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Environment
Aaron Bunch

Call for reform amid rampant land clearing, nature loss

Over 51,000 hectares have been approved for land clearing in WA for the first five months of 2026. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Rampant land clearing of native bushland in Australia's largest state is pushing at-risk species to the brink of extinction, conservationists say.

Led by the Conservation Council of WA, environmentalists are calling for sweeping nature law reforms to protect Western Australia's unique and dwindling fauna and flora.

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