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Environment
Tracey Ferrier

Mini Noah's arks to save species

Tanya Plibersek says the government will focus on 20 sites to restore plants and threatened animals. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A salvation plan focused on less than six per cent of Australia's threatened species will also pull others back from the brink, the government says.

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has released a 10-year plan that aims to ward off any further extinctions, and ensure 30 per cent of Australia's land and waters are protected by 2030.

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