Many critically endangered species of plants, birds and mammals live here.

Helmeted Honeyeater (Photo: M. Serong)

Lowland Leadbeater's Possum (Photo: S. Kuiter)
Emerald Star-bush (Photo: N. Creek)

Dandenong burrowing cray (Photo: J. Thompson)

Slender Tree Fern (Photo: R. Hill)

Dandenong freshwater amphipod
Endangered ones …

Sooty Owl (Photo: T. Bawden)
Green scentbark (Photo: J. Thompson)

Long pink-bells (Photo: N. Gross)
Vulnerable ones …

Powerful owl (Photo: D. Roche)

Square-tailed kite (Photo: L. Rathbone)

Australasian shoveler (Photo: L. Rathbone)

Hardhead (Photo: L. Rathbone)

Grey-headed flying-fox (Photo: S. Mitchell)