ACT Threatened Native Species List with Ngunnawal Names, June 2025

A list of species at risk of extinction or decline within the Australian Capital Territory, as mandated by the Nature Conservation Act 2014. The Minister for the Environment creates the list based on assessments by the ACT Scientific Committee, and it includes Ngunnawal species names endorsed by the Winnagaay Ngunnawal Language Aboriginal Corporation. The list is valid from 17 June 2025 and categorizes species as extinct, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable, conservation dependent, regionally threatened, regionally conservation dependent, or provisional.

Use Cases

• Assessing conservation status and planning protections based on the listed threat categories.
• Integrating traditional ecological knowledge into research and policy using the provided Ngunnawal species names.
• Triggering regulatory requirements under the Planning Act 2023 and Nature Conservation Act 2014 based on a species' listed status.
• Analyzing taxonomic distribution of threatened species across kingdoms, phyla, and families.
• Supporting the development of Conservation Advices and Action Plans as required for listed species.

Strengths

• Includes Ngunnawal species names endorsed by the Winnagaay Ngunnawal Language Aboriginal Corporation, integrating Indigenous knowledge.
• Links species listings directly to legal provisions under the Nature Conservation Act 2014 and Planning Act 2023.
• Provides a clear temporal reference point with a validity date of 17/06/2025.
• Categorizes species using both national and regional threat statuses.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Freshness should be verified as the list is specific to June 2025.

Provenance

Source

ACT Government (environment_ACTGOV), based on assessment by the ACT Scientific Committee.

Collection Method

Legislatively mandated list compiled by the Minister for the Environment.

Time Range

List valid from 17 June 2025.

Freshness

List valid from 17/06/2025; metadata last updated 2026-06-27.

Geography

Australian Capital Territory, Australia.