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Dark_Delusion t1_j9sjs0h wrote

Everyone: Awwww

Australians: Ahhhhh

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yadavhimanshu961 t1_j9sr20h wrote

Here is a list of the species that have recovered from the brink of extinction in Australia:

Fish:

  • Murray cod

Frogs:

  • Australian lace lid

  • Waterfall frog

  • Growling grass frog

  • Common mist frog

Reptiles:

  • Flinders Ranges worm-lizard

Birds:

  • Bulloo grey grasswren

  • Great knot

  • Southern cassowary

  • Greater sand plover

  • Gouldian finch

  • Blue petrel

  • Sooty albatross

  • Black-browed albatross

Mammals:

  • Boodie/burrowing bettong (Barrow and Boodie Islands subspecies)

  • Boodie/burrowing bettong (Shark Bay subspecies)

  • Chuditch/western quoll

  • Golden bandicoot

  • Rufous-hare wallaby

  • Mala (central Australian subspecies)

  • Banded hare wallaby

  • Greater stick-nest rat

  • Bilby

  • Bridled nail-tailed wallaby

  • Humpback whale

  • Western barred bandicoot (Shark Bay)

  • Eastern barred bandicoot

  • Yellow-footed rock-wallaby

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rlnrlnrln t1_j9uxq4n wrote

I was totally expecting it to be 2 saved, 24 completely extinct.

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skillywilly56 t1_j9snbxv wrote

Yay we saved 29 species from extinction!

1700 species left to go…

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reddebian t1_j9srcto wrote

I mean it's a start and I'm happy about it. At least some good news

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DrJGH t1_j9so4pp wrote

> The researchers attributed the recoveries to targeted management by government agencies, conservation groups and Indigenous land managers.

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katarina-stratford t1_j9stv23 wrote

Our Minister for the Environment and Water just approved 116 new coal steam gas wells (at 4.55pm on a Friday as to avoid attention). Gotta offset the good apparently

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ang-p t1_j9srpy3 wrote

No word on the Drop Bear....

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Intelligent-Prune-33 t1_j9tcuje wrote

Those are “least concern”- they adapted to life well on the beaches, feasting on unwary tourists.

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rlnrlnrln t1_j9uxwl8 wrote

So that's why people tell me to never go to Bondi beach.

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JustAnotherDude1990 t1_j9tdlru wrote

We're not allowed to post good news, sir. Only devastating news these days.

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Mr_Cleanish t1_j9vqxmp wrote

Oh good, the continent filled with murder fauna is making a comeback

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autotldr t1_j9sjcdj wrote

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 81%. (I'm a bot)

> Researchers have found several Australian wildlife species which were previously hit by rapid declines and faced the likelihood of extinction have recovered to the point they should no longer be considered threatened.

> The study, published in Biological Conservation, found 26 Australian species had recovered to the point where they no longer met the criteria to be listed as threatened under the Act, and confirmed another three species which had been delisted during that time had legitimately recovered.

> Dr Woinarski said it was important to recognise that species could be recovered "When the investment and commitment is there", noting that most of the species would need ongoing investment and action or they would slip backwards again.

Extended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: species^#1 threatened^#2 recovered^#3 population^#4 Australian^#5

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orion455440 t1_j9vush0 wrote

Sadly I see no corals on that list

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Andy900_2 t1_j9zn1ha wrote

Hang on, what’s this? Good news? I wasn’t aware such a thing was allowed.

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