South Australia National Parks and Wildlife Act1972, Schedule 7-9, pp 93–138, Government of South Australia: http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ/C/A/NATIONAL%20PARKS%20AND%20WILDLIFE%20ACT%201972/CURRENT/1972.56.UN.PDF (497.27kb pdf)

Pygmy Copperhead snake status based on:
Cogger, H. G., Cameron, E.E., Sadlier, R.A. & Eggler, P.  (1993). The action plan for Australian reptiles, Australian Nature Conservation Agency, Australian Government:  http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/action/reptiles/index.html (12.3mb pdf)

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10 Principles for restoring native vegetation as wildlife habitat

Our 10 principles were inspired by, and written in consultation with Ann Prescott, Enid Robertson and Backyards 4 Wildlife.

Robertson, E. (2010) Restoration of Grassy Woodland: Watiparinga Reserve Management Plan, The National Trust of South Australia.  Order form at http://www.nationaltrustsa.org.au/index.php/places_to_visit/historic_buildings_museums_nature_reserves/adelaide_hills/watiparinga_reserve/restoration_of_grassy_woodland_watiparinga_reserve_management_plan_enid_robertson_2010/

Backyards for biodiversity
http://www.backyards4wildlife.com.au/ and go to the ‘Backyards for Wildlife’ tab

Links to additional advice are provided below:

1. Know your vegetation association and what you are aiming to restore

Landholder Assistance Program, Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges NRM Board
Follow the links at Landholder services: http://www.amlrnrm.sa.gov.au/Landandbiodiversity/Forlandholders/Landholderservices.aspx
Free property visit details: http://www.amlrnrm.sa.gov.au/Portals/2/landholders_info/Property%20Visit%20Flyer_FINAL.pdf

Bush Management Advisers, Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Northern Service Area
Kate Graham
Phone:             08 8336 0954
Mobile:            0428 104 271
Email:             Kate.Graham@sa.gov.au

Central Service Area
Anthony Abley
Phone:             08 8336 0903
Mobile:            0428 104 894
Email:              anthony.abley@sa.gov.au
 
South Coast Service Area
Barb St John
Fleurieu Ecologist
Phone              08 8550 3419
Mobile:            0400 534 862
Email: barbara.stjohn.@adelaide.nrm.sa.gov.au

Heritage Agreements Information and forms available at: http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/Conservation/Native_vegetation/Managing_native_vegetation/Heritage_Agreement_Scheme

Bush Condition Monitoring, Nature Conservation Society of South Australia
Ph. 08 7127 4630

9. Use natural approaches and minimise chemical use

If you need to use chemicals, we recommend seeking advice on which chemicals are best to use for different situations and how to minimise their use.  Be aware that the formulae stated on chemical labels relate to agricultural or garden settings – you generally need to use much less in native vegetation.

Chemical use fact sheets
The Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges NRM Board has links to 20 fact sheets at:  http://www.amlrnrm.sa.gov.au/Searchresults.aspx?Search=chemical+use

Or find Board contacts at: http://www.amlrnrm.sa.gov.au/Aboutus/Contactus.aspx

Pest management companion plants
Gardening Australia ABC: http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s1872509.htm

Bushcare contractors
Tony Patterson
Better Bushland
PO Box 701
BLACKWOOD SA 5051
betterbushland@hotmail.com

Danny Rohrlach
Minimal Disturbance Bushcare
21a Walsh St
Thebarton SA 5031
 bushcare@internode.on.net
0417 821 106

10. Retain and create shelter as habitat for wildlife

FauNature
Nest boxes and advice on restoring wildlife habitat: www.faunature.com.au

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Native Fauna Species

General

Australian Museum Animals: http://australianmuseum.net.au/animals

Biodiversity Information Resources and Data (BIRD): http://bird.net.au/bird/index.php?title=Contents

Frogs

Frogs of Adelaide Hills and Barossa Valley: http://frogs.org.au/frogs/ofSA/Adelaide_Hills_and_Barossa_Valley
Frogs of Australia: http://www.frogsaustralia.net.au/frogs/display.cfm?StartRow=21&method=search&state=sa
Aquatic Survey Database: http://db.angfa.org.au/display.php?tbl=animals&id=168 
Australian Museum: http://australianmuseum.net.au/Frogs
Biodiversity Information Resources and Data (BIRD): http://bird.net.au/bird/index.php?title=Category:Amphibians
Aquarium Life forum: http://www.aquariumlife.com.au
Crassula helmsii information: http://www.yallaroo.com.au/Crassula_helmsii.htm
Help frogs survive in the concrete jungle. Be a backyard buddy: http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/buddies/BackyardBuddiesFrogs.htm
Frog  Atlas. South Australian frogs: http://www.frogatlas.com.au/frogs/frogspecies.html, and for general information http://www.frogatlas.com.au/frogs/australianfrogs.html
Frog Census 2002 South Australian results (1.43mb pdf): http://www.frogatlas.com.au/images/stories/articles/frogcensus2002.pdf

Creating a frog friendly garden
Frog Ponds for Gardens: how to set up a pond that provides suitable conditions for local frogs in South Australia (934033kb pdf): http://www.frogatlas.com.au/images/stories/articles/frog_ponds.pdf
Frogs Australia Network. Creating and building a frog-friendly garden and pond: http://www.frogsaustralia.net.au/conservation/creating-habitat.cfm
Backyards 4 wildlife. Frog Friendly Gardens fact sheet (172.48kb pdf): http://www.backyards4wildlife.com.au/uploads/BFW FS - Frog Friendly.pdf

Frog-friendly native fish for frog ponds
http://www.sanfa.org.au/fw-fish-poster.htm

Reptiles

In Australia, all reptiles are protected by law and you generally cannot collect them from the wild. In some states you need a licence to keep reptiles as pets. To find out about the laws in your state, contact your State or Territory National Parks and Wildlife Service.

Wilson, S. K. & Swan, G. (2010).  A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Third edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland

Creating habitat for lizards (inc. skinks)
Backyards 4 Wildlife fact sheet (229.48kb pdf): http://www.backyards4wildlife.com.au/uploads/BFW FS - Lizards.pdf

Skinks
ClimateWatch. Garden skinks – Southern (and links to other species and fauna): http://www.climatewatch.org.au/species/reptiles/garden-skinks-southern
Museum Victoria Garden Skink (with links to other lizard information sheets): http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/infosheets/lizards-found-in-victoria/garden-skink/
Lizards at Bushy Park Wetlands, Victoria. Links to skink information: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~fbpw/lizards.htm

Three-lined skink
Lizards at Bushy Park Wetlands, Victoria: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~fbpw/page6.htm
Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania: http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=5302  three-lined skink
Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania. Fused head shield of three-lined skink: http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=7687 

Three-toed skink
Museum Victoria: http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/infosheets/lizards-found-in-victoria/three-toed-skink/

Eastern water skink
Australian Museum: http://australianmuseum.net.au/image/Eastern-Water-Skink-Illustration
OzAnimals.com: http://www.ozanimals.com/Reptile/Eastern-Water-Skink/Eulamprus/quoyii.html

Bougainville skink
Museum Victoria: http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/infosheets/lizards-found-in-victoria/bougainvilles-skink/

Sleepy lizard
Australian Museum: http://australianmuseum.net.au/Shingleback-Lizard
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiliqua_rugosa

Blue-tongue
Australia Museum: http://australianmuseum.net.au/Eastern-Blue-tongue-Lizard
Museum Victoria: http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/infosheets/lizards-found-in-victoria/eastern-blue-tongue/
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Blue-tongued_Skink

Marbled gecko
Museum Victoria: http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/infosheets/lizards-found-in-victoria/marbled-gecko/

Bearded dragon
OzAnimals.com: http://www.ozanimals.com/Reptile/Bearded-Dragon/Pogona/barbata.html

Snakes
Department of Environment and Natural Resources:  Living with snakes (and links to living with other fauna): http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/Plants_and_Animals/Living_with_wildlife/Snakes
Heyne’s Garden Centre. Snake fact sheet & how to make your property snake un-friendly: http://www.heyne.com.au/gardencentre/factsheets/factsheet.php/Snakes.htm

Australian Museum: http://australianmuseum.net.au/Eastern-Brown-Snake
Pygmy copperhead snake
Adelaide Hills Council information sheet: http://www.ahc.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/copperhead_snake_fact_sheet.pdf
Australian Museum information: http://australianmuseum.net.au/Copperhead

Edwards, Belinda. 2009.  Australian Snakes – A Pictorial Guide. Scoresby: Five Mile Press

Tortoise
Department of Education and Children’s Services fact sheet: http://www.decs.sa.gov.au/animalethics/files/links/Species_Fact_Sheet__Tortoi.pdf
Zoos South Australia: http://www.zoossa.com.au/__files/f/77311/Freshwater%20Tortoises%20Oct%2009.pdf

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Mammals

Strahan, R. & van Dyck, S. (eds.) (2008). The Mammals of Australia, Third Edition. Reed New Holland

Menkhorst, P. and Knight, F. (2011). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia, 3rd edition. South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Oxford University Press

Echidna
Pelican Lagoon Research & Wildlife Centre: http://www.echidna.edu.au/monotremes/monotremes.html
National Parks & Wildlife Service NSW (373.56kb pdf): http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/nature/Factsheet3Echidnas.pdf
ferrebeekeeper general information: http://ferrebeekeeper.wordpress.com/2011/01/03/the-echidna/

Possums
Living with possums: http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/Plants_and_Animals/Living_with_wildlife/Possums

Southern brown bandicoot
We recommend the following guidelines for managing native vegetation and habitat for the endangered southern brown bandicoot:

• Download Improving Bandicoot Habitat Fact Sheet here.
• Blackberry as habitat (coming soon)
• Bandicoot Flora

Adelaide Hills Council. There’s a bandicoot in my garden: http://www.ahc.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/bandicoot_in_my_backyard1.pdf

Bush rat

Australian Museum: http://australianmuseum.net.au/Bush-Rat

Museum Victoria: http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/infosheets/bush-rat/

Rakali / Golden Water rat

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakali

Office of Environment & Heritage NSW. Water rats: http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/wetlands_facts_rodents.shtml http://www.platypus.asn.au/the_australian_water_rat.html

Brown Rat  (Rattus norvegicus)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/19353/0

Rats general

YouTube video on Sydney’s rats explains the differences between native and introduced rats: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6_KnbOof34

Pets

The Dog and Cat Management Board:

Cat information sheets: http://www.dogsncats.asn.au/site/page.cfm?u=847

Dog information sheets: http://www.dogsncats.asn.au/site/page.cfm?u=848

Being a responsible dog or cat owner: http://goodownersa.com/

Department of Environment and Natural Resources.  Cats and Wildlife – how you can protect both (759.87kb pdf): http://www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/DEH_Booklet_-_Cats_and_Wildlife_-_how_you_can_protect_both.pdf

Cat enclosures and cat runs: http://www.catsofaustralia.com/cat-enclosures.htm and http://www.ehow.com/how_4471362_build-cat-enclosure.html

Cats Australia. Cat Flu: http://www.catsofaustralia.com/cat-flu.htm

Cat World. Feline Immunodeficiency Virus: http://www.cat-world.com.au/feline-immunodeficiency-virus

Dogs and wildlife: http://www.redland.qld.gov.au/FormsPermits/PetManagement/Dog/Pages/DogsWildlife.aspx

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Wildlife rescue

http://www.mintonfarm.com.au/rescue.htm

http://www.sydneywildlife.org.au/FAQRetrieve.aspx?ID=41684

http://www.wires.org.au/emergency/injured-animalemergency.html

http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/SJON-52B8R9?open

http://kb.rspca.org.au/73/

http://www.ourenvironment.org.au/wildlife

http://www.wildcarent.org.au/

http://www.wildcarent.org.au/wildlife/injuries.html

http://www.wildcarent.org.au/wildlife/possums.html

http://www.wildcare.org.au/Pages/Found_an_injured_animal.html

Carers & wildlife rescue groups
Minton Farm
Website: http://www.mintonfarm.com.au/about_us.htm
Phone: (08) 8270 1169; mobile 0422 938439

Native Animal Network Inc
www.nansa.org.au – go to Contact NANSA

Bird Care and Conservation Society Inc.
http://www.birdcare.asn.au/

Fauna Rescue of South Australia Inc.
PO Box 241, Modbury North
South Australia 5092
PHONE: 8289 0896 – for urgent information or advice
FAX: 8395 8769
For less urgent queries: http://www.faunarescue.org.au/contact.htm

FaunaCare and Release Inc.
Phone: 08 8396 3669, 08 8244 3208 or 08 8263 0563

http://www.backyardbuddies.net.au/Buddy_in_trouble.html

South Australian Museum
If you find a dead animal that is listed as rare, threatened or endangered, contact the Museum on 08 8207 7500 or www.samuseum.sa.gov.au to make arrangements for its collection.