What is the status of a protected species?
At the international level, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) compiles the Red List, considered to be the world’s most comprehensive guide to the global conservation status of animal and plant species. Species can be listed as: • extinct • extinct in the wild • critically endangered • endangered • vulnerable In Australia species are afforded protection under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and/or the Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992, and can be listed as: • critically endangered • endangered • vulnerable • rare • a listed marine species • a listed migratory species • a cetacean. For more information on listings in Australia, visit the Department of the Environment and Water Resources or the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency website.
At the international level, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) compiles the Red List, considered to be the world’s most comprehensive guide to the global conservation status of animal and plant species. Species can be listed as: • extinct • extinct in the wild • critically endangered • endangered • vulnerable In Australia species are afforded protection under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and/or the Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992, and can be listed as: • critically endangered • endangered • vulnerable • rare • a listed marine species • a listed migratory species • a cetacean. For more information on listings in Australia, visit the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) or the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management.
