Led by the Conservation Council of WA, environmentalists are calling for sweeping nature law reforms to protect Western Australia's unique and dwindling fauna and flora.
"In the first five months of 2026, we've seen over 51,000 hectares of native vegetation approved for clearing," Conservation Council of WA executive director Matt Roberts said on Thursday.
"There is another 128,000 hectares on the books in 2026, and that's habitat that creatures who are on the brink rely on."
Threatened species, including the northern quoll, the olive python and black cockatoos, are among them.
"They are being impacted by industrial projects across the state," Mr Roberts said.
"Whether it's Alcoa in our south west forests or the mining giants in the Pilbara ... at the moment it is out of balance, and there are no brakes on industry.
"We're talking about habitat that will never return - when you strip mine in the Jarrah forest, it is gone forever, and it's the only Jarrah forest in the world."
The council has created a detailed plan called Back From The Brink with 36 recommendations for the WA government to better protect the vast and wealthy state's unique biodiversity.
These include stronger environmental protection laws and leadership from government, independent decision-making about projects that impact the environment, and bolstered monitoring, compliance and transparency.
"We also need regulation that has consequences for people who are breaching those practices," Mr Roberts said.
"We need clear zones where people cannot proceed with projects, because to do so would mean the end of an endemic species that will never come back.
"We can't keep handing out exemptions and allowing companies and corporations to be in these spaces destroying them."
The community cannot rely on the goodwill of private companies and corporations focused on profit to make the right decisions, Mr Roberts said.
"That has left us where we are now," he said.Â
"What we need is clear and enforceable laws by government that shows courage and leadership in this area, rather than just using the slogan."
There are 450 plants and 250 animals listed as threatened in WA, and the number continues to grow annually.
Three ecological communities have already collapsed, and 46 more are critically endangered and at risk of collapse.
Eight more are endangered, 10 are vulnerable and 391 are on the priority list - none of which have a recovery plan.
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