For the last decade NQ DRY TROPICS has been working with people to improve our environment
In the last five yearswe have helped graziers install136 watering points toprotect waterways
Improved 130,000 hectares of grazing land in theBurdekin region
Protected104,000 hectaresof wildlife corridors
Improved the environmental sustainability of 40,000 hectares of sugar, fruit and vegetable farms
Protected25 hectaresof coastal vegetation
Reduced the use of fertiliser on20,000 hectares of farmland near theGreat Barrier Reef
Improvedthe quality of soil on15,000 hectaresof land in the dry tropics region
We have removed barriersto fish movement along5,000 kilometresof creeks and rivers
We have helped over90 families in semi-urban areasto protect native plants in their backyard
There are more than 230 species of reptiles in the dry tropics region.
The following is a list of these species. Where available, both scientific and common names have been provided.
Many iconic Australian animals such as the frilled-neck lizard, eastern grey kangaroo, koala, Irwin’s turtle, black flying fox and the northern hairy nosed wombat are native to the Burdekin dry tropics region.
