Zero extinction target for NSW national parks welcomed by environment groups
by Lisa Cox from on (#5P7G0)
Minister Matt Kean also announces 221 further sites to join Wollemi pines as assets of intergenerational significance
The New South Wales government has set a target of zero extinctions of native wildlife in the state's national parks estate, the first time an Australian government has set the goal.
The environment minister, Matt Kean, said the target, which will apply to all parklands in NSW, was a response to the continued decline of threatened plants and animals and Australia's status as the country with the highest rate of mammal extinctions.
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