At least 70 fauna species within the Burdekin Dry Tropics Region
are listed as endangered, rare, vulnerable or extinct under the
Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992 (
Appendix 1 ). A number of species are also considered to
have become locally or regionally extinct (BBIFMAC 1999, Sattler
and Williams 1999), and/or are of national significance under
Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
1999 ( EPBC Act )(
Appendix 3 ).
The region supports local native species such as the
nursery frog ( Cophixalus mcdonaldi ) and a
leaf-tailed gecko ( Phyllurus amnicola ) found only on Mt.
Elliott; the Townsville rock skink found on granite mountains;
white-lipped legless lizard and
striped-tailed delma from Magnetic Island. It is also home to a
number of threatened species including the
northern quoll ,
northern bettong ,
southern cassowary ,
southern squatter pigeon ,
red goshawk ,
black-throated finch ,
spectacled flying fox ,
waterfall frog ,
Australian lace-lid frog ,
green turtle , and
flatback turtle ( click
here for more information on threatened species ).
A large number (>100) of endangered and 'of concern' regional
vegetation ecosystems are also recorded within the region (NLWRA
2002). In the southern half of the region most biogeographic
subregions have greater than 50% of their regional ecosystems at
risk and some (the Upper Belyando Floodout) have greater than 70%
of regional ecosystems at risk (
Morgan 2001 ) . Appendix 2 provides a list of endangered and of concern
regional ecosystems.
The Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation
Act 1999 (EPBC Act), also lists Threatened Ecological
Communities, which for the BDT region include the following
endangered communities and Appendix 3 :
The BDTNRM has significant collaborative projects underway
to protect endangered species:
Great links
A-Z of animals
Birds
Queensland
Birds
Australia North Queensland Group
Butterflies
of the Townsville area
Frogs of north Queensland
Frog
Watc
Important Bird
Areas (IBA) program
The Australian
network for plant conservation
The State of Australia's Birds 2006 - December 2006
Wet Tropics Management
Authority
What threatened species are, or are likely to be in your area?
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Useful resources
Chytridiomycosis (amphibian chytrid fungus disease) - 2004
Management of Phytophthora cinnamomi for Biodiversity
Conservation in Australia - 2006
Phytophthora root rot – 2004
Recovery plan for the northern bettong
Recovery Plan for Marine Turtles in Australia
Safe Landings: Conservation of Migratory Shorebirds in the East
Asian-Australasian Flyway - 2002
Under pressure: Australian flora and fauna threatened by invasive
plants
Wings across the Water: Migratory Shorebirds in the East
Asian-Australasian Flyway - 2002