Compiled by Danie Ondinea (2006)


  • Australian Natural History Series, published by the University of NSW Press. (Includes books about echidnas, kangaroos, the Platypus, the Lyrebird, goannas, the Common Wombat, the Little Penguin, etc.)
  • Braby, M.F. (2004) The Complete Field Guide to Butterflies of Australia
    CSIRO Publishing, Vic.
  • Brunet, B. (1996) Spiderwatch – A Guide to Australian Spiders Reed Books Australia, Victoria.
  • Casey, K. (1996) Attracting Frogs to your Garden Kimberley Publications, Qld.
  • Churchill, S. (1998) Australian Bats Reed New Holland, NSW.
  • Clyne, D. (1990) How to Attract Butterflies to your Garden Reed Books Pty Ltd, NSW.
  • Coupar, P. and M. (1992) Flying Colours – common caterpillars, butterflies and moths of south-eastern Australia New South Wales University Press, NSW.
  • Dengate, J. (1997) Attracting Birds to your Garden in Australia New Holland Publishers P/L, NSW.
  • Dollin, A., Batley, M., Robinson, M. & Faulkner, B. (2000) Native Bees of the Sydney Region. A Field Guide Aust. Native Bee Research Centre, NSW.
  • Elliot, R. (1994) Attracting wildlife to your garden Thomas C. Lothian Pty Ltd, Vic.
  • Franks, A & S. (2003) Nest boxes for wildlife: a practical guide Bloomings Books, Vic.
  • Grant, P. (2003) Habitat Garden: attracting wildlife to your garden ABC Books, NSW.
  • Griffiths, K. (1997) Frogs and Reptiles of the Sydney Region University of NSW Press, NSW.
  • Gould League of Victoria (1997) The Nestbox Book Gould League of Victoria.
  • Hand, S. (ed.) (1990) Care and Handling of Australian Native Animals Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty Ltd, NSW.
  • Horne, P.A. and Crawford, D.J. (1996) Backyard Insects Melbourne University Press, Vic.
  • Jordan, F. & Schwencke, H. (2005) Create More Butterflies Earthling Enterprises, Qld.
  • McDowall, R. M. (ed.) (1996) Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia (revised edition)
    Reed Books, NSW.
  • Menkhorst, P. & Knight, F. (2001) A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia Oxford University Press, Vic.
  • Parsons, H. (1999) Caring for Australian Native Birds Kangaroo Press NSW.
  • Pizzey, G. (1988) A Garden of Birds Penguin Books Australia, Vic.
  • Pizzey, G. and Knight, F. (2003) Field Guide to the Birds of Australia (revised 7th ed.)
    HarperCollins Publishers, NSW.
  • Pizzey, G. (2000) The Australian Bird-Garden. Creating havens for native birds HarperCollins Publishers, NSW.
  • Robinson, M. (1993) A Field Guide to Frogs of Australia (from Port Augusta to Fraser Island including Tasmania) Reed New Holland, NSW.
  • Sainty, G., Abell, P. and Jacobs, S. (1989) Burnam Burnam’s WILDTHINGS Around Sydney
    Sainty & Associates, NSW.
  • Shine, R. (1993) Australian Snakes. A natural history (Revised edition)
    Reed/William Heinemann Australia, NSW.
  • Simpson, K. and Day, N. (1999) Field Guide to the Birds of Australia (6th ed.)
    Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Vic.
  • Smith, B. (1995) Caring for Possums Kangaroo Press, NSW.
  • Stewart, R. (1997) EnviroCat. A new approach to caring for your cat and protecting native wildlife Hyland House Publishing Pty Ltd, Vic.
  • Strahan, R. (1995) A Photographic Guide to Mammals of Australia
    New Holland (Publishers), NSW.
  • Temby, I. (2005) Wild Neighbours. The humane approach to living with wildlife Citrus Press, NSW.
  • Triggs, B. (2004) Tracks, Scats and Other Traces – A Field Guide to Australian Mammals
    (revised ed.) Oxford University Press, Vic.
  • Tyler, M. (1987) An Introduction to Frogs Bookshelf Publishing Australia, NSW.
  • Walraven, E. (1990) Taronga Zoo’s Guide to the Care of Urban Wildlife
    Allen & Unwin Australia Pty Ltd, NSW.
  • White, S. (1997) Caring for Australian Wildlife Australian Geographic, NSW.
  • Zborowski, P. and Storey, R. (1995) A Field Guide to Insects in Australia
    Reed Books Australia, NSW.