Good morning readers, and welcome to our live news blog for Thursday, June 4.Making headlines today is a new report from the state’s peak conservation body, which demands urgent action as it sets out to turn the tide on WA’s “biodiversity crisis”.And of immediate concern is the rate at which the state’s native vegetation is being cleared, with 51,000 hectares already approved by the state government and another 128,000 hectares in new applications, according to the Conservation Council of WA.Perth’s black cockatoos face widespread habitat loss. But they’re not the only species put at risk by clearing.Marta Pascual Juanola On Thursday, the council will release Back from the Brink: A Protection Agenda for Nature, which sets out 36 recommendations for the government to act on.