07/09/2026
Today is NATIONAL THREATENED SPECIES DAY, observed across Australia every year on September 7th to raise awareness of our native plants and animals that are at risk of extinction.
Here in our own backyard, along the Murray River and surrounding wetlands, woodlands and floodplains, we are incredibly fortunate to share our environment with some very special and unique species that need our protection.
🐍 Murray-Darling Carpet Python
🐿️ Squirrel Glider
🦎 Lace Monitor
🐢 Murray River Turtle
🦜 Superb Parrot
🐟 Murray Cod
🐟 Murray Hardyhead
🐟 Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon
🦆 Australasian Bittern
🦇 Southern Bent-wing Bat
🦅 Regent Honeyeater
These aren’t animals living somewhere far away, they are right here!
They are part of OUR Murray River environment.
Today, we celebrate them — but more importantly, we want to remind our community that protecting habitat, old trees, hollows, waterways and native vegetation is essential if we want these species to remain part of our landscape for generations to come.
At Dutch Thunder Wildlife Rescue protecting our local wildlife is what we do every day.
Our wildlife.
Our river.
Our responsibility.
