Australia failing to protect threatened species from extinction: WWF report

CANBERRA, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Australia is failing to protect its native plants and animals from extinction, a report has found.

The Australian branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) on Saturday released its second Threatened Species Report Card to coincide with National Threatened Species Day.

The updated report scored Australia an F for funding, recovery planning and improving the threat status