‘National disgrace’: protest after tree estimated to be hundreds of years old cut down in Tasmania
by Adam Morton Climate and environment editor from on (#6DW0K)
Sustainable Timber Tasmania said the giant tree pictured on the truck had been assessed and felled for safety reasons'
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Pictures of a massive, centuries-old tree on the back of a logging truck in Tasmania have sparked calls from environmentalists for Anthony Albanese to visit the area to see damage being inflicted on native forests.
A community member on Sunday recorded images of the large tree, which filled the width of the truck, being taken from a logging coupe in the Florentine Valley.
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