Australia Endangered Animals List
Australian Geographic has compiled a list of Critically Endangered Australian animals from these two lists.
Australia endangered animals list. The critically endangered western ground parrot is one of Australias species most threatened with extinction. These include internationally recognised Australian species such as the Tasmanian Devil an estimated 20000 50000 remain the Cassowary an estimated 1500 left in the wild and the cute little Quokka only 4000 left on the Australian mainland. More than 84 of Australias mammals inshore fish and flowering plants can only be found in Australia.
Globally WWF has been working successfully on the conservation of the worlds most iconic species for over 50 years. However there still are many species and subspecies of mammals birds reptiles fish and frogs which face the danger of being extinct. It divides species into nine categories.
Reaching up to 22 lb. The list is announced by the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 EPBC Act. Learn more about the species we are.
Regionally WWF-Australia has been supporting species conservation work on tigers orangutans elephants rhinos and snow leopards. The mountain chicken or giant ditch frog is a critically endangered frog found on the islands of Dominica and Montserrat in the Caribbean. The chart below includes all the animals currently listed under the ESA.
And while not yet extinct over 300 species of Australian animals are now considered vulnerable endangered or critically endangered. Threatened means a species is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future. Australia Cook Islands New Caledonia New Zealand Niue.
Not Evaluated Data Deficient Least Concern Near Threatened Vulnerable Endangered Critically Endangered Extinct in the Wild and Extinct. Two species of sea turtle are critically endangered on the iucn red list of threatened species. Learn more about the species we are working to protecting from becoming endangered or extinct.