❓ Dr. Pettitt asks the Minister for Environment to expand conservation areas to protect the peacock jumping spider (Maratus yanchep). The Minister responds that there is insufficient knowledge to determine if expansion is necessary or how extensive it should be.
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I refer to question without notice 912, and I ask, will the Minister expand the conservation areas to protect the peacock jumping spider (Maratus yanchep)?
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Answered
20 May 2025
Responded by
Minister for the Environment
Response time
6 days
The geographic distribution of the peacock jumping spider within the Eglinton area is unknown. There is currently insufficient knowledge to determine if an expansion of the approved conservation areas would further protect the species, nor the extent to which these areas should be expanded to provide protection.
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