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A diverse range of bird species can be found in the Lower Hunter region, including the regent honeyeater and swift parrot. By pollinating plants, dispersing seeds and eating insects, birds are important to a healthy ecosystem.

Iconic species such as the koala and brush-tailed rock-wallaby are some of the threatened mammals in the Hunter Valley. Bats, possums and gliders are equally important species that pollinate our trees and help spread native seeds.

The insect-eating frogs of the Hunter Valley play a key role in controlling mosquitoes, flies, and spiders. Frogs are one of the most threatened animal groups in the world and are most easily identified by the sounds they make.

From coastal saltmarsh to lowland rainforest, the various landscapes of the Hunter Valley are home to unique and threatened ecological communities. Protecting these communities is vital to the survival of our threatened species.

An ecological community is a naturally occurring group of native plants, animals and other organisms living in a unique habitat. A healthy ecological community is vital for their survival.

Pests and weeds, climate change and habitat loss are some of the key threatening processes facing native plants and animals.

Field surveys help ecologists assess the impact of a development on threatened species, populations of a species or ecological communities.

Nearly 1,000 native plants and animals are 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.

The key pieces of legislation that identify and protect NSW threatened species, populations and ecological communities are the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 and its regulations.

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