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Threatened Species Report, Auditor-General of Australia, March 2009

http://www.audit.tas.gov.au/publications/reports/specialreport/pdfs/specialreport78.pdf

Visit the above link to read the damning report on the state of Tasmania's rare and endangered species.

The report, by Australia's Auditor-General, was released in March, 2009 and among may issues notes how only 2 of Tasmania's threatened species have full recovery plans in place.

Tasmania's Southern Forests are habitat-in-crisis for many of these species.

1/5/09 One arrest as car burns in the upper florentine

10 police raided Camp Florentine yesterday. While attempting to remove a forest defender chained to a car cemented into the logging road the car caught fire. Police made an attempt to put the fire out and the activist locked-off, was arrested by police and immediately taken to Bridgewater Police Station.