(Source: WWF-Australia) Scrapping the Native Vegetation Act would be a black day for nature in NSW Posted on 26 March 2015 Conservation groups are appalled by the Coalition's announcement today that it will seek to repeal the Native Vegetation Act if returned to government this Saturday. "This is a black day for the state's threatened wildlife and fragile soils," Nature Conservation Council CEO Kate Smolski said. "The Native Vegetation Act is among the most important nature conservation laws in NSW because it protects so much of the state's wildlife like koalas and gliders from indiscriminate destruction. If new laws weaken protections for land and wildlife, Mike Baird will be...
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