‘A symbol of our nation’: waratah among 20 more species added to Australia’s threatened wildlife list

‘A symbol of our nation’: waratah among 20 more species added to Australia’s threatened wildlife list


Twenty more plants and animals, including a type of waratah, have been added to Australia’s list of threatened wildlife.

One ecological community – the King Island scrub complex ecological community – was also added to the list, making a total of 21 new additions and bringing the overall list to 2,245.