Little Salmon Bay Snorkel Trail, Wadjemup

Wadjemup / Rottnest Island is a natural sancturay with unique flora and fauna. It's isolation has allowed a diverse variety of plants and wildlife to thrive, many of which are found nowhere else on the mainland. A main attraction is the island’s iconic species – the Quokka, but there are many other animals to see arcross and around the island.

Along the coastal parts you can see Osprey soaring through the sky, migrating Humpback Whales, dolphins and seals, and numerous species of fish. Coastal birds such as Oystercatchers, Silver Gulls and Fairy Terns can be found along the shoreline. In the coastal healthlands King Skinks, Bobtail lizards and dugites are located, and the salt lakes and woodlands attract many birds, Australian Shelducks and Pied Cormorants.

Wadjemup features a resilient, coastal ecosystem dominated by three native woodland trees: the Rottnest Island Pine, the Rottnest Island Tea Tree and the coast wattle. The Rottnest Island Daisy is a native blue/purple wildflower that blooms across the dunes, alongside spinifex and coastal rosemary. The wetlands are populated by salt-tolerant samphire, and the shallow waters and limestone reefs are home to a diverse array of marine plants, including over 300 species seaweeds and 8 prominent seagrass species that sustain the local marine life.