In the aftermath of bushfires destroying the state's most important koala habitat near Port Macquarie, killing hundreds of the vulnerable animals, Cr King said remaining habitat areas must be protected from the dual threat of fires and logging.
In the aftermath of bushfires destroying the state's most important koala habitat near Port Macquarie, killing hundreds of the vulnerable animals, Cr King said remaining habitat areas must be protected from the dual threat of fires and logging.
Recent rain has slowed some of the fires, but was not enough to dampen the tinder-dry forest, and with new ignitions over the past week the threat has returned along with worsening weather conditions. A koala named Paul from Lake Innes Nature Reserve being treated for burns at the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital.He said it was "diabolical" that the logging operations were continuing in important habitat areas during the bushfire crisis.
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