Margaret Hollingdale

@marghollingdale.bsky.social

3 years ago

"In their 2012 book Salvage Logging and Its Ecological Consequences, three senior ecologists found #SalvageLogging also accelerates biodiversity loss and will “rarely, if ever, contribute in a direct or positive way to ecological recovery”
#VicForestVandals

Margaret Hollingdale

@marghollingdale.bsky.social

3 years ago

"..salvage logging increases bushfire risk by drying the forest mid-storey, removing fire-resistant hardwoods and leaving flammable slash – bark, leaves, debris – as kindling on the forest floor"
#VicForestVandals ...