On 1 January 2019, the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2018 replaced the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 and the Sandalwood Act 1929 and their associated regulations.
A sick, injured or abandoned native animal must be returned to the wild at the place where it was originally taken if it is capable of fending for itself; or given to a DBCA wildlife officer, a veterinary surgeon or a person who is authorised under a license to rehabilitate fauna (i.e. the holder of a Fauna possessing (other purposes) license). This must be done as soon as possible and within 72 hours of finding the sick, injured or abandoned animal.
Find out how Wildlife Heroes Wildlife Rehabilitation and Emergency Response Grants 2020 are supporting wildlife rehabilitators to provide care for sick and injured native wildlife, with the aim of releasing them back into the wild. Visit Conservation Grants in Australia | FNPW.
