Australian Wildlife Health Centre - Wildlife Hospital at Healesville Sanctuary


Australian Wildlife Health Centre (Wildlife Hospital or centre) at Healesville Sanctuary treats more than 2000 sick and injured native animals every year and is an important training centre for wildlife veterinarians. 

The hospital team also conducts cutting-edge research into conservation medicine, clinical wildlife medicine and wildlife rehabilitation, and plays an important role in wildlife disease surveillance. 

Emergency Help

There are many types of wildlife emergency. The following page gives you information on how to get help with injured wildlife and snakes, tips for living with wildlife and links to help you identify wildlife.

Centre Overview

Share the daily veterinary decision-making as our expert team treat sick, injured or orphaned wildlife in need of specialist care. Join us as we share the stories of patients as they go on their journey from rescue, treatment, recovery and release to the wild. 

Get Involved

There's a whole family of people dedicated to wildlife care in Victoria. Thousands of wildlife carers volunteer their time to rescue and care for injured and orphaned wildlife. This is often a 24 hour a day job which requires great skill and specialised training.

Research

The centre provides vital veterinary support for Healesville Sanctuary's threatened species conservation programs, conducts cutting-edge wildlife conservation research, and is an important centre for wildlife disease surveillance.

Research – Conservation – Rehabilitation