Birdlife Australia e-news 2018
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Dozens of animals and plants join Australia’s threatened species list
What do tingle pygmy trapdoor spiders from Western Australia, silver-headed antechinus from central Queensland and Duramana fingers orchids from NSW have in common?
If you’re waiting for a funny punchline, sorry – the answer is that they’re among the 41 new species of Australian plants and animals that are now officially at risk of extinction.
Two species of antechinus – the silver-headed and black-tailed antechinus – were added to the threatened species list last week. The small, carnivorous marsupials are best known for their reproductive habits – males die after their once-in-a-lifetime mating frenzy. Photo: Gary Cranitch, Qld Museum
The good news though is that this listing could, potentially, be the first step towards reversing the country’s world-leading extinction rate.
Those 41 species were among 50 changes to the country’s official threatened species list after its annual update on Friday. Continue Reading →
Government flags ban on wildlife carers treating injured & orphaned kangaroos
An Australian state government wants to ban wildlife shelters from treating injured kangaroos, wombats, possums and cockatoos, claiming they’re “over-abundant” species.
The Victorian government has published a discussion paper outlining proposed changes to wildlife management regulations and is seeking public comment on the review.
It also flags a crackdown on wildlife carers releasing rehabilitated kangaroos and wombats on to their properties in rural areas, claiming this can result in ” unnaturally high concentrations of released wildlife” with “significant impacts” for neighbours.
Photo Competition
ANIMALS IN THE WILD PHOTO COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION 2018
An initiative of Greens MP David Shoebridge
Animals in the Wild is a much-loved celebration of nature in the wild, unthreatened, and unharmed by humans. We want to see your pictures of quokkas, wallabies, cockatoos, koalas and other beautiful Australian wildlife.
The competition is part of the Greens campaign against recreational hunting, and in particular, the Sporting Shooters Association arms fair ‘Huntfest’ which blights Narooma every year. Animals in the Wild encourages you to shoot with a camera, not a gun.
The winning entries will be announced in Eurobodalla on the weekend of the June long weekend.
