Glencore says it is working with state and federal governments to minimise the impact of flora and fauna in the 680ha area west of Mackay
Habitat for threatened koalas that are part of a population described by one expert as nationally significant would be bulldozed under plans to extend a Queensland coalmine.
The campaign group Lock the Gate used drones with thermal imaging cameras to find 13 koalas in one night in trees earmarked for clearing by mining company Glencore.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/15/plan-to-extend-queensland-coalmine-would-bulldoze-critical-koala-habitat
Author : Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent
Publish date : 2025-08-14 15:00:00
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