Volunteering with wildlife

Every day, RSPCA Queensland responds to over 260 calls to our 1300 ANIMAL hotline about injured, sick or vulnerable native wildlife. With the support of dedicated volunteers, our Rescue Team attend to thousands of wildlife across Queensland every year.

With flexible volunteering opportunities available across Queensland, including in our RSPCA Wildlife Hospital, being part of our Rescue Team, or becoming a Wildlife Responder, you can play an important role in protecting the future of our native wildlife.

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Join the RSPCA Queensland Wildlife Responder program and help support wildlife rescue and transport efforts in your local area. As a volunteer, you will:

• Receive online training and ongoing support to safely rescue and transport native wildlife
• Assist with simple containment rescues involving animals you feel comfortable handling
• Collect injured or unwell wildlife in your own vehicle and drop them off to your local vet
• Volunteer on the days and times that suit you

It’s a rewarding way to help protect native wildlife while volunteering in a way that fits your lifestyle.

Become a Wildlife Responder

Every year, RSPCA Queensland’s Rescue Team carries out more than 24,000 wildlife rescues across the state. Our volunteers play a vital role in keeping our animal rescue services operating.

You can join our rescue team as a volunteer in Wacol, Logan and Toowoomba. Our RSPCA rescue unit drivers attend to animal rescue call outs across South East Queensland. These hands-on roles are ideal for volunteers who want to make a direct impact through wildlife rescue in their local community.

Become a Rescue Unit Driver

Did you know RSPCA Queensland operates Australia’s busiest Wildlife Hospital in the southern hemisphere? Each year, more than 27,000 sick and injured native animals come into our care, where our dedicated wildlife team works to rehabilitate and release them back into the wild.

You can help support wildlife rehabilitation in Queensland by volunteering at our RSPCA Wildlife Hospital in Wacol, assisting native animals in need of care.

Become a Wildlife Hospital volunteer

This is the perfect position for anyone who has time to spare and loves helping wildlife in peril. I, personally, am motivated by my desire to alleviate the suffering of animals. While not all rescues end happily, simply knowing that I have ended an animal's suffering makes all the hard work worthwhile.

Geoff Lyons, RSPCA Wildlife Responder