Flora & Fauna

The Shark Bay World Heritage Area is renound for its unique Flora and Fauna.  
In the Peron Peninsula Area a project called Project Edan has been introduced since 1995. 

Project Eden

Project Eden aims to control introduced predators on the 1050 square kilometre Peron Peninsula and turn it into a haven for rare and endangered native animals.  It is the biggest arid zone native conservation program ever undertaken in Australia, to reverse the decline of a wide range of native animals caused by fox and feral cat predatation.
A wildlife protection project near Shell Beach involving a 3.4 km fence aimed at controlling foxes and feral cats on Peron Peninsula. The fence provides a 1050 sq km enclosed conservation area to protect re-introduced and existing native animals like Mallee Fowl, Bilbies, Echidna, Woylie, Bungarra and threatened Grass Wren birds.

Wild Flowers Abound

Being at the northern exterme of the southern wildflower varieties and at the southern extreme of the northern varieties - Sahrk Bay has the longets wildflower season of any part of Western Australia, with more then 700 species of flowering plants. Of these, more than 150 species are of special scientific interest - many exclusive to the Shark Bay World Heritage Area. The aromatic Tamala rose is one of the regions most well - known and showy species. The Shark Bay daisy, Royces gum, Rogersons grevillea and golden lanbstail are also confined to the Shark Bay region. The sceptre banksia puts out spectacular large flowers - spikes in summer and, after good winter rains, everlastings often grow in massive drifts of that will surprise and delight visitors.  

Marine Animals to Avoid:

Blue- ringed octopus - Blue - ringed octupus li8ve on reef flats and in tidal pools in muddy areas and can be recognised by their brilliant blue rings when disturbed.  Be cautious when handling dead shells and when exploring underwater crevices or caverns.

Coneshells - Coneshells are conical and cylindrical in shape.  By day they bury themselves in sand and emerge at night in search of small fish, snails or worms.  you should never pick up live coneshells.

Stingrays - Stingrays are flat in shape and have a very sharp and spiky barb.  Be sure to keep a wary eye out when wading in shallow water.

Stonefish - Stonefish are found around the top two thirds of the Australia coast.  They inhabit coastal reefs, rocks and weeds as these structures provide good camouflage and usually lie partially buried on the seafloor in shallow marine environments.

Seasnakes - Seasnakes are also foiund at Shark Bay and some species are dangerous to people.  They are quite curious and amy approach.  Treat them just like land snakes if you dont touch them they should leave you alone.

Sharks - Sharks are common inhabitants of our coastal waters.  To ensure they do not take an interest in your activities, dont clean fish around swimming areas.