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Kat Wong and Andrew Brown

Threatened species list grows as bushfire season looms

The freshwater Tianjara crayfish has been listed as critically endangered. (HANDOUT/DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT AND WATER)

A chubby frog, eight kinds of crayfish and a river fish with no scientific description have been added to the growing list of threatened native wildlife.

As the nation tackles its worst bushfire season since the 2019 Black Summer blazes, the federal government has announced more than 20 new or upgraded additions to the 1700-strong list of species and plants threatened or at risk of extinction.

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