A threatened jewel
French explorer D’Entrecasteaux led his ships to grateful shelter in Recherche Bay, southwest of Hobart, in 1792 and 1793, recording “ancient forests, in which the sound of an axe had never been heard”. Barely 200 years later, the forest of Recherche Bay is being threatened by the sound, not merely of axes, but of bulldozers and chainsaws. In spite of public protest and National Heritage listing, the green light to log the area has been given. Helen Cushing updates the ongoing saga to save Recherche Bay.
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