Creating Three Safer Havens
A bold landmark project with the Department for Environment and Water (DEW) to create 3 unfenced Safer Havens and deliver 11 conservation projects—restoring habitat, supporting species, and building climate resilience across South Australia. Read More
Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby
$58,470 / $150,000
Saving Endangered Orchid and Flora...
$107,638 / $200,000
Building Populations for the Nangur...
$162,740 / $202,000
Creating Glideways for Southern...
$131,382 / $197,500
Enrichment Program
$199,952 / $300,000
Repopulation of the Western Quoll
$113,995 / $130,000
Securing Red-tailed Phascogale
$182,130 / $300,000
Recovering Iconic Plant Species
$75,285 / $100,000
Protecting Species and Habitats
The Foundation for Australia’s Most Endangered Species is a national conservation funder and a company limited by guarantee with a focused mandate: to invest in initiatives that deliver measurable ecological outcomes.
Established in 1993 from the early vision of conservation pioneer Dr John Wamsley, FAME was founded on the belief that decisive, science-based intervention could alter the trajectory of species decline in Australia. Over three decades, that founding conviction has evolved into a carefully governed national foundation with a strong reputation for stewardship and delivery.
FAME partners with government agencies, research institutions, scientists and land managers across Australia to support species recovery and habitat restoration. Our funding has contributed to the recovery and stabilisation of more than 30 species at risk, while strengthening the ecosystems on which many others depend.
Each investment is supported by scientific review, Board oversight and ongoing accountability to ensure conservation action translates into tangible biodiversity outcomes.
FAME is building a national community committed to practical, science-based conservation and responsible stewardship of every dollar entrusted to it.
Our Approach
FAME applies a structured, evidence-based model to conservation investment, grounded in scientific review and governance oversight.
Each project is reviewed by a qualified Scientific Conservation Committee and approved by an experienced and engaged Board. Assessment considers scientific merit, urgency, feasibility, clearly defined recovery pathways and long-term ecological viability.
We prioritise initiatives where timely intervention can stabilise species, restore habitat function and strengthen ecosystem resilience.
Funding is milestone-based and supported by ongoing oversight, reporting and evaluation to ensure accountability and measurable progress.
Our role is to ensure that capable partners are resourced and supported to deliver effective conservation action on the ground.
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The latest at FAME
FAME's Achievements 2024/2025
678,386
Total area of land covered by projects funded by FAME in 2024-25 – which is equal to roughly half the size of Tasmania’s Wilderness World Heritage Area.
48
Partner organisations
13
Projects funded to benefit and protect native threatened species
166+
Collateral species benefited from project support
6
Projects supported involving feral management
18
Indigenous Rangers involved across 6 Projects.
28,972
Trees planted across 2 projects
300+
Young born over the last year