NSW BioNet

the website for the Atlas of NSW Wildlife

a whole-of-government system for flora and fauna sightings information


Central Netted Dragon, Ctenophorus nuchalis © Philip Gleeson

BioNet is a portal for accessing government-held information about plants and animals in NSW. It is supported by several NSW government agencies, including:

  • Office of Environment and Heritage
    • National Parks and Wildlife
    • Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust
  • Department of Primary Industries
    • Forests NSW
    • Fisheries NSW data coming in 2012
  • Australian Museum

Via BioNet, you can:

Records in the Atlas come from a variety of sources, including records from the public and scientific surveys. An Atlas search will retrieve species records from across the entire Atlas database, including records held in the fauna and VIS flora survey modules.

Public users

Atlas search
VIS flora survey (VIS user manual)

Licensed users

More detailed locational information about sensitive species is available beyond this public site, and may be accessed by users holding an Atlas Data Licence. Atlas data is made available according to the Office of Environment and Heritage's sensitive species data policy.

Apply for a licence (conditions apply)

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Page last updated: 29 November 2011