Australia lost more mammal species than any other continent and has one of the worst rates of species decline among the world's richest countries, a government report says
Government's five-yearly environmental report card"tells a story of crisis and decline in Australia's environment and a decade of government inaction and willful ignorance," says Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek.
Animals such as the blue-tailed skink are only known to exist anymore in captivity, while the central rock-rat and Christmas Island flying fox are among mammals considered most at risk of extinction in the next 20 years, largely due to introduced predator species, the report said on Tuesday.
The "Black Summer" bushfires killed or displaced an estimated 1 billion to 3 billion animals and razed 9 percent of koala habitat.
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