Wild Wielangta

For everyone’s interest here’s the content of a letter we presented to Minister David Llewellyn (Minister for Primary Industries and Water) at our meeting yesterday. The letter summarises points raised in the meeting and we’re hopeful of achieving some positive results!
“We greatly appreciate you making time to meet with us today to discuss the future [...]

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For anyone who missed last Thursday’s Mercury (12/3/09), here’s their spin on what Minister Lllewellyn had to say in the Tasmanian State Parliament on 11/3/09.

What do you think about the Minister’s comments? Letters to the editor would be great! (mercuryedletter at dbl.newsltd.com.au ) We’re always interested in any stories on Swift Parrots in mainland (or [...]

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Dear Friends
The new year started with Forestry Tasmania overturning a peaceful blockade that for over two years had protected rainforest, ancient eucalypts and wildlife in the beautiful Florentine valley.  Despite massive community opposition, they are bulldozing a road and logging right next to the World Heritage area in forest that is itself of World Heritage [...]

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Media Release
Wild Wielangta
South East Tas Forest Protection Group
15th October 2008
Swift Parrot “Reprieve” Not Enough to Halt Extinction Threat
Local residents welcome yesterday’s announcement by David Llewellyn, Minister for Energy and Resources, Primary Industries and Water, that logging and woodchipping will be postponed in Wielangta Forest where endangered Swift Parrots are currently breeding.
“The Minister’s announcement will allow [...]

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Birds Australia Conservation Manager Chris Tzaros spoke with Fran Kelly on ABC Radio National Breakfast yesterday to highlight the impending threat, to the survival of the Swift Parrot, from logging in Wielangta Forest.
For the past 13 years, a national recovery program involving all the eastern States and costing hundreds of thousands of dollars has been implemented [...]

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A small portion of Coupe W19D and areas close by, in Wielangta Forest, were surveyed by concerned community members in very poor, windy conditions in just a few hours on Sunday 28th September.
Despite the limitations of this survey it is clear that:
• there are known swift parrot nest sites both in Coupe 19D and close [...]

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Remember, this Sunday 28 September 2008 is most likely your last chance to walk in Coupe 19D and see the swift parrots going about their glorious business, and the Federally endangered orchids, undisturbed.
Despite all representations to date, it seems that Forestry Tasmania will be logging this coupe for woodchips any time now and therefore destroying the breeding [...]

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An enthusiastic group participated in our first threatened species survey in the Exclusion Zone* in Wielangta Forest on Sunday 24th August.
Vehicles gathered at the locked gate in glorious sunshine and after introductions proceeded though the gate in convoy to the coupe, a drive of 5km or so. The two lucky last vehicles got waylaid by [...]

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Mount Nelson resident, Andrew Hingston, is the lucky first person to catch a glimpse of endangered Swift Parrots as they return to Tasmania to breed this year. Andrew saw two of the parrots in trees around Mt Nelson Primary School last weekend and six birds were seen yesterday. Andrew is an Honorary Research Associate at [...]

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Hello Everyone,
The picnic-walk into the proposed logging coupe 19D on July 19 was a great success, and it’s hoped that those of you who came along enjoyed the day. With the Mercury reporting an attendance of around 250, and TV news coverage on all channels, it certainly got the word out that people are [...]

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