What happens if an endangered or threatened plant or animal is found on my property

Many of the threatened plant and animal species likely to be found in the region have previously been identified and their distribution is partly understood. Collecting additional information through SREBA will build upon our understanding of where each species occurs across the region so we can provide more precise and detailed advice about how they may be affected by potential development.

This is likely to reduce the survey work that proponents may be required to do in the future.

For example, current knowledge of the Crested Shrike-tit (a listed threatened bird species) suggests that it can potentially occur in all woodlands in the Beetaloo region. Currently any major land clearing application may trigger a requirement to do more local surveys for this species. However, the data collected during the SREBA will increase our knowledge of where the species does and doesn’t occur, and reduce the likelihood further surveys are required.