Wildlife and Native Plants Study Group

The Wildlife and Native Plants Study Group is one of over 20 such Groups whose aims are to further knowledge about the cultivation, propagation and conservation of specific Australian plants. The Wildlife and Native Plants Study Group exists exists to promote the study or special interest in Australian flora and fauna. Members of the Group are mainly keen amateurs with no formal horticultural or botanical knowledge, although a number of professionals in those fields also participate. As in all study groups, the members' work is mainly carried out in their own homes and gardens and in their own spare time.

The Group publishes a regular newsletter each quarter covering issues relating to the interaction of Australian wildlife and Australian flora. Topics covered are wide ranging and may include:

• Birds, frogs, reptiles, marsupials, insects, native fish
• Specific plant species eg. Banksia, Eucalyptus, Acacia
• Specific plant associations and communities eg. woodlands, grasslands
• Attraction to native gardens by Australian fauna
• Nestboxes
• Habitat protection and conservation
• Regeneration and revegetation
• Seed collection, potting methods and plant propagation
• Research and development
• Education- identification or management of species

Left: Green and Gold Bell Frog (Litoria aurea). Right: Purple-crowned Lorikeet on Thryptomene sp. Photos: Left: Grant (Tnarg 12345) - Photo from Wikimedia Commons and reproduced under the GNU Free Documentation License; Right: Brian Walters

Wildlife and Native Plants Website

A website for the group was set up by several years ago but it has not been updated recently. However, it continues to provide further information about joining the group and can be found at the link below.