Nature Protection
As the 'Bush Capital' Canberra is home to some of the most amazing wildlife and landscapes in Australia. But the global crises of biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution means that we have more to lose than ever before
Join Us in Working to Protect Our Beautiful Home
Over 100 Australian species are now listed as either extinct or extinct in the wild. Across the country, there are more non-native plants than native ones. Rivers, the lifeblood of inland landscapes like Canberra are drying up, and land is being cleared at alarming rates.
The ACT is not immune to this. Approximately 6.2% of Canberra’s mature trees have been removed in the past 5 years; our beloved faunal emblem, the Gang-gang Cockatoo is endangered; and our natural areas are at increasing risk of pest plants and animals.
CCACT Nature Policy Statements
The Biodiversity Working Group
The CCACT Biodiversity Working Group is chaired by Hugh Coppell and meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 5.30pm. The Biodiversity Working Group is open to anyone interested in biodiversity including member groups, staff and board members. To become involved please fill in the get involved form.Â
Latest News
A win for wombats in the ACT!
Good news for wombats in the ACT!
On 22 July 2026, the Minister for Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Suzanne Orr MLA, confirmed that the ACT Government has no current intention to declare wombats a Controlled Native Species or to pursue lethal population management practices.
Have you heard of Canberra’s rarest insects? They need your help.
The Perunga Grasshopper, Perunga ochracea (Left) and the Canberra Raspy Cricket, Cooraboorama canberrae (Right) The habitat of two beautiful insects found in our region's remaining patches of intact natural grassland is in decline — so much so that the ACT Government...
One year of the Save our Western Edge! campaign
One year ago today, we launched the Save our Western Edge! community campaign to save Canberra’s critically endangered and culturally significant Western Edge from suburban sprawl development, and instead choose a fairer, more sustainable and better planned future for...
Murray-Darling Conservation Alliance: Alarm grows as Bird Flu hits the Murray-Darling Basin
Conservation and bird advocacy organisations are calling for an urgent national response to strengthen wetland resilience and protect vulnerable waterbird populations as H5N1 bird flu hits the Murray-Darling Basin.
Have Your Say by 4 August on the Future of the Upper Murrumbidgee River: Conservation Council Survey Guide
Now is a crucial time to make your voice heard on the future of the Upper Murrumbidgee River. Until 4 August, you can provide feedback on the draft report by the Independent Review Panel who reviewed the Snowy Water Inquiry Outcomes Implementation Deed — a review...
A Compact City: An Alternative to Greenfield Development in the Western Edge
This post was prepared by Conservation Council volunteer, William Jones. Undeniably, governments urgently need to take steps to address barriers and inequalities in housing. One solution that the ACT Government is currently investigating is to expand Canberra’s urban...