Habitat destruction is pushing native wildlife towards extinction

"More Australian wildlife added to threatened species list in 2023 than ever before, conservationists say"

“The problem is the factors driving species onto the endangered list are not being stopped. In the last 12 months, 10,426 hectares [25,800 acres] of habitat destruction was approved under Australia’s national nature laws – the equivalent to clearing the size of the MCG 5,000 times over.”

“If reforms to the EPBC Act do not address the problem of rampant unregulated land clearing, then they will utterly fail Australia’s nature.”

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/22/australian-wildlife-threatened-species-list-record-added-2023
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