Australia announces plan to halt extinction crisis and save 110 species
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Priority targeting includes many of Australia's best-known native animals but will also help others in the same habitats, environment minister says
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The federal government has set a goal to prevent any new extinctions of Australian wildlife.
It is the first time a federal government has announced a zero extinctions target for the country's plants and animals. The goal forms part of a 10-year plan to improve the trajectory of 110 species and 20 places, and protect an additional 50m hectares of land and sea area by 2027.
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