Extinction Threatens Australian Wildlife

Labor Government's Zero Extinction Target Under Scrutiny

Five Species Face Imminent Danger

A scientific committee has warned that five Australian species are at high risk of extinction, jeopardizing the Labor government's ambitious "zero extinctions" target. The committee identified predation as a primary threat to almost all recovering mammal species.

In an effort to protect native wildlife, the government has announced plans to list species with a high likelihood of extinction as threatened. This designation will provide additional protection measures and resources for these endangered animals.