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Sydney native habitats in 360

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Explore our 360-degree interactive images to discover national park habitats in and around Sydney's urban fringe, and the protected plants and animals that live here.

Ku-ring gai Chase, Marramarra and Sydney Harbour national parks are special places, providing vital habitat for many threatened species. Some areas in these parks have been declared as Assets of Intergenerational Significance (AIS), part of our commitment to zero extinctions of threatened species.

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Bobbin Head, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

Discover the endangered and intriguing animals and plants hiding in plain sight in the Bobbin Head area of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.

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West Head, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

Uncover threatened and native species found in the coastal woodland, heath and scrub of the West Head area in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.

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Marramarra National Park

Learn more about the precious plants and animals that make the Hawkesbury escarpment, eucalypt forest, and waterways of Marramarra National Park their home.

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Nielsen Park, Sydney Harbour National Park

The popular Nielsen Park area of Sydney Harbour National Park is an urban refuge for native species, including several threatened plants and animals.

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Protecting our native animals and plants

While native plants and animals in NSW parks and reserves are protected under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, some threatened species and sensitive habitats in these parks have been given extra protection as Assets of Intergenerational Significance. These include the extremely rare haloragodendron lucasii, asterolasia elegans, and the critically endangered Nielsen Park she-oak.

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Male pollen cone of a critically endangered Wollemi pine tree. Photo: Jaime Plaza © Botanic Gardens Trust
Male pollen cone of a critically endangered Wollemi pine tree. Photo: Jaime Plaza © Botanic Gardens Trust
Close up profile view of a threatened Gould's petrel adult bird. Photo: David Gallan © David Gallan
Close up profile view of a threatened Gould's petrel adult bird. Photo: David Gallan © David Gallan
Close up of a sleeping koala holding itself in the fork of a tree. Photo: Mark R Higgins/iStock
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A mountain pygmy-possum clings to a person's hand, Kosciuszko National Park. Photo: Alex Pike © DPE
A mountain pygmy-possum clings to a person's hand, Kosciuszko National Park. Photo: Alex Pike © DPE
A northern corroboree frog. Photo credit: Alex Pike © DPIE
A northern corroboree frog. Photo credit: Alex Pike © DPIE
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) in a tree. Photo: Courtesy of Taronga Zoo/OEH
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) in a tree. Photo: Courtesy of Taronga Zoo/OEH
Two people walking to Barrenjoey Lighthouse, admiring coastal views over Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/OEH
Two people walking to Barrenjoey Lighthouse, admiring coastal views over Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/OEH
Marramarra National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government
Marramarra National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government
South Head in Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: David Finnegan © DPIE
South Head in Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: David Finnegan © DPIE