ACT Listed Species Under the Nature Conservation Act 2014

ACT Nature Conservation Act Listed Species is a list of native plants and animals receiving additional protection in the Australian Capital Territory. The list includes species from the Threatened Native Species List and the Protected Native Species List, with Ngunnawal language names provided in consultation with the Winanggaay Ngunnawal Language Aboriginal Corporation. The dataset is provided by the ACT Government's Office of Nature Conservation and was last updated on 2026-06-27.

Use Cases

• Assess development impact based on the presence of species with Special Protection Status.
• Prioritize conservation efforts based on species listed as threatened, rare, or data deficient.
• Analyze biodiversity trends using the combined Threatened and Protected Native Species lists.
• Integrate Indigenous ecological knowledge by cross-referencing Ngunnawal species names.

Strengths

• Includes species names in the Ngunnawal language, provided in consultation with the Winanggaay Ngunnawal Language Aboriginal Corporation.
• Distinguishes between two legally defined lists: Threatened Native Species and Protected Native Species.
• Data is tied to specific legislation (Nature Conservation Act 2014) and associated statutory instruments.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, XML, JSON, and RDF.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Geographic scope is limited to the Australian Capital Territory.

Provenance

Source

ACT Government Open Data, Office of Nature Conservation.

Collection Method

Compiled from statutory lists under the Nature Conservation Act 2014.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 14:37:26.349783; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australian Capital Territory.