The New South Wales government has set a target of zero extinctions of native wildlife in the state’s national parks estate, the first time an Australian government has set the goal.
Environment Minister Matt Kean says the target is a response to the spiralling decline of threatened plants and animals and Australia's status as the country with the highest rate of mammal extinction
Mr Kean states, “Just as we have a net zero emissions target, we now also have a target of zero extinctions for our national parks”