becoming a wildlife carer, you will need to get a wildlife rehabilitators permit. The best way to do this is to join a Queensland Wildlife Organisation who will provide you with training, knowledge and a rehabilitation permit required to become a wildlife carer. Please note that Redland City Council is not a Queensland Wildlife Organisation.
Wildlife organisations in Queensland:
- ARROW (Australian Rescue and Rehabilitation of Wildlife)
- Bat Conservation and Rescue
- BARN (Brisbane Area Rescue Network
- BIRO (Birds Injured, Rehabilitated & Orphaned)
- ONARR (Orphaned Native Animal Rear & Release)
- Wildcare Australia
- WILVO’s (Wildlife Volunteer’s Association Inc.)
- Wildlife Rescue Minjerrabah
- Reptile Rehabilitation Queensland
Join the RWCN wildlife carer list
After you have become a member of a wildlife organisation, have a current rehabilitation permit as a carer, and live in, or close to, the Redlands Coast, you can join our network of wildlife carers by contacting a wildlife extension officer on (07) 3824 8611.