| Does the Australian government care about biodiversity? - Yaloak is the test. |
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For immediate release:
21 July 2010
WILL AUSTRALIAN AUTHORITIES REWARD A CONSULTANT WHO MANIPULATED THE SCIENCE AND LIED TO THEM AT THE EXPENSE OF AUSTRALIAN BIODIVERSITY?
Further to, and in spite of our objection of May 21st and media releases of June 2nd and 16th blowing the whistle on him (1), Mr Ian Smales of Biosis Research Pty Ltd persists in manipulating the science, using figures that have proved wrong in the past, and has now added lying to his record.
As we have been denouncing, the Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagle is condemned to extinction because of this consultant´s bias which, favouring windfarm promoters who fund his impact assessments and other reports, is detrimental to Australian biodiversity.
Lately, in his reply to critics, Mr Smales shows no remorse for the ecological catastrophe he caused in Tasmania and is cynically cooking the books in the same way for the Yaloak South windfarm application. He goes as far as lying to the Victorian government and to the public about something that can be easily verified. We have exposed his brazen lie, and denounced him once more to the Australian authorities on July 18th. (2)
Other experts do not dare to denounce a “colleague”, but for us at STEI the conservation of biodiversity is more important than our relationship with consultants.
It is now for the Victorian government to decide. For the sake of Australian biodiversity, we hope they will put an end to this scandal by rejecting the Yaloak South windfarm project, which borders with the Brisbane Ranges National Park and is likely to kill 200-300 Wedge-tailed eagles and tens of thousands of other birds (and bats). (3)
The world is watching: will Australia knowingly destroy its unique and remarkable bird life? Will manipulations and outright lies be permitted, and ultimately rewarded, so that wind turbines may “legally” kill protected birds?
Mark Duchamp
President
Detailed critique of the Yaloak wind farm project:
Wind farm project likely to kill 200-300 eagles - Australia
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Save the Eagles International denounces Bird Societies and "hired guns" consultants
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Wind farms: suspicious error by consultant condemns Tasmanian eagle to extinction
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Will Australia approve eagle-killer windfarm at Yaloak, rewarding mendacious consultant?
FOOTNOTES:
(1) – STEI objection of 21 May 2010 ---> Wind farm project likely to kill 200-300 eagles - Australia
– STEI media release of 2 June 2010 ---> Save the Eagles International denounces bird societies and "hired guns" consultants
– STEI media release of 16 June 2010 ---> Wind farms: suspicious error by consultant condemns Tasmanian eagle to extinction
(2) – Expert opinion of Save The Eagles International, 18 July 2010 --->
Will Australia approve eagle-killer windfarm at Yaloak, rewarding mendacious consultant?
(3) Yaloak to kill 200-300 eagles ---> Wind farm project likely to kill 200-300 eagles - Australia
Contact: Tel : + 34 693 643 736 save.the.eagles@gmail.com
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