Logging opposition in Tas to save birds

A national conservation group has renewed calls for a logging ban on Tasmania's southern Bruny Island to help the survival of the endangered swift parrot.

As the state government pushes ahead with plans to renew the Tasmanian Regional Forestry Agreement, BirdLife Australia argues that it will pave the way for logging to recommence on Bruny Island, a prime habitat for the swift parrot and fellow endangered species including the forty-spotted pardalote, wedge-tailed eagle, grey goshawk, masked owl and azure kingfisher.

"Research indicates that the population of Swift Parrots could decrease by as much as 94% within 16 years as a direct result of forestry activities if they are not stopped immediately," BirdLife spokesman Eric Woehler said.