Species information
While the ALA goes to considerable effort to aggregate available information about all Australian species, there are some circumstances in which the ALA may...
Tue, 13 Nov, 2018 at 9:52 AM
Because the ALA relies on others to provide data it can only display the data it has. As more data is provided, more content will appear on pages. If yo...
Tue, 13 Nov, 2018 at 10:02 AM
The ALA is bringing together information from many sources and seeks to link together information provided under different scientific names, where these name...
Tue, 8 May, 2018 at 1:19 PM
Some species in the ALA are linked to the wrong part of the taxonomic hierarchy and are presented with an incorrect classification. For example: The summa...
Tue, 13 Nov, 2018 at 10:06 AM
The ALA displays expert distributions through the Spatial Portal. We would like to expand the number of expert distributions we have, so we are interested i...
Tue, 13 Nov, 2018 at 10:08 AM
The ALA is collaborating with a range of partners such as the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources to obtain high quality pest status information. T...
Tue, 8 May, 2018 at 1:23 PM
The Australian Government, and each Australian state and territory, has legislation protecting flora and fauna, and each uses its own classifications for co...
Tue, 13 Nov, 2018 at 10:11 AM
Lists of sensitive species can be found on the ALA Species lists page.
Tue, 13 Nov, 2018 at 10:15 AM