Last modified on Fri 21 May 2021 00.10 EDT
A new strategy to save Australiaâs threatened species will not be enough to correct the governmentâs âappalling recordâ on protecting the countryâs unique and at-risk wildlife, according to leading conservation groups.
The federal environment minister, Sussan Ley, on Friday released the new 10-year strategy, saying the the government plans to broaden its responses from individual species to âpriority placesâ.
Ley said the government wants to see âprotection of a more diverse range of species, including reptiles, amphibians, freshwater species, marine speciesâ. The government is developing the first of two five-year âaction plansâ to underpin the strategy.
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