October 18, 2022

2022 Backyard Campout raises over $57,000. Thank you for your support and inspiration.

At the completion of this year’s Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors Backyard Campout, together with Anaconda, we were able to present a cheque for over $57,000.

This is all thanks to those who supported this campaign by buying one, or several, of our products at Anaconda during the course of this campaign.

“Conservation is a big and important idea that impacts every camper now, and well into the future.”

“The support the Backyard Campout received from our customers has been inspiring; and on behalf of Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors, Anaconda and ourselves, thank you, you are awesome.”

- Luke Eather, CEO of the Oztent Group

Luke Eather - Oztent CEO, Chris Lude - Anaconda CEO and Robert Irwin - Wildlife Conservationist Australia Zoo

The really cool thing about this is not the money itself, but what it will assist Wildlife Warriors to achieve, as they are directing it towards the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

From September to February each year, the Wildlife Hospital is in Trauma Season. Trauma Season is when temperatures rise and wildlife is increasingly on the move, looking for water, a mate, or with young wildlife beginning to explore.

Team member and patients at Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital

This often leaves wildlife vulnerable in our man-made world, leading to sick, injured and orphaned animals coming through the doors of the Wildlife Hospital every day. The highly experienced veterinary team works tirelessly to provide every patient with the life-saving treatment and care required for a second chance in the wild. From birds to snakes, to the recently-classed endangered koalas, and green sea turtles suffering from a mystery soft-shell syndrome along with many more, these funds will play a pivotal role in wildlife conservation and preservation.

Chris Lude, Anaconda CEO with team members and patient at Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital

"We are absolutely humbled by the support received for our annual Backyard Campout campaign. Thanks to Oztent and Anaconda, we are able to further support the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital at a time when patient admissions triple in light of Trauma Season.”

"The Wildlife Hospital is one of many conservation projects that our internally recognised charity Wildlife Warriors supports. By carrying forward Dad's mission of saving wildlife and wild places, we hope to create a better and more sustainable world for our fauna, as we strive to save one, save the species."

- Robert Irwin, Wildlife Conservationist

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