Australia's environmental record.

"A leading researcher has described the extinction of the Christmas Island shrew as "another stain" on Australia's environmental record. A total of 39 native mammals have been declared extinct in Australia since colonisation."

"That rate of loss of mammal species is far more than any other country in the world,"
Professor Woinarski said. >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-02/christmas-island-shrew-declared-extinct/105949448
#extinction #Australia #biodiversity #NativeFauna #EPBCAct

Local WA governments frustrated with rate of cat law reforms

Regional wildlife carers in Western Australia say thousands of native animals will die waiting for the state government…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AU #Australia #catact2011 #catio #endangeredspecies #localgovernment #nativefauna #roamingpetcats #stategovernment
https://www.newsbeep.com/169490/

Incredible breakthrough in bid to protect 'near-mythical' #Aussie species https://au.news.yahoo.com/incredible-breakthrough-in-bid-to-protect-near-mythical-aussie-species-025341936.html

Logging, agricultural expansion, & infrastructure development have all contributed to the shrinking & breaking up of their rainforest homes. Because these animals depend on a continuous canopy for movement, even small disruptions can isolate populations & reduce access to food.

#Environment #NativeFauna #Australia

With an uncertain future of native logging in Queensland, a forest home to #endangered greater gliders could be cut down https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-16/native-hardwood-logging-greater-glider-habitat-st-mary/105259148

“Crush, kill, destroy.” It’s the Aussie way, particularly in Queensland were mining & logging take priority over environmentalism & native animal protection.

#Destruction #Australia #Extinction #NativeFauna

#ACT govt separates #dingoes from wild dogs in legal classification, opening up options for conservation and protection of our native canine predator. There's still a long way to go, but this makes me so damn happy ♥🐕

#Conservation #Australia #Dingo #NativeFauna

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jul/06/act-canberra-dingo-protected-species

On my ordinary walk yesterday in #Epping3076

Wait for it…

#Melbourne #NativeFauna

Invasive species No 1 driver of biodiversity loss in Australia – and feral cats have biggest impact, report finds

"Australasia has been identified as a global hotspot for invasive species. In Australia, invasive species are the number one driver of biodiversity loss"

"Feral cats have the greatest environmental impact..."

"Australia has lost more native mammal species than any other continent, with more than 100 species listed as either extinct or extinct in the wild.'

“This report makes it clear that the Albanese government’s commitment to
‘ n o n e w e x t i n c t i o n s ’ will be no more than a slogan without increased focus and funding needed to prevent the next wave of invasive species."
Lyall Grieve, conservation and biosecurity analyst for the Invasive Species Council

“Invasive species are likely to be a primary driver of 85% of the next round of predicted vertebrate extinctions over the next 20 years"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/04/invasive-species-no-1-driver-of-biodiversity-loss-in-australia-and-feral-cats-have-biggest-impact-report-finds
#NativeFlora #NativeFauna #biodiversity #FireAnts #pests #weeds #cats #pets #biosecurity #pathogens #trade #sprawl #extinction makers