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Trouble in Tassie #1 - Privatising the wildernessConservationists say newly released documents call into question the government’s policy of backing tourism developments on protected public land.
Trouble in Tassie #2 - Wilderness for saleRecreational fishers and environmentalists have accused the major political parties of turning Tasmania into a "development wonderland" as more details of secret tourism proposals are revealed.
Tasmanian rescuesIn mid-April, police rescue staff had a busy time in the Tasmanian wilderness.
Illegal logging threatens Victorian catchmentsIn April there was a report of logging on steep slops in catchments, contrary to law. The regulator did not do anything of substance. In May there was a second report, "Experts stressed the seriousness of both the alleged and confirmed breaches of laws that are meant to protect the water supply for Melbourne and other parts of Victoria."
Central Victoria parks opposedA proposal for 60,000 hectares of public land becoming national park or getting elevated protection around Bendigo, Ballarat, Daylesford and Woodend is facing opposition from shooters, prospectors and trail bike riders.
Fire weather trumps forestry, prescribed burningWeather conditions were so extreme and landscapes so dry during the Black Summer bushfires that normal fire mitigation practices such as forestry management or hazard reduction burns had little impact on the devastation caused.
Secret report and social impacts of tourism in wildernessA document kept secret by Tasmania's government has urged the state's environment department to consider the social impacts of proposed wilderness tourism developments before giving the green light to new projects.
Peru ancient indigenous techniques to extend water supplyThe methods of improving Peru's water supply are similar to Australia. Feral animals and illegal actions have degraded alpine land, adversely affecting the quantity, quality and timing of water.
Mouse plaguePoison used to kill mice affects native wildlife.
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