"Coalition Scrapped Recovery Plans For 176 Threatened Species And Habitats"

"‘On what sort of planet does the commonwealth think they don’t need a recovery plan for a Tasmanian devil’, asks Wilderness Society"

"Recovery plans designed to prevent the extinction of almost 180 threatened species and habitats, including the Tasmanian devil, were scrapped by the Coalition in one of Sussan Ley’s final acts as environment minister.

Last year, the Morrison government proposed removing the requirement for a legislated plan for 185 plants, animals and habitats, including several plans that were years overdue.

In March, Ley signed off on decisions to remove that requirement for 176 of the species and habitats, with the move quietly published by the environment department after the election was called in April.

Ley made the decisions despite a government call for feedback receiving 6,701 responses, all disagreeing with the proposal."

Lisa Cox reports for the Guardian June 1, 2022.

Source: Guardian, 06/02/2022