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Environment Order Putting Industry at Risk, Forestry Organisation Claims

The NSW forestry industry claims it had no time to adapt to new habitat protections, and so had no choice but to shut down operations.
Environment Order Putting Industry at Risk, Forestry Organisation Claims
A supplied undated image obtained July 5, 2022 shows a greater glider in a patch of old growth forest south of Brisbane. Australia's greater glider has gone from threatened to endangered in the space of six years. AAP Image/Supplied by WWF Australia, Josh Bowell
Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
6/6/2024|Updated: 6/6/2024
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The forestry industry claims that the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has shut down forestry operations across New South Wales (NSW) because it allowed insufficient time to comply with new rules protecting the habitat of the endangered greater gliders.

The marsupial was listed as endangered in July 2022, having previously been listed as vulnerable. Populations have declined by 80 percent in the past 20 years.

Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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