Dozens of koalas dead after logging at Australian plantation

Victoria's environment department said the state's conservation regulator was investigating a "very distressing incident" at a bluegum plantation near the coastal town of Portland that resulted in the deaths of dozens of koalas.

"Wildlife welfare assessment and triage will continue with qualified carers and vets," the department said in a statement.Friends of the Earth said the plantation was logged in December in what it called a "massacre" that left hundreds of koalas dead or injured. The deaths come after devastating bushfires destroyed large swathes of koala habitat across Australia's southeast and killed thousands of the animals, which are listed as "vulnerable" to extinction.

Absolutely disgusting!

They do know that trees are a vital part of the planet right?

What the hell? 😡

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