Wildlife Watch: Native Species Sightings in the City of Sydney

Community-submitted sightings of native species within the City of Sydney local government area. The dataset is used to power the Wildlife Watch Geoform for public reporting. It was last updated on 2026-06-01.

Use Cases

• Map species distribution based on community-reported sightings.
• Analyze public engagement in citizen science based on reporting volume.
• Identify potential urban habitats for native species based on sighting locations.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from community contributions, providing ground-level observations.
• Managed by the City of Sydney, suggesting official oversight.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update is in the future (2026-06-01).

Provenance

Source

City of Sydney

Collection Method

Community submissions via the Wildlife Watch Geoform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-01 14:50:41.110628

Geography

City of Sydney Local Government Area (LGA)