Threatened species outlines
Each one of Queensland's native plants and animals is a unique and valuable part of our state's rich biodiversity. Yet some of these species have declined in numbers and are even threatened with extinction. Today a range of threatening processes is impacting on an increasing number of these species.
To counter this, the department is actively protecting Queensland's wildlife and the regional ecosystems in which they live. For threatened species there are a range of management and recovery actions being developed and acted on to ensure their ongoing survival.
Under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 all native wildlife is protected. This Act places threatened species into different categories (i.e. presumed extinct, endangered, vulnerable, rare and common) in recognition of how threatened they are and what action needs to be taken to protect them.
To protect threatened species we must understand how they live, how we impact on them and, most importantly, how we can help them to survive.
Last updated: 06 September 2004