Forestry Tasmania admitted they had evidence the critically endangered swift parrot was present in the Eastern Tiers coupes, and would be pausing logging.
I'm interested in what STT's plans are for coupe SH045E, which is at Snow Hill in the Eastern Tiers.
Last year, the Big Tree Hunters found something truly globally special, the largest Tasmanian blue gum in the world.
No one wants to talk about the actual massive threat to the species, which is the loss of habitat.
It is not news that the Liberal Government, ably championed by the Labor Party, continues to subsidise Forestry Tasmania to log critical native forest habitat.
In Question Time, we asked Minister Jaensch what knowledge he had, and what role he played, in censoring the threats to the swift parrot’s survival.
I will talk tonight about the utter perfidy of this Minister for the Environment and Climate Change.
Did your predecessor or department make any inquiries, see any copy or contribute any advice to the recovery plan?
Tasmania's forest practices system has failed to protect all breeding habitat for the parrot and is increasing its extinction threat.
Resources Minister, Guy Barnett, often rants about protesters targeting lawful activities, but it seems like he’s the one with a problem following the law.