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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.

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A tray of preserved birds with archive tags. Text reads, 'Australian National Wildlife Collection'
 

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

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
 

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

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

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

A spectacled flying fox.

Contact

Mr Roger Nicoll (BA ProfWrtg)
Communication Officer
Sustainable Ecosystems
Phone: 61 2 6242 1645