Animal Handler

Ben Bawden

  • Fur, feathers or scales!
ALL
D'Aguilar Wildlife provide trained and background native and domestic animals, as well as insects, fish and marine life.

Ben Bawden

  • Fur, feathers or scales!
ALL
D'Aguilar Wildlife provide trained and background native and domestic animals, as well as insects, fish and marine life.

Lists as:

  • Animal Handler

D’Aguilar Wildlife provides professional, reliable animal services for film, television, advertising, and media productions across Australia.

With over 15 years of hands-on industry experience, our team supplies a diverse range of animals and supports productions with expert handling, welfare-focused care, and safe on-set presentation.

We work closely with producers, directors, and crew to ensure animals are prepared, transported, and managed to meet the needs of each scene while maintaining calm, controlled conditions on set. Our services include animal coordination, professional handlers, compliant transport and housing, and support for both studio and location-based shoots.

D’Aguilar Wildlife is committed to high standards of animal welfare, professionalism, and clear communication to help productions run smoothly and safely, from planning through to wrap.

Recent credits:

2024:
– Voltron Space Mouse – Stick Insects, Spider, Scorpion, Giant Cockroaches

2025:
– FING! – Possum, Brolga, Little Penguin, Blue and Gold Macaw, Eclectus Parrot, Wedge-tailed Eagle, Llama, Dromedary Camel, Bearded Dragon, Estuarine Crocodile
– The Bluff – Amazon Parrot, Hermit Crabs
– TVC Qld Police – Echidna
– TVC Care Super – Blue and Gold Macaw, Eclectus Parrot
– Anaconda – Black Headed Caique, Amazon Parrot, Blue and Gold Macaw, Chickens, Spider.
– Ich bin ein Star, holt mich her raus!’ – Wombat, Wallaby, Pelican
– Google Research– Squirrel Glider, Koala, Frilled Lizard, Stick Insect, Giant Burrowing Cockroach, Blue Tongued Lizard, Echidna