Biodiversity

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Thorny Devil, Uluru. Photo: Michael Nelson.
Thorny Devil, Uluru
Fairy wren. Photo: Rebecca Gee.
Superb Fairy-wren in the Reed Beds at Millewa Forest, NSW
Echidna. Photo: Cathy Zwick.
Echidna spines close up
Lake Hume, Victoria. Photo: Bell Commercial Photography (2008).
Lake Hume, Victoria
Geikie Gorge, West Kimberley.
Geikie Gorge, West Kimberley
Cobourg Peninsula Aboriginal Land & Wildlife Sanctuary. Photo: Jeanette Muirhead.
Cobourg Peninsula Aboriginal Land & Wildlife Sanctuary, Nothern Territory

Conservation of Australia's biodiversity

Biodiversity is the variety of all life forms on earth - the different plants, animals and micro-organisms and the ecosystems of which they are a part.

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Conservation under the EPBC Act

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Call for Nominations - Threatened species, ecological communities or key threatening processes
Nominations are invited for species, ecological communities or key threatening processes to be considered for listing under national environment law during the assessment period starting 1 October 2021.
27
Jan
2021
Invitation to comment on the listing assessment for Bidyanus bidyanus (Silver Perch)
The Threatened Species Scientific Committee is seeking comments on a proposal to list Bidyanus bidyanus (Silver Perch) in the Endangered category. Consultation closes on 12 March 2021.
22
Jan
2021
Invitation to comment on the listing assessments for three frog species (Booroolong Frog, Spotted Tree Frog, Giant Burrowing Frog)
The Threatened Species Scientific Committee is seeking comments on a proposal to list 3 species of frogs. Consultation closes on 22 January 2021.
18
Nov
2020
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Photo - Parks Australia

Bushfire Recovery

$200 million for bushfire affected wildlife and habitat

Threatened species & ecological communities

Australia is home to between 600,000 and 700,000 species, many of which are found nowhere else in the world.