Environment’s downturn ‘a threat to Jewish tradition’ Australia's ecosystems have significantly declined in the past half-decade and we've lost more mammal species than any other continent. THE leading Jewish environment advocacy group has voiced its alarm at a landmark report on the state of Australia’s environment released this week. The State of the Environment report has found Australia has lost more mammal species than any other continent and has one of the steepest rates of species reduction in the Western world. Over 100 Australian species have been listed as extinct or extinct in the wild. Invasive species, habitat destruction and...