Former NSW Labor minister condemns Forestry Corporation after greater glider ‘den trees’ found at planned logging site

Bob Debus says operations at Glenbog state forest on south coast show native forest logging is untenableGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA former New South Wales Labor environment minister has called on the government to halt imminent logging in a forest on the state’s south coast, after citizen scientists recorded 102 trees that they say are home to endangered greater gliders.Bob Debus, who served as environment minister in the Carr and Iemma governments, also accused the NSW Forestry Corporation (NSWFC) of being found in breach of its own regulations so frequently that the “practice is essentially part of its business model”. Continue reading...