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"Twenty more plants and animals, including a type of waratah, have been added
to Australia’s list of threatened wildlife, bringing the total number of
endangered species and ecosystems to almost 2,250.
The fresh listings come as the government faces a battle to pass legislation
for a new national environment watchdog in the Senate, while Labor has also
been under pressure from the Greens and Coalition about delays to a broader
package of reforms to the country’s environment laws.
The 15 plants, two lizards, one sea snake, one crayfish and one fish recognised
as threatened with extinction include the New England leaf-tailed gecko (also
known as the Moritz’s leaf-tailed gecko), the granite leaf-tailed gecko and the
Gibraltar Range waratah (
Telopea aspera), a species of the popular flowering
shrub.
The Gibraltar Range waratah, listed as endangered, is a different species but
similar in appearance to the more well-known New South Wales waratah (
Telopea
speciosissima), which is the floral emblem for that state. The species is
found in forests in northern NSW on the Gibraltar Range.
One ecological community – the King Island scrub complex ecological community –
was also added to the list, making a total of 21 new additions and bringing the
overall list to 2,245."
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
