Queensland wildlife carers and organisations to share in more than $530,000

105 Queensland wildlife carers and organisations will share in more than $530,000 funding from the Queensland Government to help care for vulnerable and threatened species.

Animals like koalas, echidnas, shorebirds and kangaroos often need tailor-made care facilities to meet their specific needs including purpose-built enclosures or milk formula that is costly and difficult to source.

This latest round of funding is providing grants of up to $5,000 to individual wildlife carers or grants of up to $10,000 to wildlife carer organisations to purchase milk formula and feed, upgrade facilities and much-needed equipment including ICU incubators.

QLD Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon notes “our wildlife carers play an integral role in protecting the native animals that live in Queensland.

“We’ve introduced the strongest koala protections in Queensland’s history, we’re investing a record $262.5 million to expand and create new protected areas and we know there are plenty of carers out there keen to continue to do their bit.”

Kerry Schilling, licensed Wildlife Carer based in Woolloongabba shared “Wildlife carers are grateful for this support to cover the costs of feed, milk formula and much-needed equipment.

“For my husband and I, this grant will help us pay for different types of milk formula to feed the baby animals in our care including different species of wallabies and possums.

“The formula we need is expensive, and without the grant money we have no choice but to cover these costs ourselves.

“The babies in care need to be fed multiple times a day and night, and this grant will help cover the costs of their formula for six to eight months.”

The full list of successful recipients can be found here

Image. Credit: Kerry’s Wildlife Care and Rescue Woolloongabba