Forest defenders have held a forest protest for the past 36 hours in Wedge-tailed Eagle breeding habitat near Tasmania’s world-famous Lake St Clair. This morning, forest defender Mon Kerr is still holding strong in a tree-sit, preventing the destruction of critical breeding habitat for endangered Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagles. Since yesterday morning, Mon Kerr has been suspended high above the ground with her tree-sit rigged to logging machinery, halting the destruction in its tracks.

“This forest, in the central highlands of Tasmania and right next to the iconic Lake St Clair, is a slow-growing sub-alpine eucalyptus forest. Some of these trees that are being cut down are over 400 years old, and provided vital nesting habitat for our majestic Wedge-Tailed Eagles,” said Dr Lisa Searle from the forest protest today.

“Thanks to the action of these forest defenders, no trees have fallen in this forest for the past two days. We are approaching the Wedge-tailed Eagle breeding season, when logging must cease in this forest where our protest is. We are here to defend these forests for the eagles and protect this eagle breeding ground. Bob Brown Foundation will continue to defend this and other important eagle forests across Lutruwita until the end of June,” said Dr Searle.

“Forestry Tasmania has recently started destroying two areas of forests that will be out of bounds from 1 July, so endangered Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagles can breed. These amazing old forests, where logging has only just started, are habitat for many endangered species and must be protected from any further destruction,” said Jenny Weber, Bob Brown Foundation Campaigns Manager.