Plants and animals are assessed if they are at risk of extinction. If the risk is high they are listed in legislation and conservation actions are developed for their protection.
Saving our Species is our statewide program that aims to secure threatened plants and animals in the wild in New South Wales.
The NSW Koala Strategy delivers targeted conservation actions to secure habitat, support local communities, reduce threats and build our knowledge to improve koala conservation outcomes.
Nearly 1,000 native plants and animals are currently facing extinction in New South Wales. But it’s not too late to do something and make a difference: join the movement to save our one-of-a-kind species.
Search for threatened species, their communities and habitat, location and threat.
The NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee is established under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. It is an independent committee of scientists appointed by the Minister for the Environment.
The key pieces of legislation that identify and protect threatened species, populations and ecological communities in New South Wales are the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 and its regulations.