Canberra's avian emblem at risk from Southern Tablelands firewood clearing

[Denis Wilson <>]

This has been written by my friend Mark Selmes, who lives in the forest at Mt Rae, between Crookwell and Taralga. http://goo.gl/maps/6ZPct
There is a lot of land clearing going on there - for firewood.
Despite many threatened bird and plant species in the area, the logging has been approved by the NSW Minister.
Much of the firewood is sold into Canberra, in bags at Service Stations.
Denis Wilson

GANG-GANG COCKATOOS PLACED AT RISK BY NSW ENVIRONMENT MINISTER: 
Threatened Species ignored under Forestry Act for Private Lands

Conservationists have waited five and a half years to see the final Code of Practice (COP) for forestry operations on private lands.  What has it revealed? 

The Gang-gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum) is NSW listed as Vulnerable under the Threatened Species Act, but doesn’t rate a mention on the forestry COP for threatened  species in Southern NSW. 

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The Gang-gang Cockatoo is the faunal emblem of the ACT where it is not yet considered threatened.  Many Gang-gangs breed in remnants of forest and woodland in the Southern Highlands and Tablelands before wintering in the lower altitude of Canberra. The people of Canberra can console themselves with the thought that while less of these charismatic cockatoos will be coming down to Canberra this winter, more firewood and wood smoke will be. Burning threatened species homes to warm theirs?  All thanks to the NSW Environment Minister. 

Please read the full story on my Blog
http://peonyden.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/gang-gang-cockatoos-placed-at-risk-by.html


Denis Wilson
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