Disaster Response
IFAW on standby during Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s landfall in Australia
IFAW on standby during Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s landfall in Australia
March 6, 2025
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is forecast to make landfall today or Friday morning on the eastern Australian coast, with damaging wind gusts and heavy rainfall expected to impact a large warning zone spanning Queensland and New South Wales.
IFAW coordinates the Northern Rivers Wildlife Network’s emergency preparedness and response teams, located in northern New South Wales, an area predicted to receive the worst of the weather, from the southern flank of the cyclone. We have put all assets—three wildlife hospitals and four wildlife rescue/care groups—on standby.
A kookaburra chick in rehabilitation after being rescued during tropical Cyclone Jasper which hit far north Queensland in December 2023. Photo: Sally Donalds / © Far North Queensland Wildlife Rescue
Some organisations are already preparing to evacuate, and we have offered our support, including deployment.
We are working with government agencies on wildlife response during floods, putting our prior planning into practice. IFAW has also offered support to several wildlife rescue organisations in Queensland.
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