Dreamworld Wildlife Foundation

Formation| March 2012; 13 years ago (2012-03)
Type| International non-governmental organization
Purpose|

* Environmentalism
* Conservation
* Ecology

Headquarters| Dreamworld, Gold Coast, Australia

Region

| Worldwide
Methods|

* Lobbying
* research
* consultancy

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 organization

| Dreamworld
Subsidiaries| Koala Land
Affiliations| Fauna & Flora International[2]

Revenue

| A$ 2 million (2012-)
Website| www.dwf.com.au

The Dreamworld Wildlife Foundation (DWF) is an international non-governmental organization 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 of project which primarily focuses on bilbies, koalas, tigers and tree kangaroos along with other animals based at the Dreamworld Corroboree and Tiger Island.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Organization
* 2.1 Partnership
* 2.2 List of managers
* 3 Projects
* 3.1 Bilbies
* 3.2 Koalas
* 3.3 Tigers
* 3.4 Tree kangaroos
* 4 Programs
* 5 Controversies
* 6 References

## History

Dreamworld had previously run the Dreamworld Tiger Fund from 1997 and had raised over A$1 million over 15 years.[3] The fun 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]

## Organization

### Partnership

Al Mucci

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

|

2012-2020 | Al Mucci
2020- | Michele Barnes

## Projects

### Bilbies

The DWF along with the Save the Bilby fund help to raise money to spread awareness of the steady decline of the bilby population. The fund also helps contribute to education, research and action towards securing a long term conservation towards bilbies.[7]

### Koalas

Dreamworld Corroboree has the first blue-eyed koala known to be born in captivity in the world.

The DWF launched a project, Koala Land, which focuses on collaborating to help save koalas and their habitats in Southeast Queensland.[8] The project was created with Al Mucci, the General Manager of Life Science at Dreamworld.[9] The DWF does research along with The University of Queensland on koala habitats. Dreamworld also does a wildlife presentation at the Dreamworld Corroboree where guests are informed about Australian animals and the endangered species.[10]

### Tigers

Tigers at Dreamworld's Tiger Island

The DWF is part of the Wild Cats Conservation Alliance. The alliance helps save wild tigers and Amur leopards around the world. DWF’s parent company, Dreamworld, has a dedicated area to tigers called Tiger Island. At the end of every Tiger Island Presentation, Dreamworld spreads awareness of issues with poaching of tigers and other animals.[11]

### Tree kangaroos

The DWF along with the Tree Roo Rescue and Conservation Centre help rehabilitate orphaned and injured tree kangaroos for release back into the wild. They also help spread awareness of the tree kangaroo and they research into a disease, known as the blindness disease, which affects tree kangaroos.[12]

## Programs

The DWF runs several animal encounters at Dreamworld. The encounter included: a 15 minutes dingo experience, tiger feed experience and koala photos. The profits made by the encounters help contribute to the foundation.[13]

## Controversies

On 16 December 2018, more than a dozen protestors from the group "Justice for Captives" surrounded the entrance of the Dreamworld theme park. Several protesters had also climbed onto the roof of the entrance. The group had also intruded Sea World and Australian Outback Spectacular within two days. The protestors argued that animals should not be put on display and exploited for photo opportunities and entertainment.[14]

## References

1. ↑ "DREAMWORLD WILDLIFE FOUNDATION LIMITED". ACNC. https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/2ea30d872dbd41b813dcd576d0db9a46#people.
2. ↑ Siswanto, Andi (25 January 2013). "Face to face with a tiger… in Australia?". Fauna & Flora International. https://www.fauna-flora.org/news/face-to-face-with-a-tiger-in-australia.
3. ↑ "HELPING TO SAVE THE TIGERS". Dreamworld. https://www.dreamworld.com.au/Wildlife/Tiger-Island/Helping-Save-Tigers.aspx.
4. ↑ "ABOUT DWF". DWF. https://www.dwf.com.au/about-dwf/.
5. ↑ "Al Mucci". WildCats Conservation Alliance. 25 March 2020. https://conservewildcats.org/2020/03/25/al-mucci/.
6. ↑ "Our Partners". DWF. https://www.dwf.com.au/our-partners/.
7. ↑ "Bilbies". DWF. https://www.dwf.com.au/our-work/bilbies/.
8. ↑ "Koalas". DWF. https://www.dwf.com.au/our-work/koalas/.
9. ↑ "Koala Land Report". Koala Land. https://www.koalaland.com.au/.
10. ↑ "Entertainment Schedule". Dreamworld. https://www.dreamworld.com.au/park-information/entertainment-schedule/.
11. ↑ "Tigers". DWF. https://www.dwf.com.au/our-work/tigers/.
12. ↑ "Tree Kangaroos". DWF. https://www.dwf.com.au/our-work/tree-kangaroos/.
13. ↑ "Corroboree & Wildlife". Dreamworld. https://www.dreamworld.com.au/rides-experiences/corroboree-and-wildlife/.
14. ↑ Siganto, Talissa (16 December 2018). "Dreamworld the third Queensland tourist attraction to be targeted by animal rights group". ABC News. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-16/animal-activists-head-to-dreamworld-after-targeting-seaworld/10624876.

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