Dreamworld Wildlife Foundation
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| Formation | March 2012 |
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| Type | International non-governmental organisation |
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| Headquarters | Dreamworld, Gold Coast, Australia |
Region served | Worldwide |
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| Owner | Ardent Leisure |
Key People | Albano Mucci |
Directors | David Haslingden Greg Yong Guy O'Brien Martin Holslag |
Secretary | Brownyn Weir[1] |
General manager | Michele Barnes |
Parent organisation | Dreamworld |
| Subsidiaries | Koala Land |
| Affiliations | Fauna & Flora International[2] |
| Revenue | A$ 2 million (2012-) |
| Website | www |
The Dreamworld Wildlife Foundation (DWF) is an international non-governmental organisation founded in 2012. The foundation is based at the Dreamworld amusement park on the Gold Coast, Australia. DWF primarily focuses on animal welfare.
The DWF has launched several projects primarily focusing on bilbies, koalas, tigers and tree kangaroos along with other animals based at the Dreamworld Corroboree and Tiger Island.
Dreamworld had previously run the Dreamworld Tiger Fund from 1997 and had raised over A$1 million over 15 years.[3] The fund relied on merchandise sales, tiger photos and donations from Dreamworld guests. The DWF was established in March 2012, collaborating with existing wildlife conservation groups to bring substantial financial support to the conservation movement on a global scale. Since its foundation, the DWF has launched several projects and has raised over A$2 million from merchandise sales, animal encounters and donations. Since its foundation, the DWF has become the world's largest tiger donor.[4] In March 2021, Dreamworld's General Manager of Life Science, Al Mucci resigned from the DWF. He was replaced by Michelle Barnes.[5]
Organisation
Partnership
The DWF has partnered with several other organisations to help contribute to their projects. The DWF is part of the WildCats Conservation Alliance which aims to help tigers and amur leopards. The DWF also partners with the Phoenix Fund, Fauna & Flora International, Tree Roo Rescue and Conservation Centre and the Save the Bilby Fund. The University of Queensland and the DWF also researches on the koala reproductive cycle and they have developed the world's first artificial breeding technology.[6]
List of managers
| Years | Name |
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| 2012-2020 | Al Mucci |
| 2020- | Michele Barnes |
