About Bennelongia
Bennelongia Environmental Consultants is a leading specialist environmental consulting company. It undertakes surveys and species identifications relating to subterranean, short range endemic and aquatic fauna. The company also conducts broader assessments of wetland and river health.
Clients include BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Fortescue Metals Group, Hancock Prospecting, Newcrest, CITIC Pacific Mining, URS, SKM, Strategen, Department of Water and Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. More on individual projects can be found here.
Bennelongia’s team brings together vast experience in field ecology, invertebrate taxonomy, DNA analysis, scientific research, and environmental assessment. Our senior scientists played a key role in the stygofauna component of the Pilbara Biodiversity Survey and helped develop the sampling methods now widely used for stygofauna and troglofauna surveys in Western Australia.
We apply this specialist knowledge to deliver high-quality fauna assessments, including short-range endemic (SRE) invertebrate surveys, providing robust scientific data to support environmental approvals and biodiversity management.
Story behind our name
The company name is derived from the ostracod genus Bennelongia. The genus was described in 1981 by Patrick de Deckker and Ken G. McKenzie after Woollarawarre Bennelong, who is the first aboriginal to have a long association with the early European settlers of Australia. The Bennelongia genus is endemic to Australia and New Zealand.
Bennelongia Expertise
Bennelongia is a leading environmental consultancy specialising in subterranean fauna, short-range endemic species, wetland ecology, and invertebrate conservation. Our team combines decades of experience in ecological research, environmental policy, field ecology, taxonomy, and molecular DNA analysis to deliver scientifically robust outcomes for clients across Australia.
Since our establishment in 2007, we have completed more than 700 environmental impact assessments, providing expert advice and practical solutions that support environmental approvals, biodiversity conservation, and the sustainable management of subterranean, aquatic, and terrestrial ecosystems.
Our expertise is strengthened by an ongoing commitment to scientific research. Bennelongia scientists regularly publish in peer-reviewed journals, describing new species, developing innovative survey and sampling techniques, and advancing the understanding of fauna ecology. This research helps ensure our assessments are informed by the latest science and provide meaningful context for environmental decision-making