The illegal killing of 265 trees on Sydney's North Shore is not just vandalism. It's theft on a grand scale
- Written by: Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
ShutterstockIn most illegal tree removals, you might see perhaps a handful of trees removed or poisoned. That’s why the recent felling and poisoning of 265 old trees in Sydney’s Castle Cove has been so breathtaking and appalling.
This act – perpetrated by persons unknown – was not vandalism but theft of valuable community...