Australia: Direct action shuts down logging of last old growth forest along Delegate River, E. Gippsland

This morning a group of 20 forest conservationists are preventing the
clearfelling of one of the last stands of old growth forest in the
upper Delegate River catchment in East Gippsland. Members of the group
have prevented six logging machines from working using a complicated
series of tripod structures, cables and a tree platform. “This
particular old growth forest was recently surveyed by trained
biologists and the result showed very high density of tree dwelling
mammals”, said spokesperson for the group Carmel Roberts.

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“The DSE’s own policy states that areas containing high densities of
tree dwelling mammals, must be protected. The DSE are saying they are
unable to protect these species’ habitat despite this prescription. In
2006, Premier Brumby made an election promise to protect the “last
significant stands of old growth”.

These forests are the very the last refuges for our endangered wildlife. Since the devastation caused by the bushfires, East Gippsland’s forests are now even more critical to the survival of Victoria’s native species than before.

Rare native wildlife could have been made locally extinct in other areas due to the fire damage. Old growth forest is critically important for the survival of these threatened species in Victoria.

The logging industry can survive in plantations and regrowth, endangered species can’t.”

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