Issue 60 Meet this species featuring barayamal
Barayamal are commonly recorded within both the Toorale National Park and Conservation Area and the Gwydir State Conservation Area and surrounds. Read all about these amazing birds!
Barayamal are commonly recorded within both the Toorale National Park and Conservation Area and the Gwydir State Conservation Area and surrounds. Read all about these amazing birds!
Brolgas, like most waterbirds, will go with the flows, preferring shallower waters where they can search for vegetation and plant matter. For water regulated systems such as the Gwydir and Mehi, Commonwealth water for the environment plays a vital role in encouraging this species to call the area home. Read more about this incredible waterbird here.
The little eagle is a threatened raptor species in New South Wales and is one of the many raptor species we record in the Guwayda (Gwydir) and Warriku-Baaka (Warrego-Darling) Selected Areas. Learn more about the species here.
The eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis), called the wirlu-wirlu by the Kurnu-Baakandji, has the second most toxic venom of any snake in the world. This species of brown snake can be found in both the Warreg-Darling and Gwydir Selected Areas. In this story we highlight some interesting facts about this venomous species.