Good news for some threatened species as numbers rise

The number of endangered yellow-footed rock-wallabies in NSW is on the rise. (HANDOUT/DPIE)

Dozens of plants and animals at risk of extinction are doing better with their numbers stable or growing, according to an Australian-first study of threatened species in NSW national parks. 

More than a third of the 101 threatened species studied for the first NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Threatened Species Status Report were heading in the right direction as of 2022/23.