Climate change could see a third of Victoria's animal species extinct in 60 years

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VICTORIA could bear the brunt of a climate change front that would see almost a third of animal species wiped out in less than 60 years.

By 2070, Victoria could be rendered unrecognisable as the continent heats up and rainfall patterns change, according to a drastic new report by the CSIRO.

One of the report's authors, Dr Michael Dunlop, said our grandchildren were likely to experience landscapes very different to the ones we know.

"It's highly likely there'll be quite a lot of species that go extinct - it's impossible to say how many," he said.