Opening up state forests to unregulated firewood collection has sparked a free-for-all that is robbing threatened wildlife of ground habitat.

Frenzied firewood collection in Central Victorian forests is leaving iconic species like the Diamond Firetail and Grey-crowned Babbler without nesting and roosting sites.

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Fire and biodiversityFire and our environment

The burning target of 390,000ha a year isn't the best way to manage fire for public safety, or our natural heritage.

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Protect our parksProtect our parks

Cattle grazing and firewood collection are putting our fragile national parks under threat like never before.

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Alpine cattle grazing

Alpine grazing

 

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