Help for Injured Wildlife

This tool will help you locate and contact the closest relevant wildlife carers and rescue and rehabilitation organisations to help the injured animal.

Please note this is for native wildlife in Victoria only. For introduced or domestic animals (e.g. deer, rabbits, foxes, pigs, goats, horses, cats, dogs, cows, sheep, chickens, llamas etc.) please contact your local council or vet.

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Is the animal alive?

Please tell us about the injured penguin or seabird so we can find the most appropriate help.

Yes
No
I don't know

What is wrong?

Sick or injured
Orphaned or juvenile
Attacked by an animal
Burnt or affected by fire
Entangled or caught in rubbish
Affected by oil or other marine pollution
Traffic or vessel collision
Uninjured, but needs assistance or is in my backyard
I don’t know

Unfortunately not much further can be done for this animal. For suspicious circumstances or mass deaths, call the DELWP Customer Contact Centre on 136 186 (Mon - Fri 8am to 6pm).

For animals found on the road, keep yourself safe and ensure you are not in danger of being hit by traffic. Approach slowly to make sure the animal is dead. If the animal is in the middle of the road, where possible and safe to do so, using gloves or similar, drag the carcass to the side of the road or contact your local council or police for assistance.

Please note it is illegal to take wildlife from the wild (including carcasses or samples of dead wildlife).

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