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"What does it mean to save threatened species? How often do we achieve it? And
how often do we fail? Our new research answers these questions for Australian
birds.
One of the goals of conservation is to reduce the risk of a species becoming
extinct. While this might be seen as a low bar for conservation managers, it is
seldom achieved. A new set of research papers on the conservation of Australian
birds looks at cases of success over the past 30 years and where we have failed
over the past 200.
We found extinction risks had reduced for 25 bird species and subspecies in at
least one of the decades between 1990 and 2020. Nine of these would have gone
extinct if not for hard work and expertise to prevent it happening.
The most effective action has been eradicating invasive species from islands.
This work benefited 13 birds.
Most Australians approve of killing invasive species to save threatened
species. They have good reason: it works."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
