Wildlife Victoria statistics
160,063
Calls to our Emergency Response Service
12 months – CY2024
18%
increase
increase
on prior year
97,772
native animals assisted
12 months – CY2024
455
species
assisted
12 months – CY2024
1,032
Busiest day
Number of calls in a single day - Nov 2024
October 2024
Busiest month
Number of calls - 21,644
Top 5 rescue cases
12 months – CY2024
18,176
injured
13,632
hit by vehicle
5,323
orphaned
4,766
abnormal behaviour
4,644
on ground
Travelling Veterinary Service
Shelter visits + rescues + operational deployments. 12 months – CY 2024
1,684
Wildlife patients
91 species
treated
Travelling Veterinary Service
12 months – FY23-24
1,940
cases
72%
increase
on prior year
Top 5 local government areas, by rescue volume
12 months – CY2024
1
3,563
Hume City Council
2
3,541
Greater Geelong City Council
3
3,145
Yarra Ranges Shire Council
4
3,105
Whittlesea City Council
5
3,095
Macedon Ranges Shire Council
Our Volunteers
134
Foster carers
161
Shelters
1,093
Rescuers
1,072
Transporters
Basic rescue
& transport training
204 Trainees
15 sessions
Transport training
106 Trainees
Online
Species & specialist training
172 Trainees
6 sessions
Media and Social Media
2.32K Media Mentions
Up 56% on CY2023
809M Media Reach
Up 67% on CY2023
89,757 Followers
Across all platforms
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