TSN frequently asked questions

What is the Threatened Species Network?

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The Threatened Species Network (TSN) is a community based partnership between WWF-Australia and the Australian Government. WWF administers TSN, which operates as part of the broader WWF-Australia species program that also includes the Shorebirds program.

TSN was formed in 1990 in recognition of the fact that conservation is everybody's business. TSN's main aim is to involve the general public in effective, hands-on conservation action to protect Australia's many threatened plant and animal species and ecological communities.

What does TSN do?

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To foster effective long-term conservation practices, TSN facilitates, educates, advises, builds understanding and skills, and provides links to governments and conservation organisations that contribute funds and expertise.

TSN manages the TSN Community Grants Program. Over nine rounds of the program, we have provided $4.5 mill to over 330 projects around Australia and enabled thousands of people to start conserving their local threatened species.

TSN coordinators sit on a large number of recovery teams, conservation working groups and biodiversity advisory panels around the country. Our involvement in conservation at all levels, from working with individual community groups to helping shape government policy, places us at the forefront of evolving conservation methods.

Who works for TSN?

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TSN comprises a team of 11 people that are active in Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, the northern savannas, central Australia's arid rangelands, Queensland and New South Wales.

The team has a diverse background and extensive practical experience, enabling it to stay flexible in an ever-changing conservation landscape, and all share an unfailing commitment to conservation. One team member, Vicki-Jo Russell, received an AM (Member of the Order of Australia) during the Queen's birthday honours in 2003 for her contribution to community-based conservation in South Australia.

What kind of information can TSN provide?

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As practical tools for on-ground conservation, TSN has produced a number of handy publications that identify threatened species in areas that we work in and provide practical instructions about how to protect them.

Two such booklets include A Guide to Rare and Threatened Animals in Central Australia and Reptiles of the Southern Brigalow Belt. Further publications will be produced in the future.

A range of products have been developed including Buloke Woodlands: A flora and fauna guide for the Wimmera and A Guide to Queensland's Threatened Plants: Spotlight on Cycads. Other publications are also available.