Native and threatened species

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The Eurobodalla is home to many threatened species and ecological communities.

In NSW, a threatened species is a plant or animal species listed in the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 or NSW Fisheries Management Act 1994. The Australian Government also listed some species under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

Council works with government agencies and the community to reduce the threats that have a negative impact on these species. This includes work to improve the condition and increase the extent of threatened species' habitat.

Threatened ecological communities

In the Eurobodalla, there are 13 ecological communities that are listed as endangered, which include Dry Rainforest, Lowland Grassy Woodland and Coastal Saltmarsh.

Flying-foxes

Grey-headed flying-fox population numbers vary with seasonal migration. Flying-foxes forage at night wherever there are food sources.

Eurobodalla nesting box program

The impact of the 2019/20 bushfires resulted in a significant reduction of hollows in the Eurobodalla. We installed hundreds of nesting boxes for local wildlife across the region.

Australian protected matters search tool

Use the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water's tool to find NSW-listed and nationally listed threatened species.

Virtual fence pilot program

The purpose of the virtual fence program is to reduce wildlife being struck by travelling vehicles in high strike locations.

Contact us

If you need more information about wildlife recovery, please contact our natural resources team:

T: 4474 1000
E: Natural resources team