πŸ›οΈ ACNC Registered • DGR Item 1 Status • Tax Deductible

Every Animal Deserves a Guardian

We use technology to protect wildlife, fund habitat corridors, and connect every animal to a permanent identity on the Cardano blockchain. Not a corporate promise - a registered eNGO with full transparency.

12,400+Animals Registered
847Rescue Events
2,400haCorridor Protected
14Research Partners
4Global Hubs
Our Mission

Three Pillars. One Purpose.

Every dollar donated flows through one of three pillars - wildlife identification, habitat protection, or One Health research. All allocation is publicly tracked on-chain.

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Wildlife ID & Reunion

Deploying Animalis-IC chips across domestic pets, rescue wildlife, and wild populations. Every animal with a chip has an immutable identity and a direct path home.

  • Animalis-IC field deployment
  • 60-second reunion protocol active
  • Cardano identity minting
  • Vet clinic grant programme
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02

Habitat Protection

DePIN sensor nodes deployed across conservation corridors provide real-time habitat monitoring, human-wildlife conflict alerts, and poaching deterrence across 2,400+ hectares.

  • Armstrong Rise koala corridor
  • BOTG Somerset 400-acre site
  • Kenya Nairobi corridor nodes
  • Sensor mesh habitat mapping
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03

One Health Research

Animal health is human health. Our academic data API connects wildlife population data to UniSC, international partners, and open-access publications under DID-sovereign data governance.

  • UniSC research partnership
  • Migration corridor datasets
  • Open-access data publishing
  • SharkFree PEMF field trials
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NFT Adoption Portal

Meet the Animals You Can Adopt Today

Adopt a specific tracked animal. Receive live location updates, health reports, and a CIP-68 NFT that proves your guardianship on Cardano. Your adoption directly funds their care and corridor protection.

Supporter
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Mia
Phascolarctos cinereus - Female
Common
$25 AUD
per month
Adopt Mia
Guardian
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Barroo
Macropus rufus - Male
Common
$100 AUD
per month
Adopt Barroo
Protector
🦑
Waru
Lasiorhinus krefftii - Male
Rare
$500 AUD
per month
Adopt Waru
Champion
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Djurali
Aquila audax - Female
Epic
$1,000 AUD
per month
Adopt Djurali
Legendary
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Yindal
Tursiops truncatus - Male
Legendary
$2,500 AUD
per month
Adopt Yindal

All adoptions are DGR tax-deductible. NFT minted on Cardano. Live updates via the dApp dashboard.

View All Available Animals
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Active Causes

Where Your Donation Goes Today

Three active cause campaigns, each with real-time on-chain fund tracking and impact reporting.

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Armstrong Rise Koala Corridor

Deploying sensor mesh nodes and Animalis-IC chips across the Armstrong Rise wildlife corridor in Moreton Bay, QLD. BOTG partner site. Koala population 340+ animals.

$36,500 raised73%Goal: $50,000
Fund this cause β†’
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SharkFree Marine Mesh Nodes

Deploying SharkFree PEMF buoy-mesh nodes across SEQ surf breaks. 87% bull-shark deterrence (Ryan et al. 2024). Replaces lethal shark nets that kill 86% non-target marine life. Lives saved, ocean data streamed open.

$20,500 raised41%Goal: $50,000
πŸ“Š View live data & map β†’
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Sunshine Coast Wildlife Rehabilitation

Supporting two long-standing Sunshine Coast wildlife carers* β€” fruit bats, possums, gliders, birds of prey and other native species rescued, rehabilitated and released across the SEQ corridor. Animalis-IC chips on all release candidates.

$11,600 raised58%Goal: $20,000
Fund this cause β†’
Conservation Network

Australia-Wide AARK Coverage

From Queensland koala corridors to Kenyan savannah - our DePIN network is expanding to protect wildlife on every continent.

Armstrong Rise, Moreton Bay QLD
Pilot zone - LIVE. 70+ LoRa nodes. 340+ koalas registered.
BOTG Somerset Koala Corridor, QLD
400 acres. Claire Smith - BOTG founder. Active sensor mesh.
Moreton Bay Regional Council Zone
Council-supported deployment. 50km coastal coverage.
Nairobi Wildlife Corridor, Kenya
Evalyn Timothy hub. East Africa DePIN nodes expanding.
Greater Brisbane Metropolitan
Urban pet microchipping programme. 3,200+ pets registered.
Northern Rivers, NSW
Koala habitat expansion monitoring. Corridor bridging project.
Sunshine Coast Hinterland, QLD
Platypus and echidna monitoring programme. Academic data.
US Foundation Hub (Planned)
Gary Dorst - AARK US Director. North American expansion 2026.
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Our Partners

A Coalition for Conservation

🌱 BOTG - Claire Smith (QLD)
🐾 Sunshine Coast Wildlife Carers*
🦁 Wildlife Warriors
πŸ“‘ World Mobile - DePIN
βš™οΈ Apeiron Platform
πŸŽ“ University of the Sunshine Coast
🌍 Evalyn Timothy - Kenya Hub
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ AARK US Foundation (Gary Dorst)
National Research Partnership Network β€” Outreach in Progress*

Australian Universities & Institutes Invited to Partner

A national academic network spanning every state and territory, mapped to the six pillars of the Animalis aRK decentralised mesh: Animalis-IC wildlife chips, SharkFree marine buoys, coastal waterway mesh, drinking-water dam mesh, river & creek mesh, and agricultural & wildlife zone mesh. Each institution below has been invited to join one or more research workstreams.

🐾 chip Animalis-IC microchip 🦈 shark SharkFree marine mesh 🌊 coast Coastal waterway mesh πŸ’§ dam Drinking water dam mesh 🏞️ river Creek & river mesh 🌾 ag Agriculture & wildlife zone mesh

πŸŒ… Queensland β€” Home State

  • UniSC β€” Sunshine CoastBachelor of Animal Ecology, hands-on field research, wildlife management β€” closest geographic partner.
    chipcoastag
  • UQ β€” Brisbane#1 university in Oceania for Wildlife Management. School of the Environment, native ecology, genetics, threatened species.
    chipriverag
  • QUT β€” BrisbaneScience & Engineering Faculty, Centre for Robotics, IoT & sensor systems β€” chip hardware + LoRaWAN backhaul.
    chipsharkdam
  • Griffith β€” Gold Coast & BrisbaneAustralian Rivers Institute, marine and coastal ecology, freshwater ecosystems.
    coastriverdam
  • JCU β€” Townsville & CairnsTropical biology, Great Barrier Reef coral ecology, rainforest wildlife, tropical fisheries.
    sharkcoastchip
  • CQU β€” RockhamptonAgricultural and rural science, regional QLD livestock and wildlife monitoring.
    agchip
  • UniSQ β€” Toowoomba & SpringfieldInland agriculture, dryland ecology, regional water systems.
    agdam

πŸŒ‰ New South Wales

  • UNSW β€” SydneyBEES (Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences), Centre for Marine Science & Innovation, evolutionary ecology.
    sharkcoastchip
  • USyd β€” SydneyTaronga Conservation Society partnership, Australasian Wildlife Genomics Group decoding native fauna.
    chipag
  • Macquarie β€” SydneyBioacoustics, marine science, sensor analytics β€” useful for SharkFree PEMF signal modelling.
    sharkcoast
  • UTS β€” SydneyClimate Change Cluster (C3), environmental modelling, urban ecology.
    riverdam
  • Newcastle β€” NewcastleCoastal ecology, estuarine systems, Hunter River network.
    coastriver
  • Wollongong (UOW) β€” WollongongCentre for Sustainable Ecosystem Solutions, freshwater and marine.
    rivercoast
  • UNE β€” ArmidaleRural & remote ecology, agricultural systems, livestock genetics β€” Northern Tablelands focus.
    agchip
  • CSU (Charles Sturt) β€” Wagga, Albury, BathurstRegional NSW environmental science, viticulture, dryland agriculture, Murray-Darling basin.
    agriverdam
  • Southern Cross Uni β€” Lismore & Coffs HarbourMarine ecology lab, Northern Rivers coastal systems, mangrove and reef.
    coastsharkriver

🌷 Victoria

  • Deakin β€” Melbourne, Geelong, WarrnamboolWildlife & conservation biology, coastal habitats, fire recovery, marsupial genetics.
    chipcoastag
  • Univ of Melbourne β€” Melbourne & DookieSchool of BioSciences, Conservation Science Lab, Dookie agricultural campus.
    chipag
  • Monash β€” MelbourneBioSciences, freshwater ecology, environmental data science.
    riverdam
  • La Trobe β€” Melbourne, Bendigo, Albury-WodongaEnvironmental Futures, regional VIC ecology, Murray River corridor.
    riverag
  • RMIT β€” MelbourneGeospatial sciences, IoT engineering, edge-AI for sensor mesh networks.
    chipdam
  • Federation Uni β€” Ballarat & GippslandRegional VIC environmental science, post-bushfire ecological recovery.
    agchip

🌿 South Australia & Western Australia

  • Adelaide β€” SAEnvironment Institute, Waite agricultural campus, Davies Livestock Research.
    agchip
  • Flinders β€” AdelaideMarine bioscience, Southern Ocean ecology, coastal monitoring.
    sharkcoast
  • UniSA β€” Adelaide & regional SAApplied environmental science, water quality, arid-zone monitoring.
    damriver
  • UWA β€” PerthOceans Institute, Centre for Marine Futures, freshwater ecology β€” Indian Ocean focus.
    sharkcoastchip
  • Curtin β€” PerthCentre for Marine Science & Technology (CMST), bioacoustic monitoring.
    sharkcoast
  • Murdoch β€” PerthHarry Butler Institute β€” flagship WA wildlife & conservation, veterinary science.
    chipag
  • Edith Cowan (ECU) β€” Perth & BunburySchool of Science, marine ecosystems, regional WA coastal monitoring.
    coastriver

🦑 Tasmania, ACT & Northern Territory

  • UTAS β€” Hobart & LauncestonInstitute for Marine & Antarctic Studies (IMAS) β€” world-leading Southern Ocean, Tasmanian devil conservation.
    sharkcoastchip
  • ANU β€” CanberraFenner School of Environment & Society, Research School of Biology β€” biodiversity policy & data.
    chipriverag
  • Univ of Canberra β€” CanberraInstitute for Applied Ecology, freshwater & landscape ecology.
    riverag
  • Charles Darwin (CDU) β€” DarwinTropical savanna ecology, indigenous land management, Top End freshwater systems.
    agriverchip
  • Batchelor Institute β€” Batchelor NTIndigenous-led research, community-controlled environmental monitoring.
    agchip

πŸ›οΈ National Research Institutes

  • CSIRO β€” NationalAustralian National Outlook, Environment business unit, wildlife & biosecurity data services. Open to data-share partnerships.
    chipagdam
  • AIMS β€” Townsville HQAustralian Institute of Marine Science β€” national marine research infrastructure, reef & tropical waters.
    sharkcoast
  • AAD β€” HobartAustralian Antarctic Division β€” sub-Antarctic islands, Southern Ocean wildlife tracking.
    chipshark
  • TERN β€” NationalTerrestrial Ecosystem Research Network β€” long-term ecological monitoring data infrastructure.
    agchip
  • IMOS β€” National marineIntegrated Marine Observing System β€” bluewater data backbone, complementary to SharkFree mesh.
    sharkcoast
  • Taronga Conservation β€” Sydney & DubboWildlife Hospital, breeding programmes, conservation genetics partner to USyd.
    chip
⚠️ Outreach status: *All institutions above are currently in the outreach phase. No university, institute or research centre has formally endorsed the Animalis aRK Foundation; their inclusion here is a public statement of intent to partner, not a claim of existing endorsement. Each institution will be moved to the confirmed-partners list above only after a written MOU or research collaboration agreement is in place. Hayden Walker (Founder) is actively engaging research liaison offices across each state. Researchers interested in collaboration: [email protected].
Leadership

The People Behind the Mission

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Hayden Walker
Founder & CEO
Australia - QLD
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Carito Carrasco
Director & Legal Counsel
Peru / Australia
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Gary Dorst
US Foundation Director
United States
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Evalyn Timothy
Africa Hub Director
Kenya - Nairobi