“For decades, chainsaws have ripped through the native forests of south-east Australia” https://t.co/pBf92P3ntu

Has logging really stopped in Victoria? What the death of an endangered glider tells us https://t.co/7Qgudwb0u9 via @ConversationEDU

Environmental lawyers said the state government agency, Forest Fire Management Victoria (#FFMV), was acting “with impunity”, and conservationists and the Victorian Greens called on State and Federal minister to step in' https://t.co/4oVxjpMqd2

Ask @tanya_plibersek & @Steve_Dimo to stop these works and initiate a thorough ecological assessment. https://t.co/5iVLno9RB2

Fire management in Victoria amounts to de facto native logging industry, conservationists say | Victoria | The Guardian #springst

The last few days have been heartbreaking The phone calls i've had to take from young people, hearing their broken voices and tears that their efforts came to zero to avoid deaths to endangered wildlife and old trees is gutting. We can do better @Steve_Dimo @tanya_plibersek

"So the damage that's been done today by @DEECA_Vic in these actions will take up to the next 200 years to remedy," – Australian National University ecologist David Lindenmayer https://t.co/LBxNu4mhCY

@tanya_plibersek @VictorianLabor @abcmelbourne @guardianeco @patagonia @theage @RSPCA @HSIGlobal @vnpatweets @EJ_Aus @FFMVic @Steve_Dimo These animals didn't need to die. Each animal killed is another step towards extinction. Poorly planned operations like those by @FFMVic are driving habitat destruction of critical habitat for species like this Greater Glider and our State emblem the Leadbeater's Possum

"Killing endangered species is also obviously illegal under Victorian law - Forest Fire Management are acting with impunity and must be reigned in by the regulators" – @EJ_Aus special counsel Danya Jacobs said. https://t.co/LBxNu4mhCY

@tanya_plibersek @VictorianLabor @abcmelbourne @guardianeco @patagonia @theage @RSPCA @HSIGlobal This tree was home to two Greater Gliders Our teams with @vnpatweets and @EJ_Aus submitted these threatened species detections to @FFMVic @Steve_Dimo and @tanya_plibersek pleading to reduce the impact of these works. We still haven't heard from them, but the trees kept falling

Under State and Commonwealth law the loss of hollow bearing trees is a recognised as a driver of wildlife extinction across the country. These trees take over 150 years to form hollows, many likely standing before colonization This tree had a family of 3 Greater Gliders in it

Hours ago this old growth tree was upright like it had been for centuries before hand, it was also home too a Greater Glider who likely shared it with a range of other species such a Gang Gang Cockatoo, Microbats and Forest Owls 🦉

We are back out in the Yarra Ranges National Park assessing trees🌳 we surveyed close to a month ago, we sent that data and evidence to @FFMVic @Steve_Dimo @tanya_plibersek weeks ago, here's a thread on what we found today (Wednesday 16/5)

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We are heartbroken and furious. An endangered greater glider has been found dead near a logging site in Yarra Ranges National Park. Immediate action is needed to halt these destructive practices. 💔 CW - graphic imagery https://t.co/6ALuXU0AqN

For over a month, conservationists had warned a Victorian government plan to fell old-growth hollow-bearing trees in Yarra Ranges National Park would kill endangered wildlife. This morning a flattened greater glider was found next to a tree. https://t.co/7lZJUuYzSm

“This is disgraceful, and has to stop. Even when notified of the presence of a federally listed threatened wildlife, the information was ignored’ #FFMV have no independent oversight https://t.co/eXt6XcttBI

Contact MPs and urge them to stop this logging now Fed Env Min @tanya_plibersek Minister.Plibersek@dcceew.gov.au 02 6277 7920 Vic Env Min @Steve_Dimo reception.dimopoulos@ecodev.vic.gov.au 03 862 43101 Premier @JacintaAllanMP jacinta.allan@parliament.vic.gov.au 03 9651 5000

This is old-growth logging with no mitigation measures for wildlife. This is endangered wildlife culling from the Victorian Government. We are calling for an urgent halt to this Logging immediately! More endangered wildlife is on the chopping block

BREAKING - Endangered Greater Glider found dead from active Logging in the Yarra Ranges National Park CW - graphic imagery Forest Fire Management Vic has continued to cut habitat trees despite WOTCH reporting endangered greater gliders denning in these trees just weeks ago.

Contact MP’s urging them to stop these works. Vic Env. Min @Steve_Dimo reception.dimopoulos@ecodev.vic.gov.au 03 862 43101 Premier @JacintaAllanMP jacinta.allan@parliament.vic.gov.au 03 9651 5000 Fed. Env Min @tanya_plibersek Minister.Plibersek@dcceew.gov.au 02 6277 7920