Camera footage has captured the activities of several native species including an unexpected encounter between a native bush rat and a crayfish! 

By deploying wildlife cameras across our bushland reserves, our Bushland and Biodiversity team is helping to better understand the rich variety of wildlife species that call this area home. The wildlife monitoring program helps to identify where our native species live and to understand their unique habitat needs.

The cameras are placed well off the beaten track and offer an insight as to the location of native fauna in the bush, including rare and threatened species, and where predators such as foxes may be posing a risk.  

The intention of gathering data is to support measures that will see these precious species continue to live in their natural habitats for generations to come. 

This year’s camera footage revealed many native species, and some threatened species, living their best lives, including: 

• echidnas
• sugar gliders
• variegated fairy-wrens
• superb lyrebirds
• blue-tongue lizards
• red-bellied black snakes
• eastern pygmy-possum. 

Spotted any interesting wildlife species recently? 

Please send details and photos of your sightings (particularly of threatened species) to to species.sightings@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au 

For more information about our native species visit our website resources.