Australian Wildlife and Animal Index

Did you know the year 2002 has been declared by the United Nations as the International Year of Ecotourism? It has also been declared in Australia as the Year of the Outback.

Australia's wildlife is unique, rich and diverse due to our long geological isolation from other continents, which took place over the last 50 million years. Today over 770 species of birds, 283 species of mammals, approximately 750 species of reptiles, over 200 species of frogs and an estimated 225,000 species of invertebrates call Australia home.

So, what are you waiting for? Come and

BIRDS
Bowerbird
Cassowary
Cockatoos
Emu
Galah
Kookaburra
Lorikeet
Lyrebird
Magpie
Rosella
INSECTS
Cicadas in Australia
LIZARDS
Blue Tongue Lizard
Frilled Neck Lizard
Goanna
MAMMALS
Echidna
Dingo
Platypus
MARSUPIALS
Kangaroo
Koalas - All About Koalas
Quoll
Tasmanian Devil
Tasmanian Tiger
Wallaby
Wombat
SNAKES
Brown Snake
Carpet Snake
Copperhead
Death Adder
Gwardar
Tiger Snakes
Red-bellied Black Snake
SPIDERS
Funnelweb Spider	pic
Huntsman	pic
Redback Spider	pic
Trapdoor Spider	pic
White-tailed Spider	pic

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