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Day 14 🐨🌳🔥🚜🐄🌾

“Nearly 2m hectares of #forests suitable for endangered koalas have been destroyed since the iconic species was declared a #ThreatenedSpecies in 2011, according to analysis for Guardian Australia.

The scale of #habitat #destruction in #Queensland and #NewSouthWales – states in which the koala is formally recognised as being at risk of #extinction – has continued despite political promises it would be protected.

Analysis by the #AustralianConservationFoundation using state and federal government #data found 1,964,200 hectares of #koala habitat were cleared between 2012 and 2021, the latest year for which there was complete data.

The total amount of destroyed forest and bush covered an area larger than greater Sydney, taking in the #BlueMountains, the #Illawarra, the southern highlands and the #Goulburn and #Shoalhaven regions.

It is more than 10 times larger than the area the #NSW government is assessing for a possible “great koala national park”. But most of the cleared area – 81% – was in Queensland.

About three-quarters of the lost forest is estimated to have been cleared for agriculture, to create #cattle pasture and #crop fields. The analysis found 13% was removed by the #forestry industry and 5% for development of infrastructure, including #mining. Just 4% was likely due to natural causes, such as bushfire and drought.”

There’s a reason the Minister for the Environment has been kept quiet.

#Auspol / #Labor / #Straya / #ClimateExtinction <theguardian.com/australia-news>

The Guardian · Revealed: nearly 2m hectares of koala habitat bulldozed since 2011 – despite political promises to protect speciesBy Graham Readfearn
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#Finland will conduct its own investigation after an explosion in a tanker in #Russian #Ust_Luga, #Finnish Prime Minister #Petteri_Orpo said.

According to #Orpo, #Finnish authorities are investigating the situation, and #Finland has increased its readiness to respond to oil spills.

A day earlier, #Rosmorrechflot said there was an explosion in the engine room on board the #Koala tanker while the main engine was being prepared for operation.

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Putin's IBS

#Koala oil tanker is sinking at the #Ust_Luga sea port, according to #Russian Telegram channels. It is carrying 130 000 tons of mazut.

The vessel is registered in #Antigua and #Barbuda. Reportedly, it was ready to leave port when three explosions sounded in the engine room.

Authorities say there is no oil leak risk, and the ship has been cordoned off.

Earlier today, on the opposite end of #Russia, on #Sakhalin, a #Chinese oil tanker carrying diesel, #mazut, and coal ran aground.

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Tom Andraszek

About 223 million birds and mammals are killed just on Europe’s roads each year. What's the figure for the whole world? Around 1 billion? What's the figure for the rest of the animal kingdom?

theconversation.com/millions-o

In South East Queensland, 52 per cent of reported wild koala deaths were caused by car strike: 1431 koala deaths in 5 years.

uq.edu.au/news/article/2023/09

The ConversationMillions of animals die on roads – does this make driving morally wrong?
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