NSW koala habitat lost as land clearing continues: 'It would take the army to police these blokes'

By Peter Hannam
Updated August 6 2016 - 8:19pm, first published 2:34pm
Alaine Anderson, a Croppa Creek farmer and koala supporter. Photo: Gregory Miller
Alaine Anderson, a Croppa Creek farmer and koala supporter. Photo: Gregory Miller
At risk: Koalas face habitat loss from illegal land clearing. Photo: Phil Spark
At risk: Koalas face habitat loss from illegal land clearing. Photo: Phil Spark
Croppa Creek clearing goes on: November 2015. Photo: Phil Spark
Croppa Creek clearing goes on: November 2015. Photo: Phil Spark
Illegal clearing in 2013 near Wallget with a camouflaged bulldozer. Photo: Phil Spark
Illegal clearing in 2013 near Wallget with a camouflaged bulldozer. Photo: Phil Spark
Glen Turner's widow Alison McKenzie, left, and his sister Fran Pearce, outside court during the trial of Ian Turnbull. Photo: Peter Rae
Glen Turner's widow Alison McKenzie, left, and his sister Fran Pearce, outside court during the trial of Ian Turnbull. Photo: Peter Rae

For the past five years, Alaine Anderson has watched with horror as great swathes of koala-friendly woodlands in their region of northern NSW have been smashed by bulldozers and then torched in bonfires.

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