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Fury over edited plan to save world's fastest parrot

Fury over edited plan to save world's fastest parrot

Scientists say a recovery plan for the fastest parrot on earth won't save it after their work was altered - allegedly to favour state-owned logging interests.

Forestry Corp fined for destroying wildlife habitat

Forestry Corp fined for destroying wildlife habitat

Forestry Corp fined for destroying wildlife habitat

Forestry Corp fined for destroying wildlife habitat

The NSW Forestry Corporation has been fined for tearing down hollow-bearing trees inside an environmentally sensitive area in NSW.

Cousins promises all-out campaign to end native logging

Cousins promises all-out campaign to end native logging

Cousins promises all-out campaign to end native logging

Cousins promises all-out campaign to end native logging

Businessman and environmental activist Geoff Cousins expects a public campaign to end native forest logging in NSW to be an easy sell.

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Taylor urged to fight for the swifties of the sky

Taylor urged to fight for the swifties of the sky

A federal senator has urged Taylor Swift to join the life-and-death fight for swifties of the feathered kind.

Bob Brown charge, ban over giant tree logging protest

Bob Brown charge, ban over giant tree logging protest

A logging protest in defence of some of Tasmania's tallest trees has resulted in former Greens leader Bob Brown being charged and banned from all state forests.

Logging backflip 'won't save gliders from extinction'

Logging backflip 'won't save gliders from extinction'

Scientists and conservation groups say a backflip by the NSW environmental watchdog will do little to shield greater gliders from the effects of logging.

EPA backs down on 'dangerous' new logging rules in NSW

EPA backs down on 'dangerous' new logging rules in NSW

New logging rules that had experts fearing for the survival of the endangered greater glider will be revisited by the NSW environmental watchdog.

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Glider experts left out, fearful of logging changes

Glider experts left out, fearful of logging changes

Glider experts left out, fearful of logging changes

Glider experts left out, fearful of logging changes

Australia's leading experts on endangered greater gliders weren't consulted before logging rules were changed in NSW.

Logging changes put gliders in peril, experts warn

Logging changes put gliders in peril, experts warn

Logging changes put gliders in peril, experts warn

Logging changes put gliders in peril, experts warn

Greater glider ecologists say the endangered species is in deeper trouble after NSW's watchdog for nature changed the rules that apply to logging.

Forestry Corp backs away from logging in glider habitat

Forestry Corp backs away from logging in glider habitat

Forestry Corp backs away from logging in glider habitat

Forestry Corp backs away from logging in glider habitat

Conservationists are claiming a win in the battle to protect the endangered greater glider's habitat, but say the war is far from over.

Glider's fate at stake in forest battle over fine print

Glider's fate at stake in forest battle over fine print

Glider's fate at stake in forest battle over fine print

Glider's fate at stake in forest battle over fine print

A corporation that logs native forests says it's not required to do a perfect job when looking for den trees of an endangered marsupial.

Legal bid to halt logging in more NSW forests

Legal bid to halt logging in more NSW forests

Legal bid to halt logging in more NSW forests

Legal bid to halt logging in more NSW forests

Environmentalists hope a court case next week could result in logging being suspended in more NSW forests where endangered species live.

Loggers assaulted environmentalists in NSW forest

Loggers assaulted environmentalists in NSW forest

Loggers assaulted environmentalists in NSW forest

Loggers assaulted environmentalists in NSW forest

Environmentalists who were attacked by logging contractors in a NSW forest say police and the government-owned Forestry Corporation have questions to answer.

NSW premier flags pivot for forestry after court battle

NSW premier flags pivot for forestry after court battle

NSW premier flags pivot for forestry after court battle

NSW premier flags pivot for forestry after court battle

The premier says NSW's forestry industry can't remain static and change is coming after environmentalists lost a court battle over forest protections.

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Alcoa mine clearing to supply scarce WA hardwood timber

Controversial land clearing at Alcoa's mine sites is likely to feed WA's ailing hardwood timber industry with logs following a ban on felling native forests.

Forestry welcomes contracts but derides compo deal

The Victorian government has offered forestry harvest contractors five-year deals but the industry is unimpressed with its "compensation" packages.

Mass illegal tree removal devastates harbourside suburb

A local council is considering legal action after at least 100 trees were illegally chopped down in a suburb near Sydney harbour.

Doctor arrested at blockade targeting Forestry Corp

Protesters are blocking access to the headquarters of the NSW Forestry Corporation over high-level concerns about its conduct in native forests.

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NSW Forestry Corp sorry for destroying protected trees

The NSW Forestry Corporation has apologised for destroying 17 protected trees in a state forest, and will fund compensatory projects worth $500,000.

Logging halted in forests earmarked for koala hubs

Logging will be paused in forests on the NSW mid-north coast that have been flagged as koala hubs in a proposed Great Koala National Park.

Call to halt logging with glider possum on the slide

The greater glider has slid from vulnerable to endangered at alarming speed and conservationists say NSW must stop logging one of its last strongholds.

NSW govt under fire as trees fall in koala heartland

Conservationists and the timber industry aren't often on the same page but there's plenty of shared hostility over the NSW government's vague koala park plan.

VicForests loses appeal against logging bans

Victoria's Court of Appeal has upheld injunctions on logging in parts of the state after an appeal by the state-owned forestry company was dismissed.

Uncertain future for Australia's tallest spotted gum

Plans to log an area including the country's tallest spotted gum tree have been delayed amid questions over the viability of the NSW native forestry industry.

Earthmover accused of going rogue bulldozing state park

An earthmoving business owner has been slapped with 127 charges after being accused of clearing trees on public land without a permit.

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