Tuesday, 9 September 2008
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The transition of Willoughby from bushland to a city has taken hundreds of years, and nearly 90% of the land has now been cleared for development. This has meant that an unknown number of plants and animals are now extinct from the area. There used to be kangaroos, koalas and emus, but without a place to live they can no longer be found.
Bandicoots, sugar gliders, echidnas and diamond pythons can still be found, but they are quite rare and are only in half of the remaining bushland. This means that careful management is required to ensure that they do not also become extinct from Willoughby.
You can help by reporting the animals and birds that you see through the Willoughby Wildlife Watch, by having a bush-friendly backyard, getting rid of weeds, and by helping restore and maintain the bushland we have here through Bushcare.
For a list of plants native to specific areas of Willoughby, look at Volume 3 of the Bushland Plan of Management.