Gympie Wildlife

Gympie Regional Council is home to a variety of wildlife.   

Council has identified 12 species of native animals described as our Gympie Guardians.

These animals are important because they support many other species as a food source or by creating habitat. Council wants to understand the numbers and locations of our Gympie Guardians and other priority species.

To do this, we have developed Wildwatch Gympie. Wildwatch Gympie is an online service that lets members of the community share sightings of our region’s threatened and priority species. It also lets us record native animal vehicle strikes.

You can use Wildwatch Gympie on your smartphone, tablet, or on a desk-top computer.

Our Gympie Guardians are:

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