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Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Wildlife Officer

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

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Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Work
Not stated
Employment
Full-time
Level
Not stated
Function
Other
Pay
A$86.8K – A$95.2K a year
Posted
12 days ago

About the role

Wildlife Rangers in Northern Wildlife Operations have a focus on wildlife management. This includes working with crocodiles, cassowaries and flying-foxes and may require safely responding to isolated and remote situations in North Queensland for extended periods of time.

Tasks are likely to include operating communication and navigational systems, employing survival techniques, undertaking equipment repair, and the use of environmental indicators to make decisions.

You may be required to undertake short term stays in remote locations with little or no facilities available.

For further information about the role please see the role description.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Source

Posted by Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation on their own hiring page, smartjobs.qld.gov.au. OptiTalent shows it as published, read 07 Nov 2026 03:10 UTC; the original is the reference.

Contains information from SmartJobs, © State of Queensland, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (CC-BY-4.0)

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