Other species are in grave danger because of our warming climate. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature ranks Australia fourth in the world for species extinction and first for loss of mammals.Īustralia has one of the highest rates of species extinction in the world and it now holds the first record of a mammalian extinction due to climate change. Between 19, Australia was among the top 7 countries responsible for 60% of global biodiversity loss.The status of biodiversity in Australia is considered ‘poor and deteriorating’ according to the most recent State of the Environment Report, which also found that the traditional pressures facing the environment are now being exacerbated by climate change. Our natural ecosystems and unique wildlife are already under grave stress from land clearing, over-harvesting and invasive feral animals and plants climate change is adding to this litany of woes and is proving to be the last straw for some systems and species.
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