Published: February 19, 2019
Up to 20,000 animals died late last year; decision is one of several made by Melissa Price after criticism over inaction
The federal government has upgraded the threatened status of a flying fox after almost a third of its population was wiped out in Queensland’s recent heatwave.
The environment minister, Melissa Price, said the spectacled flying fox would be listed nationally as endangered, up from vulnerable, to “reflect heightened concerns for its future”.
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