Native animals move into Harvey Norman store in Hobart

Today a group of native Tasmanian animals including Tasmanian devils and quolls moved into the Harvey Norman stores in Hobart.
Eight conservationists from Still Wild Still Threatened are protesting at the store, calling for Harvey Norman to stop sourcing native forest products. One protestor dressed as a Swift Parrot has climbed a light post outside the store, displaying a banner reading “Stop selling native animal habitat.” Inside the store quolls and a Tasmanian devil are reclaiming furniture that is made out of their native habitat.
“These threatened and endangered animals have been left homeless after their prime habitat areas in Tasmania’s native forests were destroyed to make furniture for Harvey Norman stores” said Miranda Gibson, spokesperson from Still Wild Still Threatened. “Endangered species, with the support of the Tasmanian community, demand Harvey Norman cease selling products made from their native forest habitat.”
“Surveys by Still Wild Still Threatened have found evidence of Tasmanian devils and spotted tail quolls in the forests of the Styx, Tyenna and Counsel. These high conservation value forests are being ripped apart by industrial scale logging. The wood is then shipped to China to be made into furniture and shipped back to be sold in stores like Harvey Norman” said Ms Gibson.
“We are calling for Harvey Norman to stop using native forest products and change their procurement policies to only source wood from sustainably managed plantations or recycled timber” said Ms Gibson.