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It’s not enough for WA to act only once a species is in trouble
The Conservation Council of WA says stronger laws and funding are needed after five marsupials were confirmed extinct and other species remain at risk.
The extinction of the crested-tailed mulgara is a stark example of how failures in environmental policy and inadequate resources for comprehensive conservation management can allow species to slip through the cracks.