Goodbye wombats, platypus, Tasmanian devils...

Stop Mass-Scale Destruction of Tasmania's Forests Sign Now Dear friends, The new bill proposed to strip protections from vast swaths of forest land in Tasmania is so bad that even the Forest Industry of Tasmania opposes it. But that didn't stop the lower house of Tasmanian Parliament from passing the Forestry Bill of 2017, which would open up 356,000 hectares of forest to logging, setting all kinds of species on the path to extinction. Much of the land slated to lose protection is in the Tarkine region, a biological hotspot home to the platypus, wombat, and threatened species like the Orange-bellied Parrot and Tasmanian devil. Conservationists have warned that allowing this much logging in such critical habitat would "spell doom" for many of these animals. Yet, so far, parliament has ignored these dire warnings and condemnations. Instead, representatives are too enamored of potential industry profits to think much about the permanent destruction this plan would wreak on wildlife and the environment. The Forestry Bill is now in the hands of the upper house. We need to make sure they know that the people - along with environmental and industry groups - oppose this short-sighted, dangerous law. Add your your name to tell the upper house and Environment Minister to protect Tasmania's forests and reject this pro-logging, pro-extinction bill. Thank you,   Emily V. The Care2 Petitions Team