#extinctioncrisis — Public Fediverse posts
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A koala unfriendly infrastructure
"The sixth koala killed between Bonville and Repton."
No virtual fencing, no AI sensors, no speed restrictions
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https://coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.au/koala-highway-death-raises-questions-over-wait-for-signage"Signs are litter on a stick
Signs are white noise motorists ignore
Signs are a cheap option"
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Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping The Future of Our Planet with Ben Goldfarb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVkw0fOslck
#koalas #wildlife #Biodiversity #conservation #roads #highways #NegativeExternalities #Infrastructure #cars #vehicles #crashes #ExtinctionCrisis #RoadEcology #RoadKill #signage #fencing #MidNorthCoast #ThegreatkoalaNationalPark #Bellingen #Repton #Bonville #Coffs #WildlifeSafety
Koala signage (litter on a stick) erected and then vandalised by motorists. Bellingen/ Gleniffer -
Animal friendly infrastructure - Road ecology
"Some 40 million miles of roadways encircle the earth, yet we tend to regard them only as infrastructure for human convenience. While roads are so ubiquitous they’re practically invisible to us, wild animals experience them as entirely alien forces of death and disruption. , the harms of highways extend far beyond roadkill. "
Ben Goldfarb, Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet >>
https://www.bengoldfarb.com/crossingsCrossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping The Future of Our Planet with Ben Goldfarb >>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVkw0fOslck
#biodiversity #wildlife #habitat #roads #highways #NegativeExternalities #Infrastructure #cars #vehicles #crashes #liability #tyres #RoadEcology #RoadKill #signage #fencing #weeds #pollution #LoggingImpacts #mobility #animals #MigratorySpecies #access #barriers #FreewayWalls #crossings #ExtinctionCrisis -
Stop doing harm
"Ban politicians from posing with captive native animals until Australia's extinction crisis is reversed. Australia is the only first-world nation in the top 10 deforestation hotspots.""Another area of contention are Australia’s Regional Forest Agreements, which essentially prevent the Commonwealth from interfering in the states’ native forest logging operations."
"The answer to protecting koalas is simple. Stop doing the harm. Stop approving new coal mines. Stop subsiding gas expansion. Stop native forest logging. Stop making excuses,” Polly Hemming, Australia Institute
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https://au.news.yahoo.com/environment-ministers-koala-photo-op-sparks-surprise-backlash-020216809.html
#NativeForests #RegionalForestAgreements #deforestation #koalas #wildlife #posers #ExtinctionCrisis #BiodiversityCrisis #ClimateEmergency