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"What do the Australian lungfish, ghost bat, sandhill dunnart and southern and
central greater gliders have in common? They’re all threatened species that
need a formal “recovery plan” – but do not have one.
Today, environmental group the Wilderness Society launched a case in the
Federal Court against Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek, arguing she and
successive environment ministers have failed to meet their legal obligations to
create threatened species recovery plans.
Other species forming the basis of the case are Baudin’s cockatoo, the
Australian grayling, Carnaby’s black cockatoo, red goshawk, forest red-tailed
black cockatoo and the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle.
Many other species and ecological communities also don’t have recovery plans.
If successful, the case would set a precedent compelling future environment
ministers to meet their legal obligations and improve Australia’s dire
conservation record. This is a significant moment for conservation in Australia
– testing how accountable environment ministers are in preventing species
extinctions."
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
