Global News - July 2007
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Australia's regional government attempts to save rare animals
Fri 20 July 2007 17:00 UK — Australasia
Australia's regional government attempts to save rare animals
The South Australian (SA) Government has put in place a far-reaching biodiversity strategy which it hopes will help protect rare and endangered animals in the region.
Over the next year, AU$2 million (£857,000) will be spent launching recovery plans for the area's indigenous fauna and flora, ABC Online reports.
SA environment minister Gail Gago explained that the plan was part of ongoing work to protect endangered species in the region.
She told the broadcaster: "Since European settlement here in South Australia we've lost 23 mammal species and 26 plant species to extinction.
"About 24 per cent of all of our species are currently under threat of extinction so this is a very important strategy."
In June, scientists from Australia unveiled ambitious plans to create a wildlife corridor along the east coast of the country.
The plan was a bid to protect rare animals from the growing threats posed by climate change.
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