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Threatened Species Appeal

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Their world is shrinking while human habitat expands. They are losing their homes, food and shelter. Foxes, cats and dogs are eating many of our native species and numerous others are dying on our roads. Our native plants and animals fight many threats to survive but many species have already lost this fight.

You can help Australia's unique fauna and flora by supporting an appeal that actually saved some of our most beautiful animals in previous years. Enormous public support rescued the Lord How Island Woodhen, the Gould's Petrel and the Yellow-footed rock-wallaby from extinction.

In 1978 there were only 22 Lord Howe Woodhens left. After the Foundation raised $350,000 for a captive breeding program the population today is now stable at over 240 birds.

In 1990 scientists funded by the Foundation determined there were only 150 breeding pairs of the rare seabird, the Gould's Petrel. Breeding success was extremely low and threats high. In 2002 there were over 856 pairs of birds nesting and a ten-fold increase in numbers of chicks produced.

The Yellow-footed rock-wallaby has bounced back from 80 individuals to 400 and steadily increasing. In 1980 the Foundation purchase Coturaundee Nature Reserve, one of only two homes for this wallaby. And in 1983 the Foundation raised over $300,000 for a massive fox and goat eradication program.

The Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife has proved that with your help we can save Australian species.

How will the funds be used?


The Foundation funds projects assisting in the recovery of different threatened species. The aid provided varies depending on the species and its threats. With your donation to our Threatened Species Appeal you will help restore habitat and give our unique animals and plants a safe place to live and thrive. Right now the Foundation is raising funds to help the Corroboree Frog, Eastern Bristlebird, koala, Black-footed Rock-wallaby, Mountain Pygmy-possum and Superb Parrot.

The Foundation raises and directs funds towards projects that fight the major threats to our species - habitat loss, introduced pests and lacking knowledge of our wild creatures' needs.

Key Areas of Expenditure

Research on why many species are disappearing and what is needed to bring them back from the brink of extinction.
Habitat regeneration
Land acquisition for habitat
  • Pest eradication
  • Short, as well as long-term threatened species recovery projects

    • Are donations tax deductible? Yes

    Will I receive a receipt for my donation?
    Yes, immediately sent to you by email when approved.

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