North East Forest Alliance say its surveys confirm populations of endangered species in state forests on north coast marked for logging
A NSW conservation group has launched a court bid to stop logging in two state forests, arguing allowing it would devastate local koala populations that have already been ravaged by bushfire.
The state-owned Forestry Corporation has agreed at a hearing to stop logging in the Myrtle and Braemar state forests, on the north coast, until the land and environment court hears an urgent application on Wednesday.Environmentalists said scientists had estimated the black summer bushfires of 2019-20 reduced the koala population in the area by more than 70%. The alliance said its own surveys had confirmed the endangered species was still found in the forests, making it vital they were protected.
The alliance’s president, Dailan Pugh, said the government should commission new independent koala surveys in the area and protect population sites and trees used for feeding. “It is very disappointing that we have to resort to legal action to protect these areas given the new government’s pledge to protect koalas,” he said.
Data released by the NSW government on Monday showed that 27,000 hectares of woody forest – trees and large shrubs – was cleared in the state in 2021, the most recent year for which data was available. Another 53,326 hectares of grasses, small shrubs and ground vegetation was removed.
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