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21 native species added to threatened list
Twenty-one native flora and fauna species have been added to Australia’s federal threatened species list, and six species already on the list have been moved into higher-threat categories.
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Cost to save all threatened species in Australia calculated for first time
Australia has already lost at least 100 species since European colonisation. Across land and freshwater habitats, 1,657 species are currently threatened with the same fate. Their populations have fallen 2-3 per cent every year over the last quarter century.
Wildlife
Native rodent benefiting from invasive weed
The greater stick-nest rat is munching through African boxthorns and nesting in the plant’s thickets.
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Meet Eddy –Australia’s latest young eco-warrior
High-energy, intelligent, and eager to learn, he’s expected to become a huge asset in protecting the country’s biodiversity.
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29 threatened Aussie species are back from the brink. How?
Here’s some good conservation news: 29 threatened Aussie animal species are back from the brink.
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‘No new extinctions’: Federal government vows to protect ever-growing list of threatened native species
A new 10-year recovery plan for Australia’s threatened species has just been announced. Here’s what it involves.
Nature Photographer of the Year
AG Nature Photographer of the Year 2022: Threatened Species shortlist
These are the official shortlisted images for the 2022 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year awards in the Threatened Species category.
Science & Environment
10 threatened species living in our cities
Far from being a biodiversity wasteland, urban environments are home to some of Australia’s most threatened species.
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National icon, the platypus, declared a threatened species in Victoria
A new citizen science project using eDNA technology to map the distribution of platypuses in Victoria will hopefully help reverse declines.