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Definition of faunal emblem in English: faunal emblemnoun Australian An animal adopted as an official symbol of a State or Territory. Victoria's faunal emblem since 1968, the reclusive marsupial has had a troubled past Example sentencesExamples - We have logged almost all our old growth forests, cleared extensive areas of the native bushland, and threatened the long-term survival of our wildlife, even the koala, our state faunal emblem.
- Leadbeaters Possum, Victoria's faunal emblem, could be extinct in 20 years unless logging pressure is removed.
- The federal government is reviewing whether Victoria breached a national forestry deal by not properly protecting the state's endangered faunal emblem from logging.
- The State Government decided to invest $11 million towards the recovery of the species as "a major commitment to the conservation of our faunal emblem".
- The Canberra Ornithologists Group seeks help for the week-long survey of our faunal emblem.
- The Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat is the faunal emblem of South Australia.
- The tiny marsupial is one of two faunal emblems of Australia's State of Victoria, but it has suffered badly since 2009.
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