Orcas, Numbats & Birds of the South West - an exclusive Australian Geographic Wildlife Adventure

Western Australia is an ancient land that has been around for billions of years. Even the mountain ranges are over a billion years old. It has also been isolated from the east by oceans and deserts, leading it to have a huge array of endemic species. 14 endemic birds, 30 endemic reptiles, 12 endemic mammals, 20 endemic amphibians and over 4,000 endemic vascular plants.

Highlights of the 280 species of birds are the Carnaby’s and Baudin’s Black Cockatoos, Red-Capped Parrots, Red-Eared Firetails, Western Spinebills and the Western Whipbird. We have a very good chance to see 12 of the 14 endemics.

In terms of reptiles - the Dugite, Bardick, South Western Water Monitor, South Western Carpet Python and South Western Shingleback are the highlights and all possibles on the tour. Amphibians are aptly named, such as the motorbike frog, the ticking frog and the rattling froglet, and there are over 4,500 vascular plants in the region, half of which are only found here.

The mammals are what makes this tour stand out though. The orcas may be the namesake of the tour, and there is extremely high chances of sighting them in Bremer Bay, but this trip also provides opportunities to see Numbats, Brush-tailed

Bettongs, Burrowing Bettongs, Bilbies, Honey Possums, Western Ring-tailed Possums, Blue Whales, Sperm Whales, Pilot Whales, Western Brown Bandicoots and Quokkas.

Find the full itinerary, highlights and inclusions on our website:

https://australiangeographictravel.com/tours/orcas-numbats-and-birds-of-the-south-west-an-exclusive-australian-geographic-wildlife-adventure