No trust in HWC experts
Rare frog found at Tillegra site: confidence in EAR further undermined
University experts have confirmed that a tadpole found in the locality of the proposed Tillegra Dam is the rare and endangered Stuttering Barred Frog (Mixophyes balbus).
The existence of this species was not confirmed in the Environmental Assessment Report, adding yet further evidence that a six day survey of fauna was not adequate to find and report on the presence of all threatened species that would lose habitat and could potentially be wiped out.
The Greens and NTDG are calling on the Department of Planning to reject the report in recognition of the risk that other endangered species have not been identified and the threat to the Stuttering Frog.
The Stuttering Barred Frog is listed under both the NSW and Commonwealth Government legislation as threatened. Under NSW legislation the frog is listed as endangered, whilst under the EPBC Act it is listed as vulnerable. Both categories are high on the threatened species lists. continue reading » »