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Continued logging of NSW koala habitat is ‘a profound tragedy’, conservationist says

"Another campaigner says state environment minister ‘refuses to do anything’ ahead of koala protection summit in Sydney. Mark Graham, a community advocate, said: “These are extinction logging operations. This is a profound tragedy.”"

"The concerns come ahead of a state koala summit to be held in Sydney next Friday. The environment minister, Penny Sharpe, called the summit to allow councils and experts to give advice about what needs to happen to prevent the species’ extinction."

"Graham said if the government was serious about preventing the extinction of the koala, the simplest action it could take would be to immediately stop logging and protect all koala hubs and nationally important koala areas in state forests – both within and outside the boundaries of the proposed great koala national park."

"He said there had been active logging throughout the park, including at Sheas Nob, north-west of the Dorrigo Plateau, Kangaroo river and Wild Cattle creek."

"The NSW agriculture minister Tara Moriarty said timber harvesting would continue in areas of the proposed great koala national park that were not designated koala hubs “but only where operational plans have been approved under the tightest environmental protection rules in the country."
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/18/great-koala-national-park-logging-habitats
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