Emergency Contacts & Conservation Resources Australia

This page brings together the most important wildlife rescue numbers, environmental organisations, government agencies, and conservation resources for Australia. Bookmark it — you may need it.

🚨 Emergency: If there is an immediate threat to human life, call 000.

Wildlife Rescue — By State & Territory

State / Territory Organisation Phone Website
NSW & ACT WIRES Wildlife Rescue 1300 094 737 wires.org.au
VIC Wildlife Victoria 13 000 94 737 wildlifevictoria.org.au
QLD RSPCA Queensland Wildlife 1300 264 625 rspcaqld.org.au
SA Fauna Rescue SA 08 7226 2301 faunarescue.org.au
WA DBCA Wildlife Line 08 9474 9055 dbca.wa.gov.au
TAS Wildlife Tasmania 03 6233 7842 dpipwe.tas.gov.au
NT NT Wildlife Parks 08 8999 4555 nt.gov.au

National Conservation Organisations

Organisation Focus Contact
WWF Australia Wildlife, habitat, climate wwf.org.au · 1800 032 551
Australian Conservation Foundation Environmental advocacy acf.org.au · 03 9663 1099
The Nature Conservancy Australia Land & marine protection natureaustralia.org.au
Birdlife Australia Bird species & habitat birdlife.org.au · 03 9650 5049
Bush Heritage Australia Land purchase & stewardship bushheritage.org.au · 1800 954 068
Landcare Australia Community revegetation landcareaustralia.org.au

Reef & Marine Conservation

Organisation Phone / Contact
Great Barrier Reef Foundation 07 3314 0429
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority 07 4750 0700
Australian Marine Conservation Society marineconservation.org.au

Government Environmental Agencies

Agency Website
Dept. of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (Federal) dcceew.gov.au
Environment Protection Authority NSW epa.nsw.gov.au · 131 555
Environment Protection Authority VIC epa.vic.gov.au · 1300 372 842
Department of Environment QLD des.qld.gov.au · 1300 130 372

Reporting Environmental Crimes

  • Illegal land clearing (federal): Report via DCCEEW
  • Wildlife trafficking: Australian Border Force — 1800 066 312
  • Pollution incidents: Contact your state EPA (see above)