In the Australian bushfire season of 2019-20, preliminary data showed that a total of 16 threatened species of mammal were inhabiting areas affected by fires. Of the mammalian species affected, half were listed as endangered. Frog and bird species were the fauna types with the most critically endangered species in fire affected areas.
Number of threatened fauna species in areas affected by the bush fire season in Australia from August 2019 to January 2020, by type
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 Agriculture, Water and the Environment (Australia). (February 11, 2020). Number of threatened fauna species in areas affected by the bush fire season in Australia from August 2019 to January 2020, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095841/australia-number-of-threatened-fauna-species-in-fire-affected-areas-by-type/
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (Australia). "Number of threatened fauna species in areas affected by the bush fire season in Australia from August 2019 to January 2020, by type." Chart. February 11, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095841/australia-number-of-threatened-fauna-species-in-fire-affected-areas-by-type/
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (Australia). (2020). Number of threatened fauna species in areas affected by the bush fire season in Australia from August 2019 to January 2020, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095841/australia-number-of-threatened-fauna-species-in-fire-affected-areas-by-type/
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (Australia). "Number of Threatened Fauna Species in Areas Affected by The Bush Fire Season in Australia from August 2019 to January 2020, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095841/australia-number-of-threatened-fauna-species-in-fire-affected-areas-by-type/
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (Australia), Number of threatened fauna species in areas affected by the bush fire season in Australia from August 2019 to January 2020, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095841/australia-number-of-threatened-fauna-species-in-fire-affected-areas-by-type/ (last visited November 19, 2024)
Number of threatened fauna species in areas affected by the bush fire season in Australia from August 2019 to January 2020, by type [Graph], Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (Australia), February 11, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095841/australia-number-of-threatened-fauna-species-in-fire-affected-areas-by-type/
