In 2022, a committed group of volunteers established the Moreton Bay Wildlife Hospital Foundation to find a way to support injured and orphaned local wildlife.
The Foundation is a registered not-for-profit community organisation with a mission to provide the region with its first dedicated wildlife hospital to treat, care, rehabilitate and release native fauna back to their home in the wild. Members of the Foundation also aim to improve outcomes for local native wildlife through advocacy, fundraising, research, and education.
As the population of Moreton Bay Region increases and urban areas expand, our local wildlife is being displaced. Increased traffic on our roads, attacks by domestic dogs and cats, and severe weather events such as droughts, floods and bushfires are taking a heavy toll on native fauna.
The Moreton Bay Wildlife Hospital Foundation aims to establish a world-class facility to ensure injured wildlife are treated humanely and in a timely manner. The facility will be a safe haven for the lost and injured. A place where they will receive sophisticated veterinary care and rehabilitation before they are released back to their native environment.
Currently, when wildlife is injured in the Moreton Bay region, volunteer wildlife rescuers must travel up to two hours to Beerwah, or Wacol, to seek specialised treatment. These wildlife treatment facilities are often at capacity. Delayed treatment can lead to extended trauma and overall poorer health outcomes for animals, while placing a significant mental and financial burden on the wonderful volunteer carers.