Native animals
The Alinytjara Wilurara (AW) region is home to a diverse range of native animal species. Many of these are threatened or endangered. The AW Landscape team work closely with the community to help conserve habitats and manage threats that impact on our precious native species.
The AW Landscape team take a number of difference approaches to managing biodiversity in the region. Protecting habitats through maintenance, restoration and recovery programs can make a significant impact on protecting the native animals in the region.
Native animals we are working to protect
Name: Black-footed rock wallaby (Warru)
Scientific name: Petrogale lateralis
Regional status: Endangered
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Name: Great desert skink (Tjakura)
Scientific name: Egernia kintorei
Regional status: Vulnerable
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Name: Hooded plover
Scientific name: Thinornis rubricollis
Regional status: Vulnerable
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Name: Malleefowl (Nganamara)
Scientific name: Leipoa ocellata
Regional status: Vulnerable
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Name: Princess parrot
Scientific name: Polytelis alexandrae
Regional status: Vulnerable
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Name: Sandhill dunnart
Scientific name: Sminthopsis psammophila
Regional status: Endangered
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Name: Spring frog
Scientific name: Pseudophryne robinsoni
Regional status: Vulnerable
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