A summary of the conservation values of Pungalina-Seven Emu
- Strategic value:
- The Gulf Coastal Bioregion is listed by the Australian Government as being of very high priority for conservation because the existing level of reservation is very low.
- Pungalina-Seven Emu will protect over 55 kilometers of pristine coastline.
- Pungalina-Seven Emus will protect a large proportion of the Calvert River catchment. The Calvert River is identified as a "hotspot" for conservation by the Northern Territory and Australian governments.
- Ecosystems:
- Pungalina-Seven Emu contains a diversity of broad habitat types including:
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- Coastal monsoon rainforest
- Saline tidal flats
- Coastal floodplain woodlands
- Coastal tussock grasslands
- Tall paperbark forests along rivers and creeks
- Permanent freshwater springs
- Eucalypt woodlands on sandstone plateaus
- Perched wetlands on sandstone escarpment, pandanus-lined swamps and a range of other wetland types
- Deep gorges protecting pockets of dry rainforest
- Wildlife:
- Pungalina-Seven Emu is home to:
- 40 species of mammals
- Over 190 species of birds
- 95 species of frogs and reptiles
- Threatened species:
- Pungalina-Seven Emu is a hotspot for threatened wildlife including the Red Goshawk, Masked Owl, the Freshwater Sawfish and the Gulf Snapping Turtle. Species such as the Gouldian Finch are also likely to survive on the property.