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Threatened species publications
February 2003
| Pest management plan - in preparation (public exhibition) |  Top |
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| Draft regional pest management strategies | |
| The development of regional pest management strategies provides the National Parks and Wildlife Service with a strategic approach to pest management across NSW. The strategy developed for each region provides a tool to broadly identify pest distribution and their associated impacts across the parks. | |
| Pest management plan - public exhibition | Top |
| Kosciuszko National Park Horse Management Plan | |
| Members of the public are invited to comment on this draft plan - closing date 21 December 2007. All comments are welcome. | |
| Policy - final | Top |
| Netting of commercial fruit trees - guidelines to protect wildlife | |
| These guidelines advocate full exclusion netting, to protect commercial orchards from wildlife and other risks while minimising harm to native animals. See what's involved. | |
| Netting of garden fruit trees - guidelines to protect wildlife | |
| If you net the trees in your backyard to keep flying foxes and birds off your fruit, you must do it in a way that's safe for native wildlife. Find out how. | |
| The NPWS commercial crop damage mitigation policy | |
| Download annual reviews of this policy, which aims to reduce the damage caused by flying-foxes to commercial orchards. | |
| Scientific report - final | Top |
| Changing water regimes and wetland habitat on the Lower Murrumbidgee floodplain | |
| Download this report, which traces 140 years of disruption to the Lower Murrumbidgee's native environments as a result of dams, levee banks and other irrigation devices. | |
| Little terns in NSW: a six-year review - 1998/99 to 2003/04 | |
| Download this overview of little tern breeding success. The document identifies threats, discusses the efficacy of management techniques and recommends strategies to further improve the recovery of this species. | |
| Review of the conservation status of marine mammal species in NSW (PDF - 568KB) | |
| This 2001 NSW Scientific Committee report considers the status of the 40 marine mammal species that have been reliably recorded in NSW waters. It recommends changes to the current status of some species in the schedules of the Threatened Species Conservation Act. | |
| Review of the Threatened Species Conservation Act Flora Schedules (PDF - 140KB) | |
| This 2002 NSW Scientific Committee publication reviews the status of a number of plant species listed as vulnerable, endangered or presumed extinct in NSW, and recommends changes to the status of a number of species. | |
| The Bellinger Emydura: Challenges for Management | |
| Final report prepared by A. Georges, R. Walsh, R.J. Spencer, M. Welsh and H.B. Shaffer, Institute of Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, for the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, July 2007 | |
| The Bellinger Emydura: Ecology, Population Status and Management | |
| Final report prepared by R.J. Spencer, A. Georges and M. Welsh, Institute of Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, for the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, July 2007 | |
| The conservation value of regrowth native plant communities: a review (PDF - 455KB) | |
| This 1998 report for the NSW Scientific Committee reviews the literature on the conservation value of regrowth native vegetation. It focuses on NSW but also considers literature from other regions of Australia and overseas. | |
| The status of marine reptiles in NSW (PDF - 583KB) | |
| This report, commissioned by the NSW Scientific Committee, reviews the conservation status of marine turtles and snakes that have been recorded in NSW waters. | |
| Pest management plan - final | Top |
| Brindabella and Wee Jasper valleys - co-operative wild dog/fox plan | |
| Download this plan, which outlines an innovative approach to wild dog and fox management across all land tenures at the northern extent of the Australian Alps. | |
| Guy Fawkes River National Park Horse Management Plan | |
| Adopted July 2005. | |
| Kosciuszko National Park alpine area - horse management plan | |
| Download this plan which examines and proposes methods for feral horse management in the sensitive alpine environments of the state's largest park. | |
| NSW bitou bush strategy | |
| Download this NPWS strategy, which works towards long-term management of this noxious weed. | |
| Oxley Wild Rivers National Park - feral horse management plan | |
| Adopted May 2006 | |
| Pest management strategies for parks and reserves of central and western NSW | |
| Download NPWS weed and pest animal strategies covering more than two-thirds of the state. | |
| Pest management strategy for the Far South Coast | |
| This document explains how the NPWS plans to control weeds and pest animals in conservation reserves of the Far South Coast. | |
| Protecting our national parks from pests and weeds | |
| Weeds and pest animals cannot be totally eradicated from national parks. As a result, the NPWS is investing $18 million on management strategies. This strategic report examines the NPWS's past performance on managing weeds and pests, provides case studies that outline successful approaches and advises on future management strategies. | |
| Royal National Park and other reserves - deer management plan | |
| Feral deer have a major impact on the biodiversity of Royal National Park. Download this plan, which aims to manage deer populations in Royal National Park, balancing conservation goals with community interests. | |
| Wildlife management program - final | Top |
| Bell miner associated dieback strategy | |
| This strategy attempts to tackle the threat of dieback associated with bell miners in the forests of north-east NSW. Download the strategy, plus the proceedings of a national forum that took place in early 2005. | |
| Threat abatement plan - final | Top |
| Bitou bush and boneseed threat abatement plan | |
| The threat abatement plan (TAP) is aimed at reducing, abating or ameliorating the threat posed by bitou bush and boneseed to threatened species, populations and ecological communities and those species which may become threatened as a result of bitou bush or boneseed invasion. | |
| Bitou bush and boneseed threat abatement plan - what's new | |
| Predation by the plague minnow - threat abatement plan | |
| This plan examines the impacts of plague minnows on native animals, particularly threatened frogs. It sets out the management actions that are necessary to abate this threat. | |
| Predation by the red fox - threat abatement plan | |
| Download this plan, which examines the impacts of red foxes on native animals. It sets out the management actions that are necessary to abate this threat. | |
| Books and reports | Top |
| Booklets of Scientific Committee determinations | |
| See what's available, and request free copies of Scientific Committee publications. | |
| English Report on NPWS management of pest animals | |
| In 2002, Professor Tony English reviewed the policies and practices used by the NPWS to manage feral animals. Download his report. | |
| English Reports on feral horse management in national parks and reserves | |
| Download three reports by Professor Tony English about NPWS wild horse control programs. The reports were commissioned following the culling of feral horses in Guy Fawkes River National Park in October 2000. | |
| Saving our threatened native animals and plants: recovery and threat abatement in action | |
| Download this report summarising the actions that have been taken since 1996 to help the recovery of threatened species in NSW. The report was updated in 2003. | |
| Status of the endangered population of little penguins at Manly | |
| Review of five years of monitoring (2002-03 to 2006-07) and the implementation of the Recovery Plan since 2000 | |
| Brochures and factsheets | Top |
| 'Inland grey box woodland in the Riverina, NSW South Western Slopes, Cobar Peneplain, Nandewar and Brigalow Belt South bioregions as an endangered ecological community' - overview | |
| This explains why this community was listed as an endangered ecological community, and outlines the effect of this listing. | |
| Alteration to the natural flow of rivers, streams, floodplains & wetlands - factsheet (PDF - 56KB) | |
| This explains why this key threatening process was listed, and outlines the effect of its listing. | |
| Bushrock removal - factsheet (PDF - 330KB) | |
| This explains why bushrock removal was listed as a key threatening process, and outlines the effect of this listing. | |
| Clearing of native vegetation - factsheet (PDF - 194KB) | |
| This explains why the clearing of native vegetation was listed as a key threatening process, and outlines the effect of this listing. | |
| Competition from feral honeybees - factsheet (PDF - 37KB) | |
| This publication gives an overview of why the NSW Scientific Committee declared feral honeybees a key threatening process, and explains the effect of this declaration. | |
| Coolibah - black box woodland as an endangered community | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Death or injury to marine species following capture in shark control programs on ocean beaches - factsheet | |
| Find out more about the Scientific Committee's final determination on this issue. | |
| Herbivory and land degradation caused by feral deer as a keythreatening process - an overview | |
| This explains why herbivory and land degradation caused by feral deer was listed as a key threatening process, and outlines the effect of this listing. | |
| Introduced grasses as a key threatening process - fact sheet | |
| This explains why the invasion of native plant communities by exotic perennial grasses has been listed as a key threatening process, and outlines the effect of the listing. | |
| Lower Hunter spotted gum - ironbark forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion as an endangered ecological community: an overview | |
| This explains why this community was listed as an endangered ecological community, and outlines the effect of this listing. | |
| Pandanus trees and the threat of dieback | |
| These iconic trees of the NSW north coast have been dying from infestation by an insect: the flatid, or planthopper. Learn how to recognise pandanus dieback, and find out how you can help fight the disease. | |
| Removal of dead wood, trees & logs - factsheet (PDF - 45KB) | |
| This explains why the removal of dead wood was listed as a key threatening process, and outlines the effect of its listing. | |
| Endangered species-profile | Top |
| Acacia bynoeana (a shrub) - species profile (PDF - 290KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Agnes Banks woodland in the Sydney Basin Bioregion - endangered ecological community profile (PDF - 156KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Amyema scandens (a mistletoe) - species profile (PDF - 174KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Australian bustard - species profile (PDF - 416KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Bathurst copper butterfly - threatened species profile (PDF - 157KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Beach stone-curlew - species profile (PDF - 439KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Black-breasted button-quail - species profile (PDF - 558KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Black-eared miner - species profile (PDF - 174KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Black-striped wallaby - species profile (PDF - 795KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Black-throated finch - species profile (PDF - 385KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Blue Gum High Forest - Endangered ecological community profile (PDF - 144KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this ecological community. | |
| Blue Mountains water skink - Threatened species profile (PDF - 135KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Bolam's mouse - species profile (PDF - 184KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Boronia repanda (a shrub) - species profile (PDF - 208KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Broad headed snake - species profile (PDF - 995KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Brush-tailed rock-wallaby (endangered Warrumbungles population) - species profile (PDF - 483KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Bush stone-curlew - species profile (PDF - 766KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Castlereagh swamp woodland community - Endangered ecological community profile (PDF - 175KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this ecological community. | |
| Cooks River/Castlereagh ironbark forest - endangered ecological community profile (PDF - 170KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Corchorus cunninghamii (a shrub) - species profile (PDF - 184KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Cotton pygmy-goose - species profile (PDF - 680KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Cumberland Plain land snail - endangered species profile (PDF - 431KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Cumberland Plain woodland - endangered ecological community profile (PDF - 331KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this ecological community. | |
| Cynanchum elegans (a climber or twiner) - species profile (PDF - 413KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Daphnandra sp. Illawarra - endangered species profile (PDF - 201KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Dillwynia tenuifolia, endangered population at Kemps Creek - Threatened species profile - (PDF - 55KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Diploglottis campbellii (a tree) - species profile (PDF - 188KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Double-eyed fig parrot - species profile (PDF - 299KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Duffys Forest vegetation community - endangered ecological community profile (PDF - 224KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this ecological community. | |
| Eastern bristlebird - species profile (PDF - 342KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Eastern quoll - species profile (PDF - 475KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Eastern Suburbs banksia scrub - endangered ecological community profile (PDF - 493KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this ecological community. | |
| Elaeocarpus sp. Rocky Creek (a tree) - species profile PDF - 181KB | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Elderslie banksia scrub forest community - endangered ecological community profile (PDF - 194KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this ecological community. | |
| Epacris hamiltonii - Threatened species profile (PDF - 131KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Eucalyptus copulans - Threatened species profile (PDF - 357 KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Eucalyptus recurva (a mallee) - species profile (PDF - 734KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Eucalyptus sp. Howes Swamp Creek - Threatened species profile (PDF - 446KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Five-clawed worm-skink - species profile (PDF - 208KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Flock bronzewing - species profile (PDF - 342KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Fontainea oraria (a shrub) - species profile (PDF - 181KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Genoplesium plumosum (a terrestrial orchid) - species profile (PDF - 787KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Gentiana wingecarribiensis (a shrub) - species profile (PDF - 177KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Gingidia montana (a shrub) - species profile (PDF - 200KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Gould's petrel - Threatened species profile (PDF - 114KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Green and golden bell frog - species profile (PDF - 572KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Grevillea acanthifolia subsp. paludosa (a shrub) - species profile (PDF - 180KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Grevillea caleyi (a shrub) species profile (PDF - 211KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Grevillea masonii (a shrub) - species profile (PDF - 179KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Grevillea obtusiflora - species profile (PDF - 357KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Grevillea rivularis (a shrub) - species profile (PDF - 1.0MB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Grevillea wilkinsonii (a shrub) - species profile (PDF - 225KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Haloragodendron lucasii (a shrub) - species profile (PDF - 216KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Hastings river mouse - species profile (PDF - 590KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Hooded plover - species profile (PDF - 685KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Irenepharsus trypherus - species profile (PDF - 269KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Kultarr - species profile (PDF - 186KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Leionema lachnaeoides - species profile (PDF - 136KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Little penguins, endangered population at Manly Cove - Threatened species profile (PDF - 102 KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Little tern - species profile (PDF - 232KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Long-footed potoroo - species profile (PDF - 173KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Long nosed bandicoot, endangered population at North Head - Threatened species profile (PDF - 83KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Lord Howe Island woodhen - species profile (PDF - 729KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Malleefowl - species profile (PDF - 536KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Micromyrtus grandis (a large shrub) - species profile (PDF - 163KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Moist shale woodland in the Sydney Basin Bioregion - endangered ecological community profile (PDF - 86KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this ecological community. | |
| Persoonia bargoensis - species profile (PDF - 356K) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Persoonia mollis subsp. maxima - endangered species profile (PDF - 491KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Persoonia nutans - endangered species profile (PDF - 558KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Persoonia pauciflora (a spreading shrub) - species profile (PDF - 798KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Pimelea spicata - endangered species profile (PDF - 242KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Pimelea venosa (a shrub) - species profile (PDF - 172KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Plains-wanderer - species profile (PDF - 400KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Plectranthus nitidus (a shrub) - species profile (PDF - 168KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Prasophyllum affine (a terrestrial herb) - species profile (PDF - 175KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Prasophyllum uroglossum (an orchid) - species profile (PDF - 185KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Prostanthera junonis - species profile (PDF - 407KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Pterostylis gibbosa - endangered species profile (PDF - 632KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Pultenaea parrisiae subsp. elusa (a shrub) - species profile (PDF - 1.1MB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Pultenaea parviflora - species profile (PDF - 71KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Pultenaea pedunculata - species profile (PDF - 231KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Rapanea sp. A Richmond River (a shrub) - species profile (PDF - 187KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Red-lored whistler - species profile (PDF - 462KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Red goshawk - species profile (PDF - 186KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Regent honeyeater - species profile (PDF - 410KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Regent parrot - species profile (PDF - 485KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Shale gravel transition forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion - endangered ecological community profile (PDF - 90KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this ecological community. | |
| Shale sandstone transition forest - endangered ecological community profile (PDF - 132KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this ecological community. | |
| Silky mouse - species profile (PDF - 177KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Smoky mouse - species profile (PDF - 863KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Southern brown bandicoot - threatened species profile (PDF - 201KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Southern corroboree frog - species profile (PDF - 775KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Southern hairy-nosed wombat - species profile (PDF - 188KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Spotted tree frog - species profile (PDF - 686KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Squatter pigeon - species profile (PDF - 544KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Sydney coastal river flat forest - ecological community profile (PDF - 154KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this ecological community. | |
| Sydney turpentine ironbark forest - endangered ecological community profile (PDF - 132KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this ecological community. | |
| Thick-billed grasswren - species profile (PDF - 343KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Trachymene saniculifolia (a robust herb) - species profile (PDF - 185KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Tylophora woollsii (a climber) - species profile (PDF - 182KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Uromyrtus australis (a shrub) - species profile (PDF - 321KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Western pygmy possum - species profile (PDF - 189KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Western Sydney dry rainforest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion - ecological community profile (PDF - 163KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this ecological community. | |
| White box yellow box Blakely's red gum woodland - endangered ecological community fact sheet (PDF - 1.1MB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| White box yellow box Blakely's red gum woodland - identification guidelines (PDF - 80KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Wollemia nobilis (the Wollemi pine) - species profile | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats - all on the Botanic Gardens Trust website. | |
| Yellow-footed rock-wallaby - species profile (PDF - 556KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Zieria baeuerlenii (a shrub) - species profile (PDF - 1.0MB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Zieria buxijugum (a shrub) - species profile (PDF - 854KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Zieria covenyi - species profile (PDF - 430KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Zieria granulata - endangered species profile (PDF - 199KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Zieria parrisiae (a shrub) - species profile (PDF - 1.2MB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| FAQs factsheet | Top |
| FAQs factsheet specific topics | Top |
| Bitou bush - fact sheet | |
| Get an introduction to this weed, and find out about some NPWS bitou bush control programs in NSW. | |
| Blackberry - fact sheet | |
| Get an introduction to this weed, and find out about some NPWS blackberry control programs in NSW. | |
| Feral pigs - fact sheet | |
| Get an introduction to this pest animal, and find out about some NPWS feral pig control programs in NSW. | |
| Foxes - fact sheet | |
| Get an introduction to this pest animal, and find out about some NPWS fox control programs in NSW. | |
| Lantana - fact sheet | |
| Get an introduction to this weed, and find out about some NPWS lantana control programs in NSW. | |
| Rabbits - fact sheet | |
| Get an introduction to this pest animal, and find out about some NPWS rabbit control programs in NSW. | |
| Scotch broom - fact sheet | |
| Get an introduction to this weed, and find out about some NPWS Scotch broom control programs in NSW. | |
| Wild dogs - fact sheet | |
| Get an introduction to this pest animal, and find out about some NPWS wild dog control programs in NSW. | |
| Newsletters | Top |
| South Coast Shorebird Recovery Newsletter - 2008 (PDF - 2.6MB) | |
| Provides an update on recovery programs for shorebirds on the south coast of NSW, a National Trust Award and some local heroes. | |
| South Coast Shorebird Recovery Newsletter - March 2007 (PDF - 1.2MB) | |
| This newsletter gives an update on recovery programs for hooded plovers, little terns, pied oystercatchers and sooty oystercatchers on the south coast of NSW. | |
| South Coast Shorebird Recovery Newsletter - May 2006 (PDF - 771KB) | |
| This newsletter gives an update on recovery programs for hooded plovers, little terns, pied oystercatchers and sooty oystercatchers on the south coast of NSW. | |
| Policies and guidelines | Top |
| Recovering bushland on the Cumberland Plain: best practice guidelines for the management and restoration of bushland | |
| Download these guidelines, which provide theoretical and practical guidance to agricultural enterprises, councils and other land managers who have remnants of Cumberland Plain bushland on their properties. | |
| Scientific research | Top |
| Bell miner associated dieback forum | |
| This national forum in March/April 2005 brought together scientists, forest managers and community groups to develop research directions and management options for tackling bell miner associated dieback. Download the forum proceedings. | |
| Vulnerable species-profile | Top |
| Acacia baueri ssp. baueri - Threatened species profile (PDF - 304KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Acacia clunies rossiae - Threatened species profile (PDF - 123KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Acacia pubescens (a shrub) - species profile (PDF - 1.8MB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Australasian bittern - species profile (PDF - 710KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Black-browed albatross - species profile (PDF - 190KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Black-tailed godwit - species profile (PDF - 336KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Black-winged petrel - species profile (PDF - 751KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Black bittern - species profile (PDF - 180KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Blue-billed duck - species profile (PDF - 511KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Broad-billed sandpiper - species profile (PDF - 230KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Brush-tailed phascogale - species profile (PDF - 542KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Darwinia biflora (a shrub) - species profile (PDF - 690KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Epacris purpurascens var. purpurascens - Threatened species profile (PDF - 217KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Epacris sparsa - Threatened species profile (PDF - 456 KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Eucalyptus benthamii - Threatened species profile (PDF - 351 KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Eucalyptus cannonii - Threatened species profile (PDF - 106KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Euphrasia bowdeniae - Threatened species profile (PDF - 465KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Flesh-footed shearwater - species profile (PDF - 860KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Freckled duck - species profile (PDF - 527KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Giant burrowing frog - species profile (PDF - 1.1MB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Glossy black-cockatoo - species profile (PDF - 603KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Great knot - species profile (PDF - 186KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Greater sand-plover - species profile (PDF - 223KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Grevillea evansiana - Threatened species profile (PDF - 417 KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Grevillea parviflora ssp. parviflora - species profile (PDF - 178KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Grey-headed flying-fox - species profile (PDF - 829KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Grey ternlet - species profile (PDF - 270KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Kennedia retrorsa - species profile (PDF - 344KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Kermadec petrel (West Pacific subsp.) - species profile (PDF - 152KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Koala - species profile (PDF - 386KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Kunzea cambagei - species profile (PDF - 398KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Leionema sympetalum - species profile (PDF - 359KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Lesser sand-plover - species profile (PDF - 242KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Little shearwater - species profile (PDF - 175KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Masked booby - species profile (PDF - 643KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Olearia cordata - species profile (PDF - 311KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Painted snipe - species profile (PDF - 183KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Parsonsia dorrigoensis (a climber) - species profile PDF - 133KB | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Persoonia acerosa - species profile (PDF - 429K) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Persoonia glaucescens - species profile (PDF - 368K) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Persoonia marginata - species profile (PDF - 333KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Prostanthera cryptandroides - species profile (PDF - 331KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Prostanthera discolor - species profile (PDF - 226KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Prostanthera stricta - species profile (PDF - 284KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Providence petrel - species profile (PDF - 630KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Red-crowned toadlet - species profile (PDF - 643KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Red-tailed tropicbird - species profile (PDF - 536KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Sanderling - species profile (PDF - 525KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Shy albatross - species profile (PDF - 684KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Sooty albatross - species profile (PDF - 166KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Sooty tern - species profile (PDF - 676KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Spotted-tailed quoll - species profile (PDF - 643KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Square-tailed kite - species profile (PDF - 414KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Squirrel glider - species profile (PDF - 393KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Syzygium paniculatum - species profile (PDF - 207KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Terek sandpiper - species profile (PDF - 158KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Tetratheca glandulosa - species profile (PDF - 247KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Tetratheca juncea - species profile (PDF - 125KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Threatened species profile - Grevillea juniperina ssp. juniperina (PDF - 107 KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Turquoise parrot - species profile (PDF - 543KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| White-bellied storm-petrel - species profile (PDF - 631KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| White tern - species profile (PDF - 407KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
| Yellow-bellied glider - species profile (PDF - 544KB) | |
| Get a brief description of this species, plus a summary of its distribution, habitat, ecology and threats. | |
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