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World Heritage sites of Australia - Australian Geographic
Aug 28, 2023 · Among the world’s 10 greatest fossil sites, Riversleigh and Naracoorte are a superb illustration of the key stages in the evolution of Australia’s unique fauna. This widely-scattered site includes the world’s largest swathes of sub-tropical rainforest and is home to more than 200 rare or threatened plants and animals.
More than 200 Australian birds are now threatened with extinction
Jan 6, 2020 · The Mukarrthippi grasswren is now Australia’s most threatened bird, down to as few as two or three pairs. But 23 Australian birds became less threatened over the past decade, showing conservation actions can work. The findings are contained in a new action plan released today. Last released in 2011, the action plan examines the extinction risk facing the almost 1,300 birds in Australia and ...
Discovery identifies Australia as birthplace of all modern mammals
Dec 18, 2022 · Tribosphenic teeth. Image credit: James Alcock. The first Southern Hemisphere fossils of these teeth were found in an ancient jaw in 1997 by Tom Rich, at a dig site now known as Flat Rocks, near the Victorian seaside town of Inverloch, which is also where Australia’s first dinosaur bone was found. During the following 10 years, similar ...
State of the Environment report shows 'shocking' decline of …
Jul 19, 2022 · Australia’s environment is sick and getting sicker as the combined effects of climate change, pollution, land clearing and mining take a dangerous toll, a landmark report says.
Australia may warm by 4℃ or more this century, the IPCC has found
Aug 10, 2021 · The IPCC report notes very high confidence in further warming and heat extremes through the 21st century – the extent of which depends on global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. If global average warming is limited to 1.5℃ this century, Australia would warm to between 1.4℃ to 1.8℃. If global average warming reaches 4℃ this ...
Australia’s 10 deserts - Australian Geographic
Apr 20, 2016 · Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology therefore uses three formulas to define our deserts, which make up a whopping 18 per cent of Australia’s entire landmass. Listed from greatest size to smallest, these are Australia’s ten deserts: Great Victoria Desert (348,750sq.km)
Wildlife - Australian Geographic
Wildlife Cocky whispering at Coomallo Creek. This patch of remnant bush on the edge of the West Australian wheatbelt is a place loved by one of Australia’s rarest bird species and the man who has studied the site for more than 50 years.
19 Australian ecosystems are already collapsing: which one will …
Feb 26, 2021 · We found 19 Australian ecosystems met our criteria to be classified as “collapsing”. This includes the arid interior, savannas and mangroves of northern Australia, the Great Barrier Reef, Shark Bay, southern Australia’s kelp and alpine ash forests, tundra on Macquarie Island, and moss beds in Antarctica. We define collapse as the state ...