National Threatened Species Day 2026: Celebrating conservation and community
Posted: September 3rd, 2026
This National Threatened Species Day, we’re shining a spotlight on the incredible work being undertaken to protect some of Australia’s most vulnerable wildlife, while also joining a national celebration through our own Threatened Species Bake Off competition.
Protecting threatened species on Nyangumarta Country
The Nyangumarta Rangers are leading an important conservation initiative across Nyangumarta Country in northwest Australia, which stretches from Eighty Mile Beach into the Great Sandy Desert and spans the ecologically significant Pilbara and Kimberley regions.
Working in partnership with scientists and other Ranger groups, the Nyangumarta Rangers are focused on protecting four threatened and culturally important species:
- Northern quoll
- Northern brush-tail possum
- Greater bilby
- Black-flanked rock wallaby
Recent surveys have highlighted the national significance of these populations. Northern quolls, northern brush-tail possums and black-flanked rock wallabies have been rediscovered in the region, while surveys have identified what may be Western Australia’s largest wild bilby population within the Eighty Mile Beach dune system.
To protect these species, Rangers are implementing a large-scale conservation program that combines traditional ecological knowledge with contemporary conservation science.
Activities include:
- Feral cat and fox control using Felixers, trapping and targeted shooting
- Right-way cultural burning to reduce wildfire risk and predator impacts
- Monitoring and adaptive management informed by ecological, spatial and biocultural knowledge
- Knowledge sharing, training and capacity building with Indigenous Ranger groups and conservation partners
The project reflects the strength of Indigenous-led land and sea management and the importance of caring for Country the right way.
Celebrating conservation together
National Threatened Species Day reminds us that protecting Australia’s unique plants and animals requires collaboration, innovation and ongoing commitment.
Whether it’s through on-ground conservation work, sharing knowledge, supporting Indigenous-led Ranger programs or simply participating in a bake-off, every contribution helps raise awareness of the importance of protecting our threatened species for future generations.
This September, let’s celebrate the incredible work happening on-Country and get behind the National Threatened Species Bake Off as we come together in support of Australia’s remarkable wildlife.
