They must be classifications under one of the State laws, Chris? Under the
Federal EPBC Act, the categories of threatened species are:
extinct;
extinct in the wild;
critically endangered;
endangered;
vulnerable;
conservation dependent.
Also, Carl Clifford mentioned the definition of vulnerable under the Federal
Endangered Species Protection Act 1992 but this legislation no longer exists -
it was superseded by the EPBC Act.
Info on the status of Superb Parrot may be found here:
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=738
Regards
Frank Antram
-Original message-----
From: Chris Sanderson
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 16:19:39 +1000
To: Peter Shute
Subject: Superb Parrot in the news - Conservation Status
> Hi Peter,
>
> The order of "seriousness" of classifications is:
>
> No concern
> Least threatened
> Vulnerable
> Endangered
> Critcally Endangered
>
> I believe vulnerable is something along the lines of "likely to go extinct
> without active protection of populations and habitat". Higher
> classifications are more likely to require direct intervention such as
> habitat restoration or captive breeding to avoid extinction.
>
> Regards,
> Chris
>
> On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 3:51 PM, Peter Shute <> wrote:
>
> > So is "vulnerable" better or worse than "endangered"? I was assuming it
> > was better, in which case I would have said it was "facing a high risk of
> > becoming endangered" rather than "extinct". Their wording makes me think Im
> > wrong, and that it's worse than "endangered".
> >
> > Peter Shute
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [mailto:
> > On Behalf Of
> > Sent: Tuesday, 12 May 2009 12:50 PM
> > To: michael norris; Birding-Aus
> > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Superb Parrot in the news - Conservation Status
> >
> > The definition of 'vulnerable' under the EPBC Act is in Sub-section 179 (5)
> > A native species is eligible to be included in the vulnerable
> > category at a particular time if, at that time:
> > (a) it is not critically endangered or endangered; and
> > (b) it is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the
> > medium term future, as determined in accordance with the prescribed
> > criteria.
> >
> > The prescribed criteria are in Regulation 7.01. Links to the Act and the
> > Regulations may be found here
> > http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/about/index.html
> >
> > Regards
> > Frank Antram
> >
> > -----Original message-----
> > From: "michael norris"
> > Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 09:17:58 +1000
> > To: "Birding-Aus"
> > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Superb Parrot in the news - Conservation Status
> >
> > > What does 'Vulnerable' mean these days?
> > >
> > > Please, someone, give us the precise definitions of the status of
> > > threatened species in the EPBC Act or the URL for the orders which
> > > contain the criteria.
> > >
> > > Best wishes
> > >
> > > Michael Norris
> > >
> > > 37° 59' S 145° 0' E
> > >
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