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About CSIRO

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation is Australia's national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world.

CSIRO's core areas of impact
Contact Enquiries: Phone - 1300 363 400 | Email - Enquiries@csiro.au | Contact Us
A tray of preserved birds with archive tags. Text reads, 'Australian National Wildlife Collection'
About the ANWC
 

The Australian National Wildlife Collection is a significant biodiversity resource aiding the study, classification and documentation of Australia’s mammals, birds and reptiles.

The Australian National Wildlife Collection museum building, Canberra
Research
 
The Australian National Wildlife Collection is a leading research centre dedicated to the conservation of Australia’s wildlife heritage.Eclectus parrot specimens, ANWC, Canberra
Staff
 

The Australian National Wildlife Collection has staff dedicated to the collection and cataloguing of vertebrates.

Dr Ken Aplin, a taxonomist for the Australian National Wildlife Collection, pictured in South-East Asia researching rodents
Highlights
 

Find out the latest news and achievements from the Australian National Wildlife Collection.

koala sitting on tree
Publications and Resources
 
The breadth of knowledge of the Australian National Wildlife Collection staff has enabled the production of many influential reference works.Kookaburra
Support the ANWC
 

The continued operation of the Australian National Wildlife Collection depends upon support from the community and business.

A spectacled flying fox.

Contact

Ms Andrea Wild (BSc (Hons), GradDip ProfWrtg)
Communication Officer
Sustainable Ecosystems
Phone: 0415 199 434 


Location

CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems - Crace
Bellenden Street (access via Barton Highway)
Crace ACT 2911
Australia
GPO Box 284
Canberra ACT 2601
Australia

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