The environment minister has revealed more species of native animals are at heightened risk of extinction, blaming cats for Australia’s two latest extinctions.
Another 48 native species including butterflies, geckos and crayfish have been added to Australia’s list of wildlife at risk of annihilation, spurring a new plan to cut the deadly feral cat population and exposing the challenge of delivering the government’s pledge to stop extinctions.
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek is developing a new plan to tackle feral cats as the list of native wildlife threatened with extinction grows.Australia is a world leader in wildlife losses. Since colonisation, about 100 of the country’s unique flora and fauna species have become extinct, with untold losses of invertebrates. The rate of lossFeral animals such as wild cats and dogs are key drivers of native wildlife losses, along with habitat loss through land-clearing and development.
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