21.1.2009 FOREST DEFENDER LOCKED ONTO ROAD GRADER IN THE UPPER FLORENTINE VALLEY

Early this morning, a female forest
defender locked herself onto a road grading machine working on the proposed 4km
road in the old growth forests of the Upper Florentine
Valley.

"The community will continue to work
towards the protection of the pristine old growth forests in the Upper Florentine
Valley. Forest
defenders will continue to highlight Forestry Tasmania's destructive and
wasteful rampage in our World Heritage-valued forests" said Ali Alishah, Still
Wild Still Threatened spokesperson. 

"Numbers at Camp Florentine
are expected to swell, leading up to this weekend's 'Reclaim our forests'
community camp-out" said Ali Alishah.

Updates will be posted throughout the
day.

For comment, contact: Ali Alishah    0437 055 763

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Still
Wild Still Threatened is a grassroots community organisation
campaigning for the immediate protection of Tasmania's ancient forests
and the creation of an equitable and environmentally sustainable
forestry industry in Tasmania.

www.stillwildstillthreatened.org
stillwildstillthreatened@gmail.com    www.myspace.com/stillwildstillthreatened  
PO Box 295. South Hobart TAS 7004