Koalas headed for 'localised extinction' at planned NSW Shenhua coalmine site
by Lisa Cox from Environment | The Guardian on (#53Q7W)
Survey by Shenhua environmental consultant shows decline of 87% in koala numbers since 2012-13, as campaigners plead for impact of bushfires to weigh on mine conditions
Koalas on the site of the planned Shenhua Watermark coalmine in New South Wales are heading towards localised extinction even before the mine commences", according to company documents.
Meeting minutes for the mine's koala technical working group say there has been a steep drop in koala populations at the mine site in the Liverpool Plains.
Continue reading...