The group of scientists advising the Morrison government on Australia's bushfire recovery says ecological assessments for threatened species in fire-affected areas needs to be "fast-tracked" to prevent extinction.
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The Threatened Species Scientific Committee's 10-point plan released on Monday called on Environment Minister Sussan Ley to speed up the processes for assessment for species in areas ravaged by fires.
"Many unlisted species and ecological communities urgently require statutory protection as a result of the 2019-20 fires, and many listed species and ecological communities need re-assessment because their conservation status has deteriorated," the plan said.
The plan says assessments for species which are not in fire-affected areas should be postponed "where listing is unlikely to confer a conservation benefit e.g. species being considered for listing as extinct".
Threatened species in fire zones should then be fast-tracked in alignment with the states and territories though the common assessment method.
The committee also says species and ecosystems in fire areas should be prioritised for conservation status review.
Species which are highly valued by the community, such as the koala, should have preliminary evaluations undertaken immediately, the plan says.
The minister should also accept public nominations for species to be assessed.
It's been estimated more than one billion animals perished in the fires which tore across Australia this season.
The federal government announced a $50 million package for wildlife and their habitat, out of the $2 billion bushfire recovery fund
The Environment Department last month listed 113 animals in need of "emergency intervention" in the wake of the disaster, including 13 bird, 19 mammal, 20 reptile, 17 frog, five invertebrate, 22 spiny crayfish and 17 freshwater fish species.
Most had at least 30 per cent of their range burnt, although many lost substantially more.
Some species, like the Kangaroo Island Dunnart, Pugh's frog and the Blue Mountains water skink, are at imminent risk of extinction because most of their range has been burn.
Those species were already highly threatened, and are susceptible to fire and its after-effects.
Other species like the koala, smoky mouse and giant burrowing frog lost a substantial part of their range and will need urgent assistance to recover.
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