The number of plant and animal species listed as threatened in Australia is increasing. In 2016 it was 1,774; five years later it was 1,918, with habitat loss the key factor, according to the 2021 State of the Environment report.
Pressure to develop land, coupled with the extreme weather and climatic events of La Niña floods, extended bushfire seasons and El Niño-affected droughts, have caused continued declines in Australia’s vegetation, soil, wetlands, reefs, waterways and biodiversity.
