Australian Heritage Species

This section celebrates the Australian Heritage Species that, although they might not be recognised in Australia as a livestock or farm breed in their own right, have contributed greatly to Australia's heritage from early British settlement time to more recently. These unique species have in the most part, evolved on their own in the Australian environment. They are the:

 

• Australian Heritage "Wild" Camel

• Australian Heritage "Wild" Brumby

• North West Island Feral Fowl

• Ostrich

As these species are generally feral populations, with the exception of the various attempts at farming the Ostrich, it is not possible to obtain any real indication of their precise numbers. Therefore, they are are given the status of either Rare or Common.

 

• Rare is for species that have smaller more localised populations.

• Common is for the species that have larger populations over multiple locations throughout Australia.

Australia also has feral pigs, cattle, goats and donkeys, in large numbers, which have been free roaming since settlement.

 

Click on each species photo to learn more about them.

 

Australian Heritage 'Wild' Camel     

      

 

Australian Heritage 'Wild' Brumby

    

 

North West Island Feral Fowl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ostrich

Photo: feral ostrich, Birdsville track, ABC website. 
Australia has both feral and farmed ostriches. A page
is being developed pending further information.