Zero extinctions target set for NSW National Parks

September 9 2021 - 9:00am
Brush-tailed wallaby in the Warrumbungle Ranges. Photo: Dept of the Environment
Brush-tailed wallaby in the Warrumbungle Ranges. Photo: Dept of the Environment
Egret resting in the flooded country on the Yanga National Park, Balranald. Photo: Stephen Burns
Egret resting in the flooded country on the Yanga National Park, Balranald. Photo: Stephen Burns

Koalas, rock wallabies and the Nightcap Oak are some of the iconic species set to be protected under an historic National Parks plan to declare 221 sites as Assets of Intergenerational Significance (AIS) and set a target of zero extinctions of species on the NSW National Park estate.

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