Thanks for this Peter. At least looking at the second link you provided
one comes up with a list of 49 taxa covered by the Department's
activities on 5 May. I went up a level in the website which gave a list
of media releases including 2 on 5 May.
One was quite straightforward listing 2 taxa that had been removed from the
list.
The other has me completely bluffed as the heading is "
<http://www.environment.gov.au/news/2016/05/06/six-amendments-species-listed-threatened-under-epbc-act>Six
amendments to species listed as threatened under the EPBC Act"
<http://www.environment.gov.au/news/2016/05/06/six-amendments-species-listed-threatened-under-epbc-act>
but for 5 of them, while they have been assessed, the outcome appears to be
that they have been *retained* in a status. Surely that means there has
been *no* amendment for those taxa. (I also note that the heading refers
to 'species', while two of the taxa listed are 'subspecies'.)
With an election coming up I feel a need to understand official
pronouncements so would appreciate someone explaining the apparent
contradiction.
Martin Butterfield
http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
On 8 May 2016 at 10:57, Peter Ewin <> wrote:
> Have to say the information on the Department of Environments website is
> very obtuse (won't comment whether this is deliberate or not). The key link
> of changes is https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2016L00648 - this
> lists a number of additions, two removals and one status change for the
> Swift Parrot (I would call this a down grade, but maybe better termed as a
> more accurate reflection of the species' status). With the recent IUCN
> listing of Eastern Curlews and the listings of various other waders on EPBC
> there is finally some attention being paid to the serious plight of waders
> (and their habitat) in the Asia Pacific Region.
>
> If you look at the section that lists changes since the commencement of
> the EPBC Act
> (
> http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-tmp/publiclistchanges.69d2572e8d5ee77d873e.html
> - hopefully this link will work) it lists a whole series of other species
> (such as the albatross mentioned below). My thoughts on this are that a
> number of other species' status were being re-evaluted against the criteria
> (either for removal or change of status) and that this has also concluded,
> and the status retained as is. Hopefully this makes sense, but I am aware
> that Superb Parrot is being retained as a Vulnerable species following
> reassessment, and I am assuming this is the case with the multiple other
> species that are listed here.
> Hope that helps.
> Cheers,
> Peter
>
> > From:
> > Date: Sat, 7 May 2016 22:11:45 +1000
> > To:
> > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Conservation Status changes gazetted on 5 May
> 2016
> > CC:
> >
> > G’day Mark
> >
> > If you look at the departmental website, you will see that there are 49
> species gazetted on the 5th of May. That is where the number quoted by the
> Guardian comes from. I cannot say what the changes are that led to their
> listing.
> >
> >
> > On 7 May 2016, at 7:28 pm, Dr Mark Carey <>
> wrote:
> >
> > > 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
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > >
> > >> 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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