Critically Endangered Wrens

August 8, 2023

SADLY three new species have recenlty become significantly threatened species across Australia under the EPBC Act, including the Striated Grasswren supspecies Mukarrthippi Grasswren Amytornis striatus striatus (Critically Edangered) and the Murray–Mallee Striated Grasswren Amytornis striatus howei (Endangered). The Southern Emu-wren (Eyre Peninsula) Stipiturus malachurus parimeda has also been re-classified as Endangered. The Mukarrthippi Grasswren, now … More Critically Endangered Wrens

Rediscovery of the Victorian Grassland Earless Dragon

July 25, 2023

The Australian Earless Dragon, thought to have been extinct in the wild since 1969, has been rediscovered by two ecologists in Melbourne’s western grasslands. This Australian dragon is critically endangered under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) and Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act). Not seen since 1969, in … More Rediscovery of the Victorian Grassland Earless Dragon