Australia's Most Endangered Animals List
According to the Australian Department of the Environments Endangered Australian Animals List many Australian native animals are endangered and threatened with extinction.
Australia's most endangered animals list. Endangered Australian animals are growing. However its not all good news for Australian animals with some of them amongst the most endangered in the world. Made up of billions of oysters and mussels they once thrived in Australias bays and estuaries from Noosa in Queensland right around Australias southern coastline to Perth in Western Australia.
The EPBC lists these Critically Endangered Australian Animals. The Christmas Island Pipistrelle scientifically called Pipistrellus murrayi is a bat species representing an endemic taxon on Australias Christmas Island. 51 rows WWF is committed to saving endangered species.
Australias unique climate and history have developed an extraordinary range of weird and wonderful animals and plants. There may be as few as 3200 Maugean Skates remaining. Shellfish reefs are Australias most critically endangered marine ecosystem.
Globally WWF has been working successfully on the conservation of the worlds most iconic species for over 50 years. Dead as a Dingo. Critically endangered species include orangutans gorillas and the black rhino.
Regionally WWF-Australia has been supporting species conservation work on tigers orangutans elephants rhinos and snow leopards. Click on a species groups mammals reptiles etc from the menu above to. A distinct white line runs from the back of.
Learn more about the species we are. And insects such as the rusty patched bumblebee and golden-eyed stick insect. Gillnetting is another risk although most of the Maugean Skates caught in nets are released in a healthy state.