Healthy Environments

The South West Australia Ecoregion (SWAE) is Australia’s only Global Biodiversity Hotspot, and is home to a variety of unique flora and fauna which are under serious threat.

An iconic Wheatbelt wallaby has been given extra protection after the State government announced $350,000 to target its predators.

Scientists monitoring the health of the Avon River have unexpectedly found a number of native fish species.

New research has shown sheep make up the biggest part of a foxes’ diet, but they also have a liking for mulberries and figs.

Work is underway to help preserve one of the few known families of western spiny-tailed skinks living in the WA Wheatbelt.

The chance discovery of an unusual looking spider in the backyard of a Grass Valley home has lead to the identification of a new species of arachnid.

Over the past year landholders have helped protect and revegetate more than 4 million hectares of land in Western Australia.

Students across the Wheatbelt are being given the chance to learn more about their own backyard.

A survey of small fauna near the Wheatbelt town of York has led to the discovery of several undescribed species of insects and spiders.

A project designed to educate school children in Narembeen about the local native flora now has a more permanent place in the curriculum.