In Australia, Aboriginal rangers race to save the last sawfish
Once found in tropical oceans around the world, the largetooth sawfish’s range has shrunk by an estimated 60 percent in a ...
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Troubled waters: How to stop Australia's freshwater fish species from going extinct
Three-quarters of Australia's freshwater fish species are found nowhere else on the planet. This makes us the sole custodians of remarkable creatures such as the ornate rainbowfish, the ancient ...
Around 9,000 species have already gone extinct in Australia and we’ll likely lose another this week – new study
A new study estimates there have been more than 9,000 Australian invertebrate extinctions since 1788. Only one has been ...
Insects and other invertebrates thought to go extinct at a rate of one to three species every week in Australia
Scientists say more than 9,000 non-marine invertebrate species have gone extinct in Australia since Europeans arrived in 1788 ...
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Survey suggests 35 native freshwater fish should be added to Australia's threatened species list
A whopping 35 freshwater fish are being recommended for national listings as being at risk of extinction after an Australia-wide survey. One species, the Kangaroo River perch, is also thought to ...
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Reef studies highlight missing clues to conserve fish species
Shellfish reefs provide important refuge and foraging grounds, as well as nurseries for diverse fish communities, including species with major socioeconomic value, which in southern Australia ...
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Troubled waters: How to stop Australia's freshwater fish species from going extinct
Get them on the list At present, 63 freshwater fish species are on Australia's national list of species declared as threatened under federal environmental law. We identified 35 more species that ...
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Troubled waters: how to stop Australia’s freshwater fish species from going extinct
So how are these national treasures faring? To find out, we undertook the first comprehensive assessment of Australia’s freshwater fish species. We examined extinction risks and drivers of ...