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Animal Extinction – Australia’s Shabby Distinction (continued)
2. The Numbat
4. The Large-tooth Sawfish
Large-tooth sawfish, one of the most critically endangered fish.
They and their pups need environment laws for protection.
Pristis pristis Georgia Aquarium
Numbat once widespread across outback Australia, these
termite eating furry marsupials are clinging onto existence in
just two places in the wild.
5. The Greater Glider
3. The Southern Corroboree Frog
Greater Glider these possums need big trees to glide between
and nest in, but loggers are allowed to chop their homes down.
Courtesy Stephanie Jackson, Alamy stock.
Southern corroboree frog; yellow stripes can’t protect these
mountain dwellers from habitat destruction or climate damage.
Courtesy [email protected]
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