Greater gliders
"were once common along the east coast, but have since disappeared.. more than half the total population has been wiped out in just over two decades."

"Hundreds of endangered gliders have been sighted in NSW forests earmarked for logging. Surveys conducted by community conservationists documented more than 10 times the number of critical glider "den trees", and more than three times the number of gliders themselves, compared to those found by Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) in its mandated pre-logging surveys.The logging in those forests is planned to continue despite the regulator being told about the sightings."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-17/endangered-greater-gliders-nsw-forests-logging-conservationist/104478304
#gliders #koalas #biodiversity #FCNSW #loggingIndustry #LoggingImpacts #harm #destruction #extinction #NSWLogging #TallagandaSF #bulga #CitizenScience #BioNet #extinction makers

Halt all operations in public forests

"Margo Kingston was arrested on Thursday after locking herself on to machinery at a protest against logging in Bulga state forest in mid-north NSW."

“I’m taking this action to protect this beautiful and biodiverse forest which is full of koalas and greater gliders,” she said before her arrest."
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/10/margo-kingston-arrested-nsw-anti-logging-protest-ntwnfb
#loggingIndustry #NSWLogging #ProtectProtest #bulga #koalas #gliders #NatureNegative #CitizenScience #bioNet #FossilFuel #machinery #biodiversity #climate #MidNorthCoast #StopNativeForestLogging

Missing Koala records and fast-tracked planning approvals

"Environment groups say a review of missing animal rescue data has found significant koala records were not considered when major housing develops were approved south-west of Sydney. Environmental groups have released a new report showing a decline in the Sydney basin koala population."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-14/missing-bionet-koala-records-concerns-approval-gilead-appin/103583364
#Koalas #Sydney #Basin #WhatData? #MissingRecords #BioNet #biodiversity #Government #database.

A gift to the developers and loggers - Missing data in the government data management system

Missing rescue data casts doubts on effectiveness of policies to protect wildlife in NSW

"Four years of wildlife rescue data is missing from the New South Wales government's species tracking database BioNet, (The gateway to NSW biodiversity information) casting doubt over the accuracy of protection plans and development approvals.'

"A group of leading wildlife organisations estimates about 400,000 records of rescues are missing, including about 28,000 threatened species rescues."

"Analysis of BioNet data shows in some local government areas, wildlife rescue data hasn't been entered since mid-2019, despite being reported annually by dozens of wildlife rescue groups across the state."

"The absence of that data is a gift to the developers and may well have allowed the destruction of important habitat."...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-04/nsw-bionet-missing-four-years-wildlife-recue-data-/102805330

NSW BioNet The gateway to NSW biodiversity information.
https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/animals-and-plants/biodiversity/nsw-bionet
#LoggingIndustry #logging #NSW #DB #BioNet #DataSparsity #ThreatenedSpecies #WIRES #biodiversity #Koalas #conservation #wildlife #EcologicalSurveys #CitizenScience