Logging in Tallaganda State Forest

HELP SAVE GREATER GLIDERS

Greater glider habitat in Tallaganda State Forest is being destroyed! Take action now to save one of the last strongholds for Endangered greater gliders and end native forest logging!

By signing this petition today, you’ll be helping to stop the logging and sending an urgent message to federal and NSW politicians that we need stronger national nature laws that protect iconic species like the greater glider and the places they call home.

BREAKING NEWS

Victory for greater gliders in Tallaganda State Forest as Forestry Corporation of New South Wales pulls out of logging compartments. Read the latest news here.

We've kept the bulldozers out since 30 August, but there are still other sections planned for logging. We need to secure permanent protection for this area - one of the last places of refuge for greater gliders. Take action now - sign the petition or donate.

Your help is urgently needed

Forestry Corporation New South Wales is currently logging in Tallaganda State Forest - one of the last remaining strongholds for Endangered greater gliders. Support now to make a difference.

Vital greater glider habitat is being logged right now. This forest is one of the last places of refuge for gliders, who have suffered a population decline of up to 80% in the last 20 years due to logging, deforestation, severe bushfires and climate change.

WWF-Australia has been working with partners in the aftermath of the devastating 2019-20 bushfires to help glider numbers bounce back by installing hi-tech nest boxes nearby in Tallaganda National Park, providing them shelter while their forest homes recover.

This shocking logging is so close to where we’ve been working to protect greater gliders. It’s pushing back the essential conservation work being done to save this threatened species.

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Gliders don’t follow borders or boundaries. Their home ranges take them between the safety of Tallaganda National Park and Tallaganda State Forest where logging is occurring.

It’s clear our nature laws are failing our already endangered wildlife. In response to this heartbreaking news, we have written to the NSW Government to intervene and stop the logging. We are also calling on the federal and NSW governments to scrap law exemptions for Regional Forestry Agreements - loopholes that enable the continued destruction of such critical native habitats. By signing this petition today, you’ll be helping to stop the logging and sending an urgent message to federal and NSW politicians that we need stronger national nature laws that protect iconic species like the greater glider and the places they call home. We are also seeking critical donations to help support vital conservation work. Your generosity could help:

  • Advocate for stronger nature laws to protect habitat and prevent unsustainable logging.
  • Restore impacted habitats for native wildlife.
  • Support critical research to help inform nature law reform.
  • Engage businesses to remove native animal habitat from their supply chains.

Your help is critical. Add your voice today and donate now to support this vital action.

BREAKING NEWS

Victory for greater gliders in Tallaganda State Forest as Forestry Corporation of New South Wales pulls out of logging compartments. Read the latest news here.

We've kept the bulldozers out since 30 August, but there are still other sections planned for logging. We need to secure permanent protection for this area - one of the last places of refuge for greater gliders. Take action now - sign the petition or donate.

Your help is urgently needed

Forestry Corporation New South Wales is currently logging in Tallaganda State Forest - one of the last remaining strongholds for Endangered greater gliders. Support now to make a difference.

Vital greater glider habitat is being logged right now. This forest is one of the last places of refuge for gliders, who have suffered a population decline of up to 80% in the last 20 years due to logging, deforestation, severe bushfires and climate change.

WWF-Australia has been working with partners in the aftermath of the devastating 2019-20 bushfires to help glider numbers bounce back by installing hi-tech nest boxes nearby in Tallaganda National Park, providing them shelter while their forest homes recover.

This shocking logging is so close to where we’ve been working to protect greater gliders. It’s pushing back the essential conservation work being done to save this threatened species.

image
Gliders don’t follow borders or boundaries. Their home ranges take them between the safety of Tallaganda National Park and Tallaganda State Forest where logging is occurring.

It’s clear our nature laws are failing our already endangered wildlife. In response to this heartbreaking news, we have written to the NSW Government to intervene and stop the logging. We are also calling on the federal and NSW governments to scrap law exemptions for Regional Forestry Agreements - loopholes that enable the continued destruction of such critical native habitats. By signing this petition today, you’ll be helping to stop the logging and sending an urgent message to federal and NSW politicians that we need stronger national nature laws that protect iconic species like the greater glider and the places they call home. We are also seeking critical donations to help support vital conservation work. Your generosity could help:

  • Advocate for stronger nature laws to protect habitat and prevent unsustainable logging.
  • Restore impacted habitats for native wildlife.
  • Support critical research to help inform nature law reform.
  • Engage businesses to remove native animal habitat from their supply chains.

Your help is critical. Add your voice today and donate now to support this vital action.

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Greater glider inside nest box © WWF-Australia / Dr Kita Ashman

Why Tallaganda State Forest is important

Tallaganda is a priority location for greater gliders. 

With the help of our kind supporters, we’ve installed hi-tech nest boxes in Tallaganda National Park to provide shelter for gliders while their forest home recovers after the catastrophic bushfires. 

Just a few months after the boxes were installed, we were thrilled to discover families of greater gliders had already turned them into homes.  Crucial projects like this are at risk, with the logging taking place in Tallaganda State Forest. 

Read more about this incredible project and is being achieved.

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