Native Wildlife & Plants

Byron Shire is home to many native animals and plants including 71 threatened plant species and 167 threatened animals.

Find out what plants to grow in your garden using the Native Species Planting Guide and help us restore wildlife habitat for the many threatened species in the Byron Shire.

View our Biodiversity Conservation Strategy for more information about how we are protecting our biodiversity.

Restoring Wildlife Habitat

Information on how you can protect and restore wildlife habitat on your property.

Wildlife corridors connect plant and animal populations so that they can breed, migrate, disperse seeds, and seek safety.

Use our Wildlife Corridor web map to find out if there are corridors near your property.

Wildlife Friendly Fencing

Barbed wire fencing and netting can be harmful to wildlife. Get tips on how to select wildlife friendly fencing and nets.

Native Plant Guides

Find out what native plants to grow in your garden using the Native Species Planting Guide.

Koalas in Byron Shire

Koalas in Byron Shire are under threat from habitat loss, disease, vehicles and other impacts.

Find out more about our coastal koala's habitat plus what we are doing to protect and manage them.

Frogs

Byron Shire is home to 28 species of native frogs including four listed as threatened in NSW.

Flying-Foxes

Learn about why we need to protect our flying-foxes. Find out where their camps are located and how we are working with the community to manage the camps.

Byron Bay Dwarf Graminoid Clay Heath Community

Byron Bay's Graminoid Clay Heath is an endangered ecological community located in the area of Paterson Hill and Arakwal National Park. A restoration project is underway to increase the extent of this community which is a significant cultural landscape.