Habitat loss threatens Qld species further

Almost two dozen threatened Queensland species have had an upgrade to their listings as the government continues to lobby for harsher tree clearing laws.

QUEENSLAND SPECIES UNDER FURTHER THREAT:

* Bramble Cay Melomys: extinct

* Wedge-tailed Shearwater: vulnerable

* Hawksbill Turtle: endangered

* Fassifern Blind Snake: vulnerable

* Roma Earless Dragon: vulnerable

* Blackfooted Tree-rat: listing deferred

* Brush-tailed Rabbit-rat: vulnerable

* Greater Glider: vulnerable

* Ghost Bat (Queensland population): endangered

* Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby: vulnerable

* New Holland Mouse: vulnerable

* Palm Cockatoo: vulnerable

* Bar-tailed Godwit (northern Siberian): endangered

* Bar-tailed Godwit (western Alaskan): vulnerable

* Curlew Sandpiper: endangered

* Eastern Curlew: endangered

* Great Knot: endangered

* Greater Sand Plover: vulnerable

* Lesser Sand Plover: endangered

* Red Knot: endangered

* Carpentaria Glass Wren: endangered

* Plains Death Adder: vulnerable.

Source: The state government's Species Technical Committee recommendations, August 11 2016