3.6. Native Fauna

A number of threatened animal species occur in the Mid Murrumbidgee. Two endangered amphibians, five endangered birds, and one endangered insect are known to occur in the region. Other endangered species are predicted for the region but have not been recorded. Many other vulnerable species are known or expected to occur in the Mid Murrumbidgee.

A list of endangered species for the entire Murrumbidgee Catchment (Upper, Mid and Lower) is given under Schedule 4 of the Catchment Action Plan for 2008.

References and Resources
• http://www.wagga.nsw. gov.au/www/html/4136-flora-and-fauna.asp

• Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority. 2008. Schedule 4 – Assets and issues of national and state environmental significance. In Catchment Action Plant (2008).

For lists of threatened species found in the upper slopes (including Wagga and Cootamundra) and lower slopes (including Narrandera) subregions of the Murrumbidgee Catchment, see:
• NSW Government – Environment and Heritage. Undated. New South Wales threatened species.