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  2. North Coast

Overview

One of the most biologically diverse regions of NSW, the North Coast is home to much of the state’s rare and threatened plants and animals.

North Coast region map

Featured threatened species

Male Australian Fritillary butterfly (Argynnis hyperbius inconstans) showing brown and yellow markings 

Species profile

Common name
Australian fritillary

Scientific name
Argynnis hyperbius inconstans

Status in NSW
Endangered

The Australian fritillary is restricted to south-east Queensland and north-east NSW in open swampy coastal areas where the larval food plant Arrowhead violet (Viola betonicifolia) occurs.

Learn how you can help find the Australian fritillary.

 

Climate change

Mean temperatures are projected to rise by 2.0 ºC by 2070. There are slightly greater increases in summer, autumn and spring. All models show there are no declines in mean temperatures across the North Coast.

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Little Tern chicks (Sternula albifrons) huddled together

Coastal comeback: shorebirds digging in for another breeding season

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