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Some 84% of Australia’s plant species - like this Giant andersonia population in Stirling Range WA - are found nowhere else in the world. Sarah Barrett/Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Attractions
December 17, 2020
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When it comes to threatened species, charismatic animals usually get the most attention. But many of Australia’s plants are also in grave danger of extinction, and in many cases, the problem is getting worse. New Australia-first research shows the population sizes of our threatened plants fell by almost three-quarters, on average, between 1995 and 2017. 

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