how to stop Australia’s freshwater fish species from going extinct
- Written by Mark Lintermans, Adjunct associate in freshwater fisheries ecology and management, University of Canberra
The barred galaxias is already extinct across 95% of its former streams due to trout, bushfires and droughts.Steven KuiterThree-quarters of Australia’s freshwater fish species are found nowhere else on the planet. This makes us the sole custodians of remarkable creatures such as the ornate rainbowfish, the ancient Australian lungfish and the...





