Mallee emu wren added to priority extinction list

THE Mallee emu wren has been added to Zoos Victoria’s priority extinction list as the bird’s habitat and population numbers ­remain threatened. Senior threatened species biologist Dr Katherine Selwood said the wren became extinct in South Australia in 2014 as the ­result of a large bushfire in its habitat. “The remaining populations are very much […]

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