Injured Wildlife & Road Strike Mitigations
The wildlife carers and rescue websites listed below provide assistance and advice about what to do if you find a sick, injured or orphaned native animal.
Enquiries about domestic animals or animal cruelty should be referred to the RSPCA on 1300 ANIMAL (1300 264 625).
Wildlife Road Strike Mitigations
Noosa Shire Council is one of the most vegetated Local Government Areas in South East Queensland and supports significant populations of wildlife, including koalas, kangaroos and wallabies. The Shire also contains an extensive network of wildlife corridors associated with National Parks, Council Reserves and wildlife-friendly private properties. This combination unfortunately also results in a greater number of wildlife interactions on our roads.
Unlike more developed regions of South East Queensland, wildlife road strikes in Noosa occur across a large number of locations, rather than being confined or ‘funnelled’ to a small number of key wildlife crossing points. This makes it impractical to install signage, fauna crossings or other road treatments at every location where wildlife may cross roads.
Rather, Noosa Council has adopted a shire-wide approach which includes:
- Driver awareness programs
- Strategically deployed and placed wildlife advisory electronic variable message road signs
- Partnering with the Department of Transport and Main Roads to implement mitigation programs across non-Council managed roads and highways within Noosa Shire
- Supporting wildlife rescue and carer organisations
- The incorporation of fauna-sensitive designs into Council and State road development approvals
Requests for Wildlife Road Signage and Infrastructure
Given Noosa's extensive wildlife corridors and the many roads that intersect them, Council does not generally install new wildlife signage or treatments on existing roads. Opportunities to incorporate fauna-sensitive measures are instead considered through road upgrades, new infrastructure projects and other planned works.