Donate to support the urgent, lifesaving work of our emergency teams this summer.

Wildlife Emergency Appeal

Victoria has experienced its hottest heatwaves since Black Summer and is in the midst of a bushfire emergency.

Native animals are feeling the impacts of this extreme weather, and our wildlife emergency services are busier than ever.

We need your help to continue to provide life-saving assistance to wildlife this summer.

Our services have been flooded with calls for animals in need of help. We are triaging around 4,500 calls per week, recently receiving 1,135 requests for help in a single day, the highest number in the history of Wildlife Victoria.

That is a new call every 2 minutes.

Wildlife Victoria vets have been deployed to wildlife field assessment teams in bushfire zones and we have been checking in with local vets to offer our support should it be needed.

We have also been deployed to been deployed to grey-headed flying fox colonies in central Victoria in response to the extreme heatwave sweeping the state.

Our Travelling Vet Service has been treating burnt and fire-impacted animals in shelters while also providing Telehealth support for emergency responders inside the fire zones.  

As evacuated communities have begun returning home, we are receiving more reports of bushfire impacted native animals on and around properties which are receiving veterinary assistance or are in care with Wildlife Victoria volunteers. We encourage any landowners who find injured wildlife on their properties to call our Emergency Response Service on (03) 8400 7300 so that we can provide emergency assistance. 

Our staff are in regular contact with wildlife carers and shelters in the vicinity of fire-affected areas and are providing support where needed. We are incredibly grateful for the work of our volunteers and know that witnessing fire-affected wildlife is distressing, so we’ve engaged our Mental Health and Wellbeing provider to provide additional and customised support for them to access.  

The destruction of native habitat for wildlife caused by these fires is devastating and will have ongoing impacts for our iconic wildlife.  

Victoria is at the forefront of rescuing and caring for Australia’s unique native animals, but over summer we need your help.

Funded predominantly by public donations, Wildlife Victoria delivers the only statewide, 24/7 wildlife emergency service, taking calls from the public to activate our wildlife veterinarians and 1,400+ trained volunteers. 

Please consider making a donation to support the urgent, lifesaving work of our emergency teams this summer.