Reports of a mass koala massacre in Victoria by a private logging company require an urgent independent investigation, the Greens say.
\nGreens Spokesperson for the Environment Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said she had written to the Victorian and Federal Environment Ministers asking them to investigate and explain the gruesome footage that had emerged showing hundreds of koalas bulldozed to their deaths at a bluegum plantation.
\n\u201cThousands of koalas have died in the fires across the country and now it seems even more are dead because of logging in their habitat,\u201d Senator Hanson-Young said.
\n\u201cAustralians already heartbroken by the images of burned koalas, will be ashamed and distressed that this is happening.
\n\u201cOur environmental laws and our government should be protecting our precious wildlife not allowing private companies to inflict incomprehensible cruelty on innocent animals.
\n\u201cThe private companies involved must explain their actions and if laws have been broken they must be held accountable. I’ve contacted the companies involved seeking an urgent meeting.”
\nSenator Hanson-Young said that as Chair of the Senate\u2019s Environment and Communications Committee she would seek to have those involved brought before the Faunal Extinction Inquiry.
\n\u201cWe cannot allow anyone to get away with this type of cruelty and harm and it\u2019s up to governments to do something to stop it,\u201d Senator Hanson-Young said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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