The discovery of a deceased endangered glider in Tallaganda State Forest has led the EPA to issue a stop-work order for timber harvesting in parts of the forest.
abc.net.au/news/southern-greater-glider-dead-forestry-corporation-logging-halted/102797160After discovering a dead endangered marsupial, Forestry Corporation NSW has been issued a stop-work order in a state-owned forest near Canberra.
The NSW Environmental Protection Authority said it investigated an area of Tallaganda State Forest on Wednesday after it received a complaint from the community. Investigators discovered a dead southern greater glider 50 metres from an area logged by the state-owned organisation. A 40-day order to halt harvesting and haulage operations has been put in place for parts of the forest.After habitat destruction caused by the Black Summer bushfires, EPA acting executive director of operations Steve Orr says the species is increasingly making their dens in tree hollows in unburnt forest areas.
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