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Koala foundation says Victorian carnage won't see action from govts

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Three koalas sit in branches of a bare tree surrounded by dry land on a sunny day.
A number of koalas were starving when their habitat was destroyed.(Facebook: Helen Oakley)

The Australian Koala Foundation says it has no faith in the Australian or Victorian governments to do more to protect the koala after scores of the animals were killed or injured in a logging operation on a private property in Victoria's south-west.

The Victorian government says a full investigation is underway.

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Andy Meddick Animal Justice Party MP
Kate Gavens Victorian Conservation Regulator
Lily D'Ambrosio Victorian Enviroment Minister
Deborah Tabart Australian Koala Foundation chairman

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