It’s been revealed that there are no environment laws in WA to protect a unique species from losing its habitat to a sprawling housing estate along Perth’s coast.
A colourful spider newly discovered in the sand dunes on Perth’s northern coastal fringe is facing certain death after it was revealed in state parliament that there is nothing to stop a housing estate knocking through its habitat.
“This answer represents a chilling indifference to species protection and a disturbing willingness to see species - that occur nowhere else on the planet – made extinct,” he said. Pettitt said it was deeply concerning that WA’s Biodiversity Conservation Act would even preclude assessment of newly discovered species like the truly amazing Yanchep Peacock jumping spider.“Despite the south west of WA being a biodiversity hotspot, there are no protections for newly discovered species, let alone the many hundreds, potentially thousands, of unique species that remain undiscovered and unnamed,” he said.
“The fact we cannot protect our native short-range endemic species from potential extinction due to its discovery after ministerial approval, proves we have truly failed our fragile and unique wildlife,” said Coakley.“It is often very difficult to even describe new species let alone learn about their habitat requirements and how vulnerable they are,” he said.
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