Australia-Japan Wildlife Conservation and Education Foundation Trust

About us

A number of wildlife conservation and environmental protection foundations currently undertake fund-raising activities in Australia, with the money raised from these activities apparently being directed towards lobbying for wildlife protection, the securing of habitat and relevant research. Funding is also provided for the enhancement of facilities at wildlife protection centres, but many of these are centres attached to specific commercial facilities.

However, little support appears to be provided for public facilities such as the Moggill Koala Hospital and David Fleay’s Wildlife Park. Nor do significant funds filter through to the animal carers and other volunteers at the coalface who actually perform wildlife protection and rescue, with the vast majority undertaking these activities at their own expense. The large number of animal species endangered also means that support can not necessarily be delivered to all the places it is needed.