WildScape Your Environment

Wildscaping your home, office or school environment is a practical method to help endangered species survive and can be achieved by doing the following:

Plant native trees that are or once were endemic to your area. Many of our gums can be easily propagated by collecting the flower pods and storing in a paper bag. In a couple of months the seeds will fall out the pods into the bottom of the bag. Plant the seeds in small pots before spring and leave in a sunny position.

Planting in 3-5m corridors along fence lines allows smaller birds shelter from larger territorial birds. Small birds will often not fly in large open areas because of this. Planting dense shrubbery under larger flowering trees allows small and larger birds to get to all the food sources.

Having a water source such as a bird bath or pond will provide much needed water in the hotter months. Birds, especially the young, are very susceptible to heat fatigue and having a pond in a shaded area is ideal.

Wildscaping below the shrubs and trees with rocks and insect attracting native grasses creates a source of food for birds and small reptiles. Rocks can be arranged so shelter for lizards is also available.

Endangered Australian Birds

The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts has an Action Plan for endangered Australian Birds. The plan provides a national overview of the conservation status of all birds in Australia. Endangered Birds...