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"The southern and central greater glider, the world’s largest gliding
marsupial, was officially listed as “endangered” this week, with the species
facing a very high risk of extinction.
In just six years, the number of greater gliders has declined at a staggering
rate, going from no conservation listing at all, to “vulnerable”, and now to
“endangered”. During this time, the destruction of their forest habitat in
eastern Australia has continued.
Greater gliders are among thousands of native species under threat of
extinction. Already this year, for example, the yellow-bellied glider was
listed as vulnerable nationally, and koala populations across Queensland, New
South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory were listed as endangered.
A key reason is that Australia’s environmental laws and practices are outdated
and offer little meaningful protection to threatened plants and animals. To
avoid a future in which greater gliders are nothing more than a memory, we must
immediately stop destroying their habitat."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
