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"High rainfall in much of the nation has granted Australia’s terrestrial
natural world an above-average year, the fifth in a row.
Below the sea, however, ecosystems struggled, driven by climate change-fuelled
marine heatwaves that decimated coral reefs and contributed to an algal bloom
in South Australia that killed marine life.
Wildlife also had a tough 2025, according to the Australian National University
and Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network annual environmental report card.
Thirty-nine new species were listed as threatened in 2025.
Lead author Albert Van Dijk said climate change had a hand in a number of
species’ declines.
“We still have new species added as a consequence of the Black Summer fires,
now several years ago,” said Professor Van Dijk from ANU’s Fenner School of
Environment and Society.
“We are still finding that populations are not recovering.”
Climate change is a threat to nine in 10 of the newly listed vulnerable
species.
Threatened frogs and reptiles have experienced the steepest declines, while
mammals have fared better, in part reflecting sound rainfall."
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
