How to fast-track extinction
NSW changes are designed to make logging easier
Logging glider and koala habitat is nonsensical
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"New logging rules in NSW put the greater glider closer to extinction."
"The NSW Environment Protection Authority this month announced changes to rules in logging operations."
"...Ecologists were shocked by a recent announcement by New South Wales environment authorities that we believe loosens protections for southern greater gliders in logging areas."
"But sadly, extensive glider habitat has been burnt, logged or both. Climate change poses a further risk."
"Since the southern greater glider was listed as vulnerable in 2016, its habitat continued to be destroyed. This is poor management for many reasons:
gliders often die on site when their habitat is disturbed
young forests recovering after disturbances tend to be hotter and drier, which is bad for gliders because they are heat-sensitive
removing hollow-bearing trees not only destroys a key part of glider habitat immediately, but it can take decades (if not centuries) for forest to become suitable again
logging makes forests more flammable and gliders are particularly sensitive to fire
logging can change the composition of tree species in a forest, reducing the availability of quality food for gliders."
"Logging those refuges is nonsensical given the large body of scientific work demonstrating its negative effects. And tinkering around the edge of logging rules will have limited benefits."
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https://theconversation.com/new-logging-rules-in-nsw-put-the-greater-glider-closer-to-extinction-when-will-we-start-protecting-these-amazing-animals-223182
Australia leads the world in native mammal extinctions – roughly 10% have become extinct since British invasion.
Ongoing unraveling of a continental fauna: Decline and extinction of Australian mammals since European settlement
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1417301112
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