Saving Orchids for the Future
We’re driving to collect all threatened orchid species by 2035.
'Saving Orchids for the Future' is Kings Park's flagship program supporting the conservation of all Western Australia's threatened orchid species. These orchids won't survive without us - and you.
Western Australia is home to around 470 orchid species, with 95% of them found nowhere else in the world. However sadly, almost 10% of our State’s orchid species are threatened. It’s now a race against the clock to preserve this iconic plant family for the future.
Kings Park is seeking your support to save these species. Our goal is to collect and bank all 44 threatened species before wild populations disappear forever.
Who we are
Kings Park Science has been at the forefront of orchid research and conservation in Western Australia for the past 30 years. Our orchid team, led for the past eight years by Dr. Belinda Davis, has made significant strides in species collections, propagation and translocations of rare WA species.
Kings Park’s cryogenic orchid collection of seed and fungi is the only long term ex-situ orchid collection in the State. This ‘conservation ready’ collection of 11 threatened species provides genuine insurance against extinction risk for our most critically endangered species.
With your support, we can secure the remaining 33 threatened species that urgently require assistance.
Why support us?
Kings Park is uniquely placed for conservation with our seedbank facility, nursery, experienced scientists and well-developed research program. But our current resources can only stretch so far. We need your help to be able to expand this program to save all WA’s threatened orchid species. With a funding commitment, you can invest in the preservation of our precious Western Australian flora for the future. Each contribution is another step towards protecting our much-loved orchids for the future.
Contact us to help save our orchids
We’d love to hear from you! Contact scienceadmin@dbca.wa.gov.au to discuss how we can work together.
To learn more about the orchid conservation program, click here.