Article 6K2KS Dozens of koalas allegedly killed or injured during plantation logging on Kangaroo Island

Dozens of koalas allegedly killed or injured during plantation logging on Kangaroo Island

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Daniel Clarke and Adam Morton
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Exclusive: Ex-employees of Australian Agribusiness Group allege dozens of injuries occurred as blue gums cleared for agricultural use, claims which the company rejects

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Dozens of koalas have been killed or injured and left for dead during logging of blue gum plantations in South Australia, according to former employees of the harvesting company and a conservation organisation that tried to save the marsupials.

Ex-employees of the company managing the plantation estate Australian Agribusiness Group said they tried to save at least 40 injured koalas and saw about 20 that had been killed as plantations on Kangaroo Island were cleared for agricultural use.

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