This is a Spotlight Gallery of some of the fauna species you might come across during your Night Stalk.
If you would like to find out which native animals live in your area specifically, go to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities website where you can access the Environmental Reporting Tool and enter your postcode. Have a look online before you go Night Stalking: www.environment.gov.au/erin/ert/index.html
State Government websites also have information about local biodiversity.
Western Australia – www.dec.wa.gov.au/content/section/41/180
New South Wales – www.environment.nsw.gov.au/threatenedspecies/index.htm
Northern Territory – www.nt.gov.au/nreta/wildlife/animals/index.html
Queensland – www.epa.qld.gov.au/nature_conservation/wildlife/wildlife_online/
South Australia – www.environment.sa.gov.au/Knowledge_Bank/Information_data/Biological_databases_of_South_Australia
Tasmania – www.parks.tas.gov.au/wildlife/wildlife.html
Australian Government (portal) – www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/fauna/
Australian Government (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) – www.dfat.gov.au/facts/flora_and_fauna.html
For more general information about Australian fauna species try these websites.
Australian Museum – www.austmus.gov.au/biodiversity/factsheets.htm
Wikipedia – en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauna_of_Australia
Australian Fauna – www.australianfauna.com/australiananimals.php
Unique Australian Animals – australian-animals.net/
WA Museum Fauna List – www.museum.wa.gov.au/faunabase/prod/
Biodiversity Hotspots – www.biodiversityhotspots.org/xp/Hotspots/australia/Pages/default.aspx
Climate Watch – www.climatewatch.org.au/
So, what are you waiting for…get Night Stalk-ing!
Reference List
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, by Ken Simpson and Nicholas Day (seventh edition). Published in 2004 by Penguin Group (Australia), Camberwell Victoria.
The Mammals of Australia, by Steve Van Dyck and Ronald Strahan (third edition). Published in 2008 by Australian Museum/Reed New Holland, Sydney.
Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, by Harold G. Cogger (sixth edition). Published in 2000 by Reed New Holland (Australia), Sydney.
The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds, by Peter, Pat and Raoul Slater. Published in 2003 by Reed New Holland (Australia), Sydney.
