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Water restored to the environment as part of the Murray Darlin Basin Plan may have benefited some species of animals in some catchment areas, but Australian researchers say there is a lack of consistent monitoring and reporting on the status and trends of threatened species across the Basin. The researchers looked at eight threatened species across the whole catchment and found that only a quarter of the 97 species - catchment area combinations have been monitored and environmental watering outcomes reported. They also found the focus is disproportionately on a selected few charismatic species at the expense of lesser-known species. The authors say that if the Plan is to achieve its objective and uphold Australia’s international environmental treaty obligations, more needs to be done to target and deliver environmental water for threatened species and improve the monitoring and reporting of outcomes.
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