deforestation

Habitat of the endangered gliding possum is threatened by deforestation

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The campaign to protect the endangered gliding possum has been intensified in Queensland after a conservation group reported deforestation just a few kilometres from a site where the species has been recorded. Queensland Conservation Council volunteers documented logging in late July in a state forest near Maryborough, which they said was less than three kilometres … Read more

Plibersek faces questioning over uncontrolled deforestation

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According to scientists, cattle ranchers have deforested a globally important savannah that is home to many endangered species, without regard for environmental protection laws. There is growing concern about the extent of uncontrolled deforestation in the tropical savannas of the Northern Territory south of Darwin.