Wildlife Victoria has introduced the Wildlife Roadtoll Action Program (WRAP). The program is a preventative initiative aimed at reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions through targeted, evidence-based strategies to ultimately create safer roads for both wildlife and people.
Through WRAP, Wildlife Victoria works directly with local councils, supporting them with data, training, and community engagement. We provide local governments with region-specific data that can be overlayed with council’s existing mapping systems. This helps ensure that community safety and urban planning decisions are evidence-based and data informed. Wildlife Victoria has also developed a toolkit as a practical resource for councils seeking to implement mitigation strategies tailored to local conditions. Our data can also be shared nationally to inform state and federal governments.
The facts
- Wildlife-vehicle collision calls represent 25% of all wildlife rescue cases at Wildlife Victoria
- Wildlife Victoria has helped 311 different species hit by vehicles
- Wildlife-vehicle collisions are a multifaceted problem that spans road design, driver behaviour, seasonal wildlife movement, and pressures that stem from urbanisation, habitat destruction and fragmentation
Key actions
April 2023 – Phillip Island case study
Wildlife Victoria conducted a study at Phillip Island in 2023 to assess wildlife road strike on the island. Phillip Island anecdotally experienced substantive wildlife road trauma, causing community unrest, local volunteer burnout and operational challenges.
This case study found that drivers were not actively calling for help following wildlife roadstrike incidents. Only 20% of the wildlife attended to by the Wildlife Victoria team during the case study had been called in by a member of public. The majority of wildlife incidents attended to were proactively found by the Wildlife Victoria team on patrols across the island.
May 2025 – Wildlife Victoria makes a submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into wildlife roadstrike. The Inquiry received 467 submissions, including 165 submissions by Wildlife Victoria volunteers.
August 2025 – Wildlife Victoria’s CEO appears as an Inquiry witness on 20 August 2025 in Geelong.
September 2025 – Hume City Council and Wildlife Victoria call for mandatory reporting of all wildlife-vehicle collisions
Wildlife Victoria’s CEO spoke to ABC News and called for legislation to mandate reporting of wildlife collisions. This call was reiterated by Hume City Council and emphasised the importance of reporting collisions for both community and wildlife safety.
November 2025 – Parliamentary Committee Report tabled in Parliament
The Inquiry report reflected many of the priorities Wildlife Victoria has consistently raised regarding the protection of native wildlife and the safety of Victorian motorists. The report clearly demonstrated that wildlife roadstrike is a serious issue, and we welcomed the strong direction it provides for government action.
2025 – Collaboration with City of Ballarat
Through WRAP, Wildlife Victoria has finalised the sale of a region-specific data pack to the City of Ballarat, enabling council to integrate wildlife-incident data into its infrastructure plans. This evidence-based information will support safer urban planning and targeted mitigation strategies, while also contributing to broader state and national understanding of wildlife-human interactions.
May 2026 – Wildlife Victoria announced as a finalist in the Australian Not-For-Profit Technology Awards. The acknowledgement is in recognition of technological excellence, and innovative approaches in recording wildlife-vehicle collisions across the state.