In the Australian bushfire season of 2019-20, preliminary data showed that 49 threatened species listed under national environmental law had at least 80 percent of their habitat affected by bush fires. Alongside the preliminary data, the source released a list of 113 animal species that required urgent management intervention following the bushfire season.
Number of threatened species affected in the bush fire season in Australia from August 2019 to January 2020, by percentage of habitat burned
Notes from the source:
The dataset presents a preliminary analysis of species listed under the Australian national Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, which occur in the areas affected by fires in southern and eastern Australia between 1 August 2019 and 13 January 2020.
Data presented is a preliminary analysis results are indicative only.
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Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). (February 11, 2020). Number of threatened species affected in the bush fire season in Australia from August 2019 to January 2020, by percentage of habitat burned [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094912/australia-number-of-threatened-species-affected-by-bush-fires-by-percentage-of-habitat-burned/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). "Number of threatened species affected in the bush fire season in Australia from August 2019 to January 2020, by percentage of habitat burned." Chart. February 11, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094912/australia-number-of-threatened-species-affected-by-bush-fires-by-percentage-of-habitat-burned/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). (2020). Number of threatened species affected in the bush fire season in Australia from August 2019 to January 2020, by percentage of habitat burned. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094912/australia-number-of-threatened-species-affected-by-bush-fires-by-percentage-of-habitat-burned/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). "Number of Threatened Species Affected in The Bush Fire Season in Australia from August 2019 to January 2020, by Percentage of Habitat Burned." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094912/australia-number-of-threatened-species-affected-by-bush-fires-by-percentage-of-habitat-burned/
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Number of threatened species affected in the bush fire season in Australia from August 2019 to January 2020, by percentage of habitat burned [Graph], Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia), February 11, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094912/australia-number-of-threatened-species-affected-by-bush-fires-by-percentage-of-habitat-burned/
