FAQ

We are proud to say that we work around the world and with countless partners whose mission and values align with ours. Here is a map of where we work!

We love hearing when students are interested in conservation and animal welfare. While we would love to help, we are only a small team with limited resources and are unfortunately unable to assist with student assignments.  

We recommend searching all your questions using the search function on our website, as you will probably find all the information you need here!  

Thank you for your interest in working with IFAW. Unfortunately, we do not have the capacity to take on work experience students or interns at present.  

To update your contact details or make any changes to your support, please contact our friendly team at info-au@ifaw.org, call us on 1800 004 329 or fill out this form here. 

IFAW Australia is a registered charity through the ACNC. We have been operational in Australia for over 30 years – during which we have worked with countless local wildlife groups. 

All donations to IFAW over $2.00 are tax deductible. IFAW sends out annual tax statements at the end of each financial year to supporters who donate in that financial year. This normally happens around July/August time. This receipt includes a list of your donations throughout the year, which you can keep for your records and for tax purposes. 

Thank you for your interest in fundraising for the important work IFAW does. There are many ways you can fundraise for IFAW, including community fundraising. Please get in touch with our friendly team at info-au@ifaw.org or call 1800 004 329 to learn more about how you can help save more animal lives!  

Thank you for your interest in volunteering for IFAW.  

Please note that our volunteer work is not directly in the field but will be based at our Sydney office in Surry Hills NSW. If you are interested in assisting with office-based tasks, please contact our friendly team at info-au@ifaw.org or call 1800 004 329. 

Thank you for your interest in working with IFAW.  

Click here to find out what positions are currently available. Keep an eye out as this page is  updated as new positions become available!  

If you find an injured wild animal, please use the free IFAW Wildlife Rescue App to find the closest wildlife rescue organisation. You’ll then be guided on the best way to help.  

International Fund for Animal Welfare.

We know our partners and donors have trusted us with their donations. That’s why we’ve gone ahead and listed all necessary financials on our website, including 990s, financial statements and annual reports.

All animals matter. At any given time, regional IFAW projects focus on one species or another depending on variables present in the ecosystem and nearby animal populations. Other IFAW projects, like our Marine Mammal Rescue and Research or Disaster Response teams, go wherever the need is.

In any case, individual rescues don’t happen in a vacuum. We’re always thinking about how to compound individual rescues to make meaningful interventions on the scale of a population or ecosystem.

Individual animals matter in conservation for at least three big reasons: the first is that every single animal has sentience, dignity, and intrinsic worth. The second is that when populations (let alone species) approach a vanishing point, saving one animal could make the difference between existence and extinction. Third and finally, we’ve seen how the life of one animal—say, a milk cow—can support an entire human community.

The problems facing animals are intertwined with, and often exactly the same as, those facing humans. We’ve learned from experience that if you want to help animals, you have to factor people into the equation.

Animal welfare remains core to our mission. Our dual-emphasis on rescue and conservation is a strategy that we believe promotes animal welfare. After all, rescue addresses animals’ immediate needs (e.g. emergency care), while conservation tackles long-term issues (e.g. habitat loss). To sustain the welfare of species and the places they call home, our work must be comprehensive.

Our vision is to help people and animals thrive together. The only impact we expect the rebrand to have on our work is that it helps us do a better job connecting with—and growing—our audience.

Over the past 50 years, we’ve grown our team to include 328 staff in 16 offices with projects operating in 40 countries. Experts in biology, cybercrime, ecology, forensic science, forestry, oceanography, and zoology. Activists and negotiators. Rescue workers and consensus-builders. People who think big and act boldly.

Washington, DC with offices around the world, including the International Operations Center located in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts.