Native Flora & Fauna

The Shire is fortunate enough to be home to several significant native flora and fauna, some considered rare, threatened or priority listed.

A list of the Threatened Flora and Fauna can be found on the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions website.

Threatened species and communities | Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions

 

When travelling through the Waroona Shire you will see a large variety of native vegetation and you may even spot some significant animals. The table below list some of the plants and animals within the Shire. 

Flora

Fauna (Inc Birds)

·         Banksia (Variety)

·         Xanthorrhoea preissii

·         Corymbia calophylla

·         Eucalyptus gomphocephala

·         Diuris purdiei – Donkey Orchid

·         Drosera bulbigena – Midget Sundew

·         Myriophyllum echinatum Orchard

·         Schoenus capillifolius

·         Stylidium ireneae Lowrie & Kenneally

·         Trithuria australis (Diels).

 

·         Baudin’s Black Cockatoo - Calyptorhynchus baudinii

·         Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo -Calyptorhynchus latirostris

·         Forest Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo - Calyptorhynchus banksii naso

·         Quenda - Isoodon fusciventer

·         Western Ringtail Possum - Pseudocheirus occidentalis

 

 The Shire has a number of threatened ecological communities (TEC) that are protected under state and federal legislation. They are;

  •  Banksia Attenuata and/ or Eucalyptus Marginata Woodlands of the Swan Coastal Plain (floristic community type 20b as originally described in Gibson et al. 1994).
  • Corymbia Calophylla – Kindia australis woodlands on heavy soils (floristic community type 3a as originally described in Gibson et al. 1994)
  • Melaleuca huegelii – M. systena shrublands of limestone ridges (floristic community type 26a as originally described in Gibson et al. 1994)
  • Shrublands on calcareous silts of the Swan Coastal Plain (floristic community type 18 as originally described in Gibson et al. 1994)
  • Stromatolite like freshwater microbialite community of coastal brackish lakes (Lake Clifton)
  • Corymbia calophylla — Xanthorrhoea preissii woodlands and shrublands, Swan Coastal Plain (floristic community type 3c as originally described in Gibson et al. 1994)
  • Dense shrublands on clay flats (floristic community type 9 as originally described in Gibson et al. 1994)
  • Herb rich shrublands in clay pans (floristic community type 8 as originally described in Gibson et al. 1994)
  • Shrublands on dry clay flats (floristic community type 10a as originally described in Gibson et al. 1994)

 

There are many ways to help protect the native flora and fauna within the Shire. Some resources are listed below which may assist residents in their efforts to help our native flora and fauna.

 

  • Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions

Threatened and Priority Flora Resources - Threatened and priority fauna resources | Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions

 

  • BirdLife – Planting for Black Cockatoos

How to Plant Black-Cockatoo Friendly Gardens - BirdLife Australia

 

  • Birdlife Brochure

Planting for Black Cockatoos

 

  • Ringtail Drey Construction
Instructions to make a Ringtail Possum Drey