What is the definition of a Threatened Species?
The Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 provides for taxa (species, subspecies and varieties) of native plants (flora) and native animals (fauna) to be specially protected because they are under identifiable threat of extinction, are rare, or otherwise in need of special protection. Such specially protected wildlife (fauna and flora) is considered to be “threatened”. What is a Threatened Ecological Community? The Minister for Environment may list an ecological community as being threatened if the community is presumed to be totally destroyed, or is considered to be at risk of becoming totally destroyed. Which species and communities are threatened? Lists of threatened flora, fauna and ecological communities are updated each year and are available on the DEC website. How can I find out if threatened flora, fauna or ecological communities have been identified at a location I have an interest in? DEC is the custodian of databases providing distributional data on threatened taxa and communities
