Kanyana Wildlife

New Murdoch University website

Murdoch University, Kanyana's Research and Training Partner, has just launched a new Conservation Medicine Program web-site. The website contains information about teaching and research activities undertaken in the Conservation Medicine Program at Murdoch University. You can access the website at the following link: http://www.vetbiomed.murdoch.edu.au/Conservation_Med/index.html

'The Entertainment Book' - a new fund raising idea

'The Entertainment Book' is a local restaurant and activity guide providing hundreds of 25% to 50% off and 2-for-1 offers from fine restaurants, cafes, attractions, activities and accommodation. Kanyana will receive 20% off the cost of each Entertainment Book sold.

Find out more

Kanyana Launches Online Gift Shop

Now you can order fund raising gifts direct from this website - check out the new Gift Shop

Kanyana Wildlife Day Tours

Kanyana Wildlife is running day tours! Come and meet a few of our native animals, visit our hospital and let us educate you to the fantastic wildlife we have at our door step.

The tours commence at 9am until 10:30am.

They run on the following days:

2012 July: Tues 10th, Fri 13th, Tues 17th, Fri 20th
2012 Oct: Tues 2nd, Fri 5th, Tues 9th, Fri 12th
2013 Jan: Fri 4th, Tues 8th, Fri 11th, Tues 15th, Fri 18th, Tues 22nd, Fri 25th

Kanyana Wildlife is located at 120 Gilchrist Road, Lesmurdie, in the beautiful hills of Perth.

Help save an endangered animal today!

Please see our Price List.

Bookings are essential!! - Phone 9291 3900 or email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Enclosed footwear is required!

Kanyana Wildlife official YouTube page

Kanyana Wildlife has just joined YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/user/WildlifeKanyana

If you have any videos that you would like to put up please email us the video at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Please subscribe and like the video on there at the moment, we hope to reach 10000 likes and become YouTube partners.

If we achieve this goal YouTube will pay us for every view we get. and we will have more money for the orginization.

Thanks for your help.

Nocturnal Tours

Make sure you come and check out our newest residents at Kanyana! They're so cute at the moment!

Come along to one of our twice monthly nocturnal tours: They're held on the first Friday and second Saturday of each month, starting at 6:30pm and going for about 1.5 hours, with bookings essential.

Please see our Price List for costs.

Group bookings are available at other times for more than 10 adults. You can book by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phoning 92913900.

Fans from afar

Kanyana has fans as far afield as Glenshee, Scotland! Check out this email we recieved:

Hi folks,

Just been watching you on SkyTV here in Scotland, it's the episode with the bandicoot and the wee wallaby jumping around the house which sadly died & I felt so sorry watching June and the possum BUT it's only because of the hard work that's been put in that actually has made the release possible!

I've never been to australia and never ever will due to my massive phobia with snakes so watching Bruce grabbing the things by the tail had me off my seat!! And I'm 51! My aunt has lived in Australia after leaving Perth, Scotland for over 45 years as director of nursing at Temora District Hopsital, NSW but it's out in the bush and I could never stay there so have never been due to my phobia even though it would have been lovely free holiday!!

Wishing all you caring people all the best from Scotland and could you pass on regards to Bruce as well please?

All the best,

Gavin Russell

from Glenshee near Perth in Scotland

Welcome to Kanyana Wildlife

Boodie hopping Burrowing Bettong (Boodie)For over 30 years Kanyana has been providing hands on specialised care and expertise to ensure our sick, injured and orphaned native animals are given a second chance.

The centre has 120 volunteers who work 365 days a year to take care of sick, injured and orphaned wildlife which come to the centre from all over the state.

If you have found a sick or injured animal please get it to a registered carer or Vet as soon as possible. You can bring the animal to us- we are open 8.30am- 6.30pm every day or call us on 9291 3900.

If you are not nearby, or for after hours help call Wildcare Helpline on 9474 9055 to find the closest wildlife carer to you.

Please download our Glovebox Guide for sick and injured wildlife for more information on how you can help the animal in the short term.

Kanyana is also part of the National Breeding program for Bilbies. We have bred 100 bilbies since 1996. For more information about our Bilbies please visit our Bilby page.

We also have an Education for Conservation Program. Our Education team conduct education sessions either at Kanyana’s Education Centre or visit schools and other community facilities and events.

Nocturnal Tours are a great way to see the animals at Kanyana as most of the animal activity at the centre is at night. Bookings are essential. Please call our office on 9291 3900 to make reservations. Please see our Price List.

A Puggle's Progress

Click photo to view video in YouTubeIn late October, an abandoned baby Echidna, known as a puggle, was discovered on a pastoral property in Western Australia's north. Since then, Kanyana Wildlife founder, June Butcher, assisted by other Kanyana volunteers, has been nurturing the tiny creature. This video shows the little guy's progress as it feeds from the carer's hand.

The video was taken in high definition. To select high definition, click in the bottom right-hand corner of the video window where it says "360p" and then select the required definition.

Click this link to watch the video in YouTube.

A new version of the video is currently in production. Watch this space.