Ten electorates contain 600 threatened species – but will MPs fight to save them?

Federal funding for biodiversity conservation has dropped by 37% since 2013 and all MPs need to take greater action

Australia is rapidly losing its world-famous biodiversity. More than 90 species have gone extinct since European colonisation (including three in just the past decade) and more than 1,700 species are now formally recognised as being in danger of extinction.

Despite the pride many Australians feel in our unique natural heritage (and the billions of dollars made from nature-based tourism), the amount of federal funding for biodiversity conservation has dropped by 37% since 2013.