Prior to recent resort development on South Molle Island, there was no consistent water supply, and so it was unable to sustain many species of Native Australian Wildlife.

The Whitsundays and South Molle Island are however a haven for birdlife. Some of the species you’re very likely to see here include : Osprey, Sea Eagles, Brahminy Kites, Kookaburras, Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos, Currawongs, Pheasant Coucal, Australian   Scrub Turkeys, Bridled Terns, Rainbow Lorikeets and Eastern Curlews.

The most noticeable of these are the Rainbow Lorikeets, which are fed every afternoon  by the Golf Club and the Eastern Curlews, which are the long-legged ground dwellers you will see around the resort area, which are responsible for the loud screeching noise, often known as “the cry of the lost sailors”.

A resident colony of fruit bats (flying foxes) can be found in the valley along the “Spion Kop” walking track approximately 500 metres from the Resort. Being nocturnal, they hang from the branches of the trees by day, and come to life at dusk to feed on the various wild fruits and blossoms around the island.

Only two varieties of snakes are known to dwell on South Molle Island, these being the Green Tree Snake and Brown Python. Both are from the constrictor family, and so are non-venomous, but can deliver a painful bite if disturbed.

Green Tree Ants are prevalent around the island, and are most distinguishable by their nests, binding together a bunch of leaves with sticky silk. The ants can deliver a painful bite, but are not particularly dangerous. Aborigines have been known to eat these ants as a source of protein and vitamins.

The natural environment of the Whitsundays has also preserved up to 100 of the 400 species of butterflies found in Australia, many of which can be seen on South Molle Island.

The Whitsundays, due to their proximity to the Great Barrier Reef, have one of the greatest arrays of marine life in the world. Life ranges from the tiniest living coral polyps, which make-up the Great Barrier Reef System to the Humpback Whale which grows up to 12 metres, and visits these waters from July to September each year to mate and have their young.

Other forms of sea life to be found in the area include: Bottle Nose Dolphins, Dugongs, Green Turtles, Hawsbill Turtles, Stingrays, Black Marlin and a “bottomless pit” of crustaceans, molluscs, reef and deep  sea fish.. The flora around the Whitsundays can differ.