Fewer than 10 of these orchids remain in the wild. Victoria was about to burn them into extinction
Critically endangered flowers get stay of execution after local environmental group threatens legal action against Victorian governmentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA critically endangered orchid has received a late reprieve after a local environmental group threatened legal action against the Victorian government, prompting officials to cancel a planned burn of its habitat.The bald-tip beard orchid – a species with fewer than 10 plants remaining in the Australian wild – was thought extinct until rediscovered in 1968 at a site near Whroo, in central Victoria, where the last surviving wild population has persisted.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Critically endangered flowers get stay of execution after local environmental group threatens legal action against Victorian government
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A critically endangered orchid has received a late reprieve after a local environmental group threatened legal action against the Victorian government, prompting officials to cancel a planned burn of its habitat.
The bald-tip beard orchid – a species with fewer than 10 plants remaining in the Australian wild – was thought extinct until rediscovered in 1968 at a site near Whroo, in central Victoria, where the last surviving wild population has persisted.
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