Commonwealth http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species: Threatened fauna and flora may be listed under Section 178 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) in any one of the following categories: - extinct
- extinct in the wild
- critically endangered
- endangered
- vulnerable
- conservation dependent
Victoria https://www.environment.vic.gov.au/conserving-threatened-species/threatened-list: Threatened List and Processes List The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (The FFG Act) provides for the listing of taxa (genera, species, subspecies and varieties), threatened communities of flora and fauna and potentially threatening processes. There are 3 lists: - The Excluded List contains native flora and fauna taxa which are not to be conserved because they constitute a serious threat to human welfare (Note: the only item on this list is "human disease organisms")
- The Threatened List contains taxa and communities of native flora and fauna which are threatened
- The Processes List contains potentially threatening processes.
Over 730 species, communities and threats are currently listed under the Act. Upcoming changes to the FFG Act Threatened list Currently, Victoria has multiple lists of threatened species - those listed under the FFG Act, and non-statutory lists called the Victorian Threatened Species Advisory Lists. Recent amendments to the FFG Act will remove duplication by establishing a single comprehensive list of threatened flora and fauna species. This will continue to be known as the FFG Act Threatened List. When the new comprehensive list comes into effect the Advisory lists will be revoked. From: Birding-Aus <> On Behalf Of Jonny Schoenjahn
Sent: Thursday, 17 December 2020 5:20 PM
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Subject: [Birding-Aus] 3 categories of THREATENED Hi all, to my knowledge, which might be outdated, the following three main categories of THREATENED are international standard, i.e. are used in the IUCN Red List, Action Plan for Australian Birds, and others: - critically endangered
- endangered
- vulnerable
Near threatened appears to me to be what it says, i.e. nearly but not quite threatened. 'Not quite’ may be for different reasons. The species or population may not quite (yet) fulfil the criteria for, e.g., VU, or because of a lack of knowledge about the species of population concerned. Nevertheless, being classified as near threatened helps to put the species or population on the radar of all involved. So, I don’t see accounting tricks or cats among pigeons in accepting 3 categories of THREATENED, but admit that I missed the earlier parts of the discussion. Despite this classification system being widely accepted, South Australia chooses to not follow it. This may be illustrated by the Grey Falcon ("here it comes" I hear you say), which is listed nationally as threatened, category vulnerable (since June 2020, EPBC Act 1999), whereas in South Australia it is classified as Rare. Nevertheless I assume that sooner or later SA will follow suit and adopt the classification system. Merry Christmas to all, and all the best – lots of it – for the next year, Dr. Jonny Schoenjahn
Perth, Western Australia Hmm, how very convenient, thanks for that, good to see accounting tricks are alive and well in Victoria! ornithological writer/tour leader/tour facilitator Field Guides / Sicklebill Safaris / Cassowary Tours
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Australia I think John meant this to come to everyone, not just me. Certainly a point worth sharing. Hi Phil et al, To put the proverbial cat amongst the pigeons, in Victoria the Advisory List of Threatened Vertebrate Fauna in Victoria (DSE 2013) doesn't consider species that are considered Near Threatened to be threatened by definition, therefore only having 3 categories of threatened status - vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered. Many of the Vic species fall into the NT category.
Yours in all things "GREEN"
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