Minggu, 02 Februari 2020

Koalas found dead on Australia logging plantation - BBC News

Dozens of koalas have been found dead or injured at a timber plantation in the Australian state of Victoria, sparking an investigation by officials.

Blue gum trees - an important koala habitat - were harvested from the plantation in December, leaving only a few isolated stands of trees.

Some koalas had starved to death in the remaining trees. Others were apparently killed by bulldozers.

About 80 surviving koalas have been removed and are being cared for.

The deaths come after tens of thousands of koalas were killed in the bushfires that have ravaged Australia. The marsupial is listed as "vulnerable" by Australia's Environment Ministry.

'Australia should be ashamed'

After the plantation was logged in December, reports of hundreds of starving koalas came in, environmental group Friends of the Earth Australia said.

"People apparently witnessed the bulldozing of many dead koalas into slash piles," it said.

The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning said it was prepared to prosecute over the incident.

Local resident Helen Oakley, who first raised the alarm on Wednesday, posted a video to Facebook, saying she had seen dead koalas at the site.

"There are koalas lying there dead," she said. "Mothers killed and their little babies. Australia should be ashamed of this. We need help."

Animal protection group Animals Australia said it has sent teams to the site in order to "save as many of these precious animals as possible".

It added: "We are still gathering the details as to what has occurred in this case but it would appear that there are various breaches of legislation, including the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, which we will be supporting authorities to pursue."

Andrew Pritchard from the Department of the Environment said 25 koalas had been euthanised. He told ABC News the surviving koalas would be "rehabilitated at a later stage".

Investigations under way

The company behind the logging is currently unclear. According to the logging industry, the blue gum trees were harvested in November and the contractor followed all of the protocols in place to protect the animals.

However, Animals Australia said it was investigating several apparent breaches of legislation.

"By law, the companies that own these plantations must provide koala 'spotters' to identify koalas in trees before logging commences, so that animals can be safely removed and relocated. There is also a legal responsibility to ensure the welfare of koalas after logging has ceased," it said.

The Australian Forest Products Association said the remaining trees were cleared after the contractors had left. It has vowed to investigate the incident.

Chief Executive Ross Hampton told The Age: "It is unclear as yet who bulldozed the trees with the koalas apparently still in them, but it is absolutely certain that this was not a plantation or a forestry company.

"We support all those calling for the full force of the law to be applied to the perpetrator.

The incident comes after a number of koalas were killed in recent bushfires in the country.

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2020-02-02 07:25:27Z
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Koalas found dead on Australia logging plantation - BBC News

Dozens of koalas have been found dead or injured at a timber plantation in the Australian state of Victoria, sparking an investigation by officials.

Blue gum trees - an important koala habitat - were harvested from the plantation in December, leaving only a few isolated stands of trees.

Some koalas had starved to death in the remaining trees. Others were apparently killed by bulldozers.

About 80 surviving koalas have been removed and are being cared for.

The deaths come after tens of thousands of koalas were killed in the bushfires that have ravaged Australia. The marsupial is listed as "vulnerable" by Australia's Environment Ministry.

'Australia should be ashamed'

After the plantation was logged in December, reports of hundreds of starving koalas came in, environmental group Friends of the Earth Australia said.

"People apparently witnessed the bulldozing of many dead koalas into slash piles," it said.

The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning said it was prepared to prosecute over the incident.

Local resident Helen Oakley, who first raised the alarm on Wednesday, posted a video to Facebook, saying she had seen dead koalas at the site.

"There are koalas lying there dead," she said. "Mothers killed and their little babies. Australia should be ashamed of this. We need help."

Animal protection group Animals Australia said it has sent teams to the site in order to "save as many of these precious animals as possible".

It added: "We are still gathering the details as to what has occurred in this case but it would appear that there are various breaches of legislation, including the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, which we will be supporting authorities to pursue."

Andrew Pritchard from the Department of the Environment said 25 koalas had been euthanised. He told ABC News the surviving koalas would be "rehabilitated at a later stage".

Investigations under way

The company behind the logging is currently unclear. According to the logging industry, the blue gum trees were harvested in November and the contractor followed all of the protocols in place to protect the animals.

However, Animals Australia said it was investigating several apparent breaches of legislation.

"By law, the companies that own these plantations must provide koala 'spotters' to identify koalas in trees before logging commences, so that animals can be safely removed and relocated. There is also a legal responsibility to ensure the welfare of koalas after logging has ceased," it said.

The Australian Forest Products Association said the remaining trees were cleared after the contractors had left. It has vowed to investigate the incident.

Chief Executive Ross Hampton told The Age: "It is unclear as yet who bulldozed the trees with the koalas apparently still in them, but it is absolutely certain that this was not a plantation or a forestry company.

"We support all those calling for the full force of the law to be applied to the perpetrator.

The incident comes after a number of koalas were killed in recent bushfires in the country.

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2020-02-02 06:56:49Z
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Koalas found dead on Australia logging plantation - BBC News

Dozens of koalas have been found dead or injured at a timber plantation in the Australian state of Victoria, sparking an investigation by officials.

Blue gum trees - an important koala habitat - were harvested from the plantation in December, leaving only a few isolated stands of trees.

Some koalas had starved to death in the remaining trees. Others were apparently killed by bulldozers.

About 80 surviving koalas have been removed and are being cared for.

The deaths come after tens of thousands of koalas were killed in the bushfires that have ravaged Australia. The marsupial is listed as "vulnerable" by Australia's Environment Ministry.

'Australia should be ashamed'

After the plantation was logged in December, reports of hundreds of starving koalas came in, environmental group Friends of the Earth Australia said.

"People apparently witnessed the bulldozing of many dead koalas into slash piles," it said.

The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning said it was prepared to prosecute over the incident.

Local resident Helen Oakley, who first raised the alarm on Wednesday, posted a video to Facebook, saying she had seen dead koalas at the site.

"There are koalas lying there dead," she said. "Mothers killed and their little babies. Australia should be ashamed of this. We need help."

Animal protection group Animals Australia said it has sent teams to the site in order to "save as many of these precious animals as possible".

It added: "We are still gathering the details as to what has occurred in this case but it would appear that there are various breaches of legislation, including the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, which we will be supporting authorities to pursue."

Andrew Pritchard from the Department of the Environment said 25 koalas had been euthanised. He told ABC News the surviving koalas would be "rehabilitated at a later stage".

Investigations under way

The company behind the logging is currently unclear. According to the logging industry, the blue gum trees were harvested in November and the contractor followed all of the protocols in place to protect the animals.

However, Animals Australia said it was investigating several apparent breaches of legislation.

"By law, the companies that own these plantations must provide koala 'spotters' to identify koalas in trees before logging commences, so that animals can be safely removed and relocated. There is also a legal responsibility to ensure the welfare of koalas after logging has ceased," it said.

The Australian Forest Products Association said the remaining trees were cleared after the contractors had left. It has vowed to investigate the incident.

Chief Executive Ross Hampton told The Age: "It is unclear as yet who bulldozed the trees with the koalas apparently still in them, but it is absolutely certain that this was not a plantation or a forestry company.

"We support all those calling for the full force of the law to be applied to the perpetrator.

The incident comes after a number of koalas were killed in recent bushfires in the country.

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2020-02-02 06:23:34Z
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Koalas found dead on Australia logging plantation - BBC News

Dozens of koalas have been found dead or injured at a timber plantation in the Australian state of Victoria, sparking an investigation by officials.

Blue gum trees - an important koala habitat - were harvested from the plantation in December, leaving only a few isolated stands of trees.

Some koalas had starved to death in the remaining trees. Others were apparently killed by bulldozers.

About 80 surviving koalas have been removed and are being cared for.

The deaths come after tens of thousands of koalas were killed in the bushfires that have ravaged Australia. The marsupial is listed as "vulnerable" by Australia's Environment Ministry.

'Australia should be ashamed'

After the plantation was logged in December, reports of hundreds of starving koalas came in, environmental group Friends of the Earth Australia said.

"People apparently witnessed the bulldozing of many dead koalas into slash piles," it said.

The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning said it was prepared to prosecute over the incident.

Local resident Helen Oakley, who first raised the alarm on Wednesday, posted a video to Facebook, saying she had seen dead koalas at the site.

"There are koalas lying there dead," she said. "Mothers killed and their little babies. Australia should be ashamed of this. We need help."

Animal protection group Animals Australia said it has sent teams to the site in order to "save as many of these precious animals as possible".

It added: "We are still gathering the details as to what has occurred in this case but it would appear that there are various breaches of legislation, including the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, which we will be supporting authorities to pursue."

Andrew Pritchard from the Department of the Environment said 25 koalas had been euthanised. He told ABC News the surviving koalas would be "rehabilitated at a later stage".

Investigations under way

The company behind the logging is currently unclear. According to the logging industry, the blue gum trees were harvested in November and the contractor followed all of the protocols in place to protect the animals.

However, Animals Australia said it was investigating several apparent breaches of legislation.

"By law, the companies that own these plantations must provide koala 'spotters' to identify koalas in trees before logging commences, so that animals can be safely removed and relocated. There is also a legal responsibility to ensure the welfare of koalas after logging has ceased," it said.

The Australian Forest Products Association said the remaining trees were cleared after the contractors had left. It has vowed to investigate the incident.

Chief Executive Ross Hampton told The Age: "It is unclear as yet who bulldozed the trees with the koalas apparently still in them, but it is absolutely certain that this was not a plantation or a forestry company.

"We support all those calling for the full force of the law to be applied to the perpetrator.

The incident comes after a number of koalas were killed in recent bushfires in the country.

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2020-02-02 05:55:16Z
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Koalas found dead on Australia logging plantation - BBC News

Dozens of koalas have been found dead or injured at a timber plantation in the Australian state of Victoria, sparking an investigation by officials.

Blue gum trees - an important koala habitat - were harvested from the plantation in December, leaving only a few isolated stands of trees.

Some koalas had starved to death in the remaining trees. Others were apparently killed by bulldozers.

About 80 surviving koalas have been removed and are being cared for.

The deaths come after tens of thousands of koalas were killed in the bushfires that have ravaged Australia. The marsupial is listed as "vulnerable" by Australia's Environment Ministry.

'Australia should be ashamed'

After the plantation was logged in December, reports of hundreds of starving koalas came in, environmental group Friends of the Earth Australia said.

"People apparently witnessed the bulldozing of many dead koalas into slash piles," it said.

The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning said it was prepared to prosecute over the incident.

Local resident Helen Oakley, who first raised the alarm on Wednesday, posted a video to Facebook, saying she had seen dead koalas at the site.

"There are koalas lying there dead," she said. "Mothers killed and their little babies. Australia should be ashamed of this. We need help."

Animal protection group Animals Australia said it has sent teams to the site in order to "save as many of these precious animals as possible".

It added: "We are still gathering the details as to what has occurred in this case but it would appear that there are various breaches of legislation, including the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, which we will be supporting authorities to pursue."

Andrew Pritchard from the Department of the Environment said 25 koalas had been euthanised. He told ABC News the surviving koalas would be "rehabilitated at a later stage".

Investigations under way

The company behind the logging is currently unclear. According to the logging industry, the blue gum trees were harvested in November and the contractor followed all of the protocols in place to protect the animals.

However, Animals Australia said it was investigating several apparent breaches of legislation.

"By law, the companies that own these plantations must provide koala 'spotters' to identify koalas in trees before logging commences, so that animals can be safely removed and relocated. There is also a legal responsibility to ensure the welfare of koalas after logging has ceased," it said.

The Australian Forest Products Association said the remaining trees were cleared after the contractors had left. It has vowed to investigate the incident.

Chief Executive Ross Hampton told The Age: "It is unclear as yet who bulldozed the trees with the koalas apparently still in them, but it is absolutely certain that this was not a plantation or a forestry company.

"We support all those calling for the full force of the law to be applied to the perpetrator.

The incident comes after a number of koalas were killed in recent bushfires in the country.

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2020-02-02 05:25:23Z
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Koalas found dead on Australia logging plantation - BBC News

Dozens of koalas have been found dead or injured at a timber plantation in the Australian state of Victoria, sparking an investigation by officials.

Blue gum trees - an important koala habitat - were harvested from the plantation in December, leaving only a few isolated stands of trees.

Some koalas had starved to death in the remaining trees. Others were apparently killed by bulldozers.

About 80 surviving koalas have been removed and are being cared for.

The deaths come after tens of thousands of koalas were killed in the bushfires that have ravaged Australia. The marsupial is listed as "vulnerable" by Australia's Environment Ministry.

'Australia should be ashamed'

After the plantation was logged in December, reports of hundreds of starving koalas came in, environmental group Friends of the Earth Australia said.

"People apparently witnessed the bulldozing of many dead koalas into slash piles," it said.

The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning said it was prepared to prosecute over the incident.

Local resident Helen Oakley, who first raised the alarm on Wednesday, posted a video to Facebook, saying she had seen dead koalas at the site.

"There are koalas lying there dead," she said. "Mothers killed and their little babies. Australia should be ashamed of this. We need help."

Animal protection group Animals Australia said it has sent teams to the site in order to "save as many of these precious animals as possible".

It added: "We are still gathering the details as to what has occurred in this case but it would appear that there are various breaches of legislation, including the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, which we will be supporting authorities to pursue."

Andrew Pritchard from the Department of the Environment said 25 koalas had been euthanised. He told ABC News the surviving koalas would be "rehabilitated at a later stage".

Investigations under way

The company behind the logging is currently unclear. According to the logging industry, the blue gum trees were harvested in November and the contractor followed all of the protocols in place to protect the animals.

However, Animals Australia said it was investigating several apparent breaches of legislation.

"By law, the companies that own these plantations must provide koala 'spotters' to identify koalas in trees before logging commences, so that animals can be safely removed and relocated. There is also a legal responsibility to ensure the welfare of koalas after logging has ceased," it said.

The Australian Forest Products Association said the remaining trees were cleared after the contractors had left. It has vowed to investigate the incident.

Chief Executive Ross Hampton told The Age: "It is unclear as yet who bulldozed the trees with the koalas apparently still in them, but it is absolutely certain that this was not a plantation or a forestry company.

"We support all those calling for the full force of the law to be applied to the perpetrator.

The incident comes after a number of koalas were killed in recent bushfires in the country.

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Kamis, 30 Januari 2020

Australia wildfire overruns firefighters in minutes as 'day turns to night' in dramatic video - Fox News

The terrifying speed at which a bushfire can move is on full display in a video released Tuesday by officials in Australia that showed a firefighting crew being overwhelmed by a wall of flames in a matter of minutes.

The Dunmore Rural Fire Brigade said on Facebook the footage from Jan. 4 showed the moment the Currowan Fire swept through an area in Shoalhaven, located about 120 miles south of Sydney.

“This goes to show what happens in just over 3 minutes,” the fire brigade said. “The crew continues for another 9 minutes on the ground bringing a massive positive outcome, with a complete safe crew, protected truck and property saved.”

AUSTRALIAN WILDFIRE SPARKED BY HELICOPTER FIGHTING BLAZES THREATENS HOMES ON CANBERRA OUTSKIRTS

In the video, filmed around 7 p.m., firefighters can be seen setting up to protect property in the Tomerong area when suddenly a southerly wind hit the area 10 minutes earlier than expected, pushing the fire through trees and across a road.

Firefighters can be seen preparing to flee the area.

Firefighters can be seen preparing to flee the area. (Dunmore Rural Fire Brigade)

The winds hit at 62 miles per hour, the fire brigade said.

The footage shows the crews quickly leaving the area before the fire tears through.

Seconds after firefighters drive away, the main fire line arrives.

Seconds after firefighters drive away, the main fire line arrives. (Dunmore Rural Fire Brigade)

In a matter of seconds, fire officials said that "day turns to night" before an "ember attack" commences, with the fire taking over the area.

One firetruck was left behind with a dashcam camera to capture the moment the flames overtook the area. Fire officials said the camera was able to continue filming after a crew member activated a cabin protection system that included cab sprays.

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Water can be seen running down the windows as the spray system keeps the vehicle from also burning until the main fire front eventually passes.

In a matter of minutes, the bush fire turned day into night and overtook an area in wall of flames.

In a matter of minutes, the bush fire turned day into night and overtook an area in wall of flames. (Dunmore Rural Fire Brigade)

The fire brigade said it released the video to remind people to adhere to warnings and alerts issued by authorities.

"People are reminded to adhere to the warnings when given from the appropriate services as this is not a pleasant place to be when a fire impacts at any time, especially at short notice," Dunmore RFS said. "Ensure your Bushfire Plan is in place."

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Australia has faced a devastating bushfire season, with nearly 60 grass and bushfires still burning across the New South Wales state. Hot, dry, and windy conditions over the next several days are expected to increase the fire danger, according to the NWS Rural Fire Service.

An unprecedented fire season has claimed at least 33 lives since September, destroyed more than 3,000 homes and razed more than 26.2 million acres.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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