Conservationists express fears for ancient,slow-growing species of native pine in high-altitude areas where fire is not a natural portion of the ecologyFires burning across Tasmania are producing the worst crisis the world heritage forests there hold faced in decades, says a long-term conservationist from the area.
Geoff Law, and previously a conservationist at the Wilderness Society,told Guardian Australia: “In my opinion – and I’ve been working on these issues since 1981 – it’s the gravest crisis the world heritage area has faced in that time.” Related: Tasmania urged to scrap plan to open more world heritage area to tourism Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com