Hi Laurie
I don't understand where the number 49 comes from? Albatrosses are already
listed under the EPBC Act as threatened species. From memory most were listed
in 2000 and have a current recovery plan. The link in the article shows there's
just been an update to their scientific name. Swift Parrot is also already
listed as a threatened species and has now moved from endangered to critically
endangered. In my view they're hardly 'new additions' to the threatened species
list. Did ACF get it wrong?
Grateful for further advice. Regards, Mark
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> On 7 May 2016, at 1:13 PM, Laurie Knight <> wrote:
>
> see
> http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/07/australia-quietly-adds-49-species-to-threatened-and-endangered-lists
> for a discussion
>
> see
> http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-tmp/publiclistchanges.17a4572b13bc386e313d.html
> for the list
>
> The birds include
>
> Amytornis dorotheae (Carpentarian Grasswren) Endangered 05-May-2016
> Calidris canutus (Red Knot, Knot) Endangered 05-May-2016
> Calidris tenuirostris (Great Knot) Critically Endangered 05-May-2016
> Charadrius leschenaultii (Greater Sand Plover, Large Sand Plover)
> Vulnerable 05-May-2016
> Charadrius mongolus (Lesser Sand Plover, Mongolian Plover) Endangered
> 05-May-2016
> Diomedea amsterdamensis (Amsterdam Albatross) Endangered 05-May-2016
> Diomedea antipodensis (Antipodean Albatross) Vulnerable 05-May-2016
> Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni (Gibson's Albatross) Vulnerable
> 05-May-2016
> Diomedea dabbenena (Tristan Albatross) Endangered 05-May-2016
> Diomedea epomophora (sensu stricto) (Southern Royal Albatross) Vulnerable
> 05-May-2016
> Diomedea sanfordi (Northern Royal Albatross) Endangered 05-May-2016
> Lathamus discolor (Swift Parrot) Transfer from Endangered to Critically
> Endangered 05-May-2016
> Limosa lapponica baueri (Bar-tailed Godwit (baueri), Western Alaskan
> Bar-tailed Godwit) Vulnerable 05-May-2016
> Limosa lapponica menzbieri (Bar-tailed Godwit (menzbieri), Northern Siberian
> Bar-tailed Godwit) Critically Endangered 05-May-2016
> Petroica multicolor (Norfolk Island Robin) Vulnerable 05-May-2016
> Thalassarche impavida (Campbell Albatross, Campbell Black-browed Albatross)
> Vulnerable 05-May-2016
> Thalassarche salvini (Salvin's Albatross) Vulnerable 05-May-2016
>
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