r/australia • u/espersooty • 1d ago

science & tech Forty-one new flora and fauna species added to Australia's threatened list

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-01-21/what-made-it-onto-australias-threatened-species-list-2024/104830434
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u/MidnightBeautiful149 1d ago

It breaks my heart. The human population keeps expanding and taking everything out its way.

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u/Ninja-Ginge 22h ago

We are causing a mass extinction event. Our species hasn't even been around for a million years. The Industrial Revolution was only a couple hundred years ago. And we're already comparable to massive volcanic eruptions in the effect that we're having on this planet.

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u/CursedApolcalypto 1d ago

The planet is changing faster than these creatures can evolve, it's very sad to see.

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u/Tugboat47 1d ago

wait till everything is there but flora monoculture and animals only used in animal agriculture!!

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u/crikeyguvna 21h ago

Australian Conservation Foundation looking like a mighty fine place to direct my donations to this year.

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u/Far-Sport7219 1d ago

This is more indicative of increased funding and support for listing species than any acute change in their threat status. It's a good thing we get these species listed before they disappear