Comments on: Fight for koalas goes international http://www.saveeumundi.org/2009/11/fight-for-koalas-goes-international/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:49:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jack http://www.saveeumundi.org/2009/11/fight-for-koalas-goes-international/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Jack Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:45:04 +0000 http://www.saveeumundi.org/?p=1287#comment-123 I phoned today (Monday 30th Nov) The Australian Government's Dept of Environment, Heritage and the Arts in Canberra and (finally after speaking to a string of people who didn't know what I was talking about!) spoke to an informed lady who advised that the Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC) are due to make their decision by end September 2010. So, it is at this time when the TSSC will make their recommendations to Peter Garrett MP. This lady did say that end September 2010 is the statutory timeframe, but she felt that it could be earlier. She also advised that sometime soon ("didn't know when, but it could be reasonably imminent") a list of nominations for threatened, vulnerable or endangered species will be prepared for public comment. I was informed that this should be well advertised in the mainstream media as well as on the web. So, we all have some time to write to the Minister and others to garner support for listing the koala as threatened. This iconic, uniquely Australian species, needs our support and they need it NOW. If you only write just one letter in your lifetime to a politician requesting change (for the better!) then, this is that time. Please, go to this website, Contacts, Federal Government and email or write to the contacts listed there. People power does work...look at the Traveston Dam issue! I phoned today (Monday 30th Nov) The Australian Government’s Dept of Environment, Heritage and the Arts in Canberra and (finally after speaking to a string of people who didn’t know what I was talking about!) spoke to an informed lady who advised that the Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC) are due to make their decision by end September 2010. So, it is at this time when the TSSC will make their recommendations to Peter Garrett MP.

This lady did say that end September 2010 is the statutory timeframe, but she felt that it could be earlier. She also advised that sometime soon (“didn’t know when, but it could be reasonably imminent”) a list of nominations for threatened, vulnerable or endangered species will be prepared for public comment. I was informed that this should be well advertised in the mainstream media as well as on the web.

So, we all have some time to write to the Minister and others to garner support for listing the koala as threatened. This iconic, uniquely Australian species, needs our support and they need it NOW. If you only write just one letter in your lifetime to a politician requesting change (for the better!) then, this is that time. Please, go to this website, Contacts, Federal Government and email or write to the contacts listed there. People power does work…look at the Traveston Dam issue!

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