Australia's biota is species rich, with high rates of endemism. This natural legacy has rapidly
diminished since European colonization. The impacts of invasive species, habitat loss …

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exception of the Coat of Arms of the Commonwealth of Australia, the logo of the agency …

Aim The incidence of major fires is increasing globally, creating extraordinary challenges for
governments, managers and conservation scientists. In 2019–2020, Australia experienced …

The likelihood of extinction within the next 20 years was determined for 47 Australian
mammal, bird, reptile, frog and freshwater fish taxa previously identified as being highly …

The diversity and abundance of native invertebrates is declining globally, which could have
significant consequences for ecosystem functioning. Declines are likely to be at least as …

The IUCN recently coordinated the first assessment of extinction risk of the world's reptile
species. This monumental undertaking allows, for the first time, an examination of threats …

Background Fire creates habitats for many animals but changes in fire activity threaten
species worldwide. While conservation assessments routinely identify fire as a threat to …

Australia is in the midst of an extinction crisis, having already lost 10% of terrestrial mammal
fauna since European settlement and with hundreds of other species at high risk of …

More than a third of the world's amphibian species are listed as Threatened or Extinct, with a
recent assessment identifying 45 Australian frogs (18.4% of the currently recognised …

Until recently, the reptile fauna of Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean comprised five
endemic species (two skinks, two geckos, and one snake) and one native, non‐endemic …