Boycott Tasmania call
Environmental groups are urging tourists to avoid the Australian island of Tasmania in protest at the felling of native forests. According to a report in the Guardian, the boycott by the animal rights campaign People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) could have a serious impact on the island’s economy, which is dependent on tourism; more than 30,000 Britons visited Tasmania last year. The group is particularly concerned at the practice of clearfelling, which involves cutting down native trees and replacing them with faster-growing ones. Once the trees have been cut down, the undergrowth is burned away and the ground is baited with poison called Compound 1080, which kills animals that might eat the new seedlings. Chrissie Hynde, former rock star and Peta spokeswoman, reportedly said: “If Tasmania cannot stop using 1080 to kill native animals then tourists who visit should be encouraged to take their holidays somewhere else.” The Liberal Democrat environment spokesman Norman Baker is expected to raise the issue in Parliament this week. He is quoted as saying: “I would not want to visit Tasmania as a tourist, given the present situation. To do so would be to endorse the destruction that is going on.” Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad
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