GPS tracking reveals koalas Phascolarctos cinereus use mosaics of different forest ages after environmentally regulated timber harvesting

"We located koalas for capture using day searches, nocturnal spot-lighting, koala detection dogs and dawn drone flights. Once located, koalas were either captured by trapping or flagging by a tree climber using an extended pole. Animals were anesthetized to allow appropriate fitting of collars."
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Law, B., Gonsalves, L., Slade, C., Brassil, T. & Flanagan, C. (2024) GPS tracking reveals koalas Phascolarctos cinereus use mosaics of different forest ages after environmentally regulated timber harvesting. Austral Ecology, 49, e13518. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.13518
#koalas #anaesthetisation #GPSCollaring #BioLogging #wildlife #ethics #LoggingIndustry #LoggingImpacts #MidNorthcCoast #telemetry #tracking #regulation #dogs

Traumatised koalas in clear felled forests on the mid-north coast
The Carbon Credit Grift Destroying Koala Habitat

"The NSW Labor Government took office promising to create a vast koala sanctuary on the state’s mid-north coast – the Great Koala National Park. Despite the threat of koala extinction in the state, more than a year later the Great Koala National Park is yet to be established.
Last year, NSW Premier Chris Minns' remarkable admission disclosed a further motive for the go-slow: the government is reluctant to create the new national park or end logging and land clearing that is destroying koala habitat until it secures another way to make money from the trees. In essence, it wants to exploit the forests for carbon credits."
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDzW-f8y8F0

Are koalas being traded for carbon credits? (audio)
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/latenightlive/koala-carbon-credits-stephen-long/103687144

End all logging in public native forests and koala habitat
https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/video-report-the-carbon-credit-grift-destroying-koala-habitat/

"Dr Henry, who chairs the Australian Climate and Biodiversity Foundation, said the government should establish a public fund to spur corporate involvement in “nature-positive” land protection and repair."
https://www.afr.com/policy/energy-and-climate/henry-demands-billions-for-nature-repair-market-20240409-p5fiho

#NSWLogging #FCNSW #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark #destruction #PineCreek #MidNorthcCoast #LoggingIndustry #LoggingImpacts #koalas #biodversity #GumbaynggirrCountry #ClimateCrisis #governance #failure #FossilFuels #NativeForests #biodiversity #extractivism #offsets #NaturePositive #extinction makers

EV charging infrastructure in regional NSW towns

"Getting more EVs on NSW roads is ‘essential’ for meeting the state’s net zero by 2050 target..The program is part of a $209m investment in NSW charging infrastructure, including $10m to retrofit apartments with EV chargers and $149m for ultra-fast charging infrastructure."

Yes, but where is the investment
in divided cycle paths?
in footpaths?
in EV buses?
a train network?

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/03/ev-electric-vehicle-charging-stations-nsw-new-south-wales-new-added-tourism-hotspots
#EVs #infrastructure #MidNorthcCoast #NSW #cars #Bellingen #roads #ClimateEmergency #MobilityDesign