Flora and fauna
The Northern and Yorke region and its marine waters are home to a wide variety of plant and animal species, some thriving and others struggling.
Our region is home to:
- 1,299 native terrestrial plant species
- 304 recorded native bird species
- 33 native terrestrial mammal species
- 91 native reptile species
- 10 amphibian species
Primary threats
- Habitat loss
- Climate change
- Invasive species
- Natural disasters
Priority fauna
The following fauna species are identified as priorities in the Australian Government Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032:
- Australasian bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus)
- Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea)
- Eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)
- Hooded plover (eastern) (Thinornis cucullatus)
- Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata)
- Orange-bellied parrot (Neophema chrysogaster)
- Plains-wanderer (Pedionomus torquatus)
- Pygmy bluetongue lizard (Tiliqua adelaidensis)
- Western quoll (Dasyurus geoffroii)
Our region's Landscape Plan supports and complements the actions outlined in the Australian Government Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032, Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan, EPBC Recovery Plans and conservation advice documents.