Privatising the wilderness: the Tasmanian project that could become a national park test case Adam Morton Environment editor
Halls Island, on Lake Malbena in the Walls of Jerusalem national park, is not easy to reach. It takes a strenuous eight-hour walk or a helicopter ride to get there.
Its remoteness meant it was relatively little known until it became the site of the type of conservation battle that Tasmania has become famous for in a storied history that takes in fights over hydroelectricity dams, old-growth forestry and salmon farming.
In 2015, an ecotourism business, Wild Drake, proposed a small tourism development on the island. Described as a luxury standing camp, it would involve four demountable huts housing up to six visitors at a time and helicopter flights into the Tasmanian world heritage wilderness up to 60 days a year.
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Published on: Tuesday, April 06, 2021
By: Bernama
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LENGGONG: Wildlife traffickers in the country, especially poachers, will face fines of up to RM1 million once amendments to existing laws are passed and implemented by the Government, said Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah.
He said the Government was in the final stages of amending the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 (Act 716) before being tabled to the Cabinet and subsequently in Parliament to curb wildlife trafficking in the country.
He said the amendment would improve the Act, including increasing the fine from RM500,000 currently for wildlife trafficking offences to a fine of RM1 million later.
LENGGONG (Bernama): Wildlife traffickers in the country, especially poachers, will face fines of up to RM1mil once amendments to existing laws are passed and implemented by the government, said Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah.
He said the government was in the final stages of amending the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 (Act 716) before being tabled to the Cabinet and subsequently in Parliament to curb wildlife trafficking in the country.
He said the amendment would improve the Act, including increasing the fine from RM500,000 currently for wildlife trafficking offences to a fine of RM1mil later.