State-owned Forestry Corporation charged with 29 offences related to failing to protect threatened species

The state Environment Protection Authority laid charges after investigation into accusations the corporation breached laws while operating in Tallaganda state forest

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Environmentalists have called for the abolition of the Forestry Corporation of New South Wales after the state-owned agency was charged with 29 offences alleging it repeatedly failed to protect a threatened species.

The state Environment Protection Authority laid the charges on Thursday after a two-year investigation into accusations the corporation breached forestry and biodiversity laws while operating in the Tallaganda state forest, east of Canberra.